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| 1888 | 1 |
1 story matching halpin
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- The People's Choice: Robert Miller Named Seattle Mayor in Historic Convention
In a dramatic display of civic unity, the Republican City Committee bypassed traditional balloting to unanimously nominate Robert Miller for mayor, signaling a new era of reform and efficiency in Seattle's leadership.
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- The Halibut Bank Misadventure
An ambitious fishing excursion turns into a comedy of errors, leaving local thrill-seekers more acquainted with seasickness than with their quarry.
- Herman Chapin's $300,000 Bet on Seattle
Despite a period of financial stringency, a local bank president secures Boston capital to build a massive, iron-and-glass department store complex on Second Avenue.
- New Life for the Halstead Hotel
A longtime coal miner purchases a familiar local establishment at a public auction.
- The Coupling Pin Murder: Unidentified Man Found Slain Near Thorp
A well-dressed stranger, brutally beaten and stripped of identifying papers, is found dead along the Northern Pacific tracks—his killer still at large.
- A Kennewick Family's Grief in Tacoma
A young shingle weaver from Kennewick takes his own life after struggling to find work in Tacoma.
- A Soaking and a Saving at the Seattle Waterfront
A porter on the City of Topeka fell overboard while inebriated and had to be prodded with a pike pole to save his life.