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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 1 |
1 story matching guam
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gua, guag, guadt, guano, guard, guayma
- Two Deaths at Port Blakely, and a Killer's Surrender
A newly arrived blacksmith was shot in the back at the Port Blakely mill; a child was killed in the same attack, and the assailant gave himself up after days in the woods.
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- An Immigrant Stranded in Port
A Japanese nurse is left in limbo after Canadian immigration officials refuse her entry, leaving her with no resources in Tacoma.
- A Home for Working Women
Seattle's new boarding house, The Anaxogora, provides a safe harbor for the city's growing class of professional women.
- The Fight Over the Hawaiian Islands
As Washington politicians and chambers of commerce clamor for annexation, locals weigh in on the imperial ambitions of the United States.
- The Governor, the British Officer, and One Tiny Revenue Cutter
Elisha P. Ferry's old colleague recalled how the territorial governor ordered a British garrison off San Juan Island—backed by a worn-out cutter and a howitzer or two.
- A Port Townsend Lawyer Vanishes Without a Trace
Capt. George H. Jones, a constitutional convention delegate and Republican county leader, had been missing for days when his family's Puget Sound search came up empty.
- The Floating Fortress at Baker's Wharf
Seattle prepares for the Fourth of July as a heavily armed U.S. Navy monitor arrives to show off its new steel power.
- When Seattle First Flew the Philippine Flag
A six-day Filipino fraternal convention fills Washington Hall, the Eagles Auditorium and the Olympic Hotel—and puts the Philippine flag over Seventh Avenue for the first time in the city’s history.
- Japanese Couple Targeted in Federal Immigration Raid
Federal authorities arrest a Japanese immigrant and his wife in Tacoma, alleging he brought her into the country for immoral purposes.