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| Year | Stories |
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| 1887 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
4 stories matching gam
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:game, gami, gambl, gamel, gamin, gamber
- Federal Commissioner Censured for Illegal Deportation
After ignoring proper legal channels to deport a Chinese woman, a local commissioner escapes termination with a stern judicial warning.
- U.S. Marshal Arrested for Alleged Abduction
A Deputy U.S. Marshal is taken into custody in Seattle on charges involving the forced removal of a woman.
- A Scandal of Abduction at the U.S. Commissioner’s Office
United States Commissioner J.W. Spriggs is ordered to resign or face investigation for his role in the illegal removal of a Chinese woman from Portland.
- The Hermit of Salmon Bay
After thirty years living in a cave and eating skunk cabbage, an elderly recluse is finally convinced to leave his Pacific Northwest woods for a quieter life in Kentucky.
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- The Miser of Komo
A local man who distrusted banks is robbed of his hidden savings, highlighting the precarious nature of wealth in a frontier town.
- The Final Honors for Bailey Gatzert
Seattle’s prominent civic leaders and Masonic lodges gather to pay respects to a fallen brother.
- The Great Snoqualmie Log Jam
A standoff over property rights at a river mill leads to threats of a dynamite blast before a last-minute compromise prevents disaster.
- A Local Merchant’s Grand Tour of China
Gee Hee, a prominent local Chinese capitalist, returns to Seattle after three years abroad, bringing tales of Chinese industrialization and failed railway schemes.
- A Blacksmith's Desperate Act of Heartbreak
After his sweetheart jilted him for flirting with her sister, a Tacoma man attempted to end his life.
- The Dentist and the Pistol: A Tacoma Domestic Violence Crisis
When a local dentist was arrested for an armed assault on his wife, the incident sent shockwaves through the emerging city of Tacoma.
- The General Who Couldn't Say 'No' to a Bigot
Lt. Col. George Newton’s stinging reply to a letter writer reveals the ugly underbelly of Seattle’s civic elite in 1897.
- Snohomish Workers Call for General Strike
A mass meeting in Snohomish resolves to strike on the day of the McNamara brothers' trial to protest their 'kidnapping' and the abuses of the master class.