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6 stories matching hickman

  1. The Unsolved Despair of Robert F. Hickman

    A young man is found dead of poisoning in North Seattle, leaving behind a mysterious secret about a Tacoma grocery venture.

    Apr 7, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer218 Wall Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Beachcomber and the Princess

    A Canadian man is jailed after a gruesome discovery near Victoria harbor, linked to an elopement with a Tahitian princess.

    Jun 24, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Mystery in the Gilman Addition

    A teenager is found dead in the woods near Boulevard station, leaving behind a haunting letter about social isolation and 'dissipated' life.

    Apr 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Forgotten General in the City Jail

    A decorated Civil War veteran and Indian fighter finds himself destitute and seeking shelter in a Seattle prison.

    Dec 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

  5. The Tragedy of a Lonely Laborer

    A Norwegian laborer, recently arrived in Port Townsend with a large sum of money, commits a desperate act of self-strangulation while in city jail.

    Feb 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  6. The Seamen's Union and the Dynamite Scare

    A wave of paranoia hits the Pacific Coast as authorities hunt for a fugitive sailor linked to a fatal San Francisco bombing.

    Oct 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

Also about this, in other words

  1. The Man Who Wouldn't Die: A Suicide Attempt in Olympia

    In a grim display of resilience, a man named June Hickey survived a lethal dose of antimony in an Olympia hotel last week, defying the finality of his own design.

    Dec 16, 1876Puget Sound DispatchOlympia

  2. Longshoremen Wage War on 'Alien' Crew

    A ship captain was arrested in Tacoma for allowing his foreign crew to load lumber, sparking a battle over labor rights and local wages.

    Apr 12, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

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