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3 stories matching handel
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- The Ball That Shook Seattle: A Night of Masks, Money, and 'Transposed Sexes'
In the damp cold of February 1877, Seattle’s elite gathered for a masquerade ball that defied social norms, featuring cross-dressing performers and a prize for the 'best sustained character'—a rare glimpse into the territory's vibrant, chaotic social life.
- A Father’s Tragic Fall at the Vancouver Barracks
While working in the tower of the government water works, an engineer slipped and fell to his death in full view of his son.
- Seattle’s First 'Messiah' Performance
A chorus of 175 voices packed Plymouth Church in a landmark cultural event that hinted at the city's future as a musical center.
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- The Hog Hedge: A Palouse Farmer's Strategy Against Low Wheat Prices
While grain markets slumped, one shrewd farmer used hog-raising to effectively boost his wheat profits by feeding his surplus crop to livestock.
- The Price of a Hand: A Labor Settlement in Port Townsend
A longshoreman injured while unloading cargo from the steamship Walla Walla receives a court-ordered settlement, highlighting the physical dangers of 19th-century maritime work.
- The Hop Growers' Scrip Solution
Local banks and merchants collaborate to issue IOUs as cash to help farmers survive the harvest season.
- A Puyallup Hop Grower’s London Cable
Louis Gunter locks in two years of his crop at 25 cents a pound—after sending samples to the London brewer who once employed him in Hamburg.
- The Barber's Great Escape
A local barber skips town, leaving behind a mountain of debt, a jilted wife, and a lover, all while chasing a lifestyle he couldn't afford.
- The Oyster House Bootlegger
A local oyster house proprietor avoids conviction for selling liquor without a license by claiming he sold it at cost to his patrons.
- The Harrington Wheat King
Luther P. Turner secures a record-breaking payment for his massive harvest, spotlighting the booming grain economy of the era.
- The Great Wheat Heist
Spokane elevator manager S.F. Sherman and aide E.C. Loveridge were arrested for stealing 27,290 bushels of wheat.