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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1887 | 1 |
1 story matching groundswel
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- Seattle Rallies for the Nanaimo Mine Disaster
After a horrific mine explosion in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Seattle residents open their hearts and wallets to aid the widows and orphans left behind.
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- The Station Master’s Garden Oasis
A bachelor station agent in Elk, Washington, earns national acclaim for transforming a railway depot into a picturesque landscape masterpiece.
- Taming the Horse Heaven Plateau
Deep-well drilling is transforming the wild, arid Horse Heaven hills into a new hub for large-scale cattle ranching.
- A Violent Pursuit of a Divorced Wife
An ex-convict recently released from the Walla Walla penitentiary tracks his former wife to Seattle and shoots her five times.
- The Great 'Commonweal' Trek Across the Cascades
Striking workers and the unemployed navigate a treacherous path from Seattle and Tacoma toward Washington D.C., clashing with deputy marshals and local authorities along the Northern Pacific tracks.
- The Search for Water in Horse Heaven
A deep-well irrigation success story promises a shift toward diversified farming in the arid lands above the valley.
- A Scantling Scuffle at the Boom
A simmering dispute over local timber booms erupts in violence at Chenoise Creek.
- Water Discovered in the Horse Heaven Hills
A successful well-drilling operation in the arid hills promises a new era for dry-land farmers in the Horse Heaven country.