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5 stories matching hatless

  1. The Rattlesnake Revenge

    A lawyer’s bluffing of a client's son ends in a bizarre, fatal trap set in a bachelor bedroom.

    Sep 15, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Burglar Who Hid Behind a Show Case—and the Shoes That Gave Him Away

    Richard Ford, a notorious clothing-house thief, got out of the King County Jail for four hours. A neighbor's sharp eyes and a pair of shoes ended the run.

    May 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTerrace Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Sheriff’s Cold Night and A Surprise Marriage

    After evading capture in a dramatic escape from the Moxee, a fugitive is arrested and promptly married by the local justice.

    May 5, 1892The Yakima HeraldMoxee, Yakima, Yakima CountyTrue Crime

  4. A High-Stakes Carnival Chase

    A hatless stranger dodges police bullets and makes a daring escape into a carnival tent.

    Aug 19, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyStrange But True

  5. The Lawyer Locked Out

    A prominent Tacoma politician finds himself stranded on the street in his gym clothes after a drafty gymnasium door leaves him quite exposed.

    Apr 8, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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  1. The Hat Social: An Economic Strategy for Easter

    Highlands residents seek to curb the rising costs of fashion through a communal hat-trimming event.

    Feb 18, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland

  2. The Union Label Inspection

    Everett shingle weavers form a committee to enforce labor solidarity by auditing the hats of their fellow workers.

    Oct 8, 1909The Labor JournalEverett

  3. A Nameless End in the Horse Heaven Hills

    A stranger is found in a deserted sheep-camp shack, leaving behind no clues, no name, and no family to claim him.

    Dec 23, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterHorse Heaven Hills, Kennewick

  4. The Mayor's Hat Scandal

    Snohomish citizens stage a humorous protest when the Mayor ditches his traditional straw hat for the season.

    May 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnohomish

  5. In Defense of the Old Hat

    A Snohomish resident offers a defiant, humorous ode to a battered, three-year-old hat that refuses to quit.

    Nov 30, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish

  6. The Pulpit Versus the Millinery

    Tacoma and North Yakima ministers spark a public outcry by demanding women remove their hats during church services.

    Nov 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanFirst Methodist Church, Tacoma

  7. The Naked Man of Pike Street

    A teamster is arrested for habitual public nudity, sparking neighborly outrage and a demand for municipal court action in the heart of Seattle.

    Mar 13, 1899The Seattle StarPike Street, Seattle

  8. The Union Hat Inspection

    Everett shingle weavers take a stand to enforce union purchasing power.

    Oct 8, 1909The Labor JournalEverett

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