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3 stories matching hauler

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:haul, haller, hasler, hauber, haulag, haulin

  1. The Unlucky Runaways of Tacoma

    Two young men who walked from Kalama to Tacoma seeking work instead find themselves behind bars after a clumsy theft from a local wood hauler.

    Feb 2, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Mayor Hired to Break His Own Ordinance: A Teamster's Wagon Tests a Street Law

    When a Front Street hauler blocks a druggist's doorway, the teamsters make a test case of it—and retain the very mayor who signed the rule to argue it down.

    Jan 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

  3. The Great Coal Heist

    A pile of coal earmarked for the city's poor is brazenly hauled away in broad daylight by thieves under the noses of onlookers.

    Apr 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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