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1 story matching hinney

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  1. Six "Extra Secretaries" and $60: How Seattle Paid Its Way Into the Tacoma Fair

    A committee of Seattle boosters comes home from Tacoma with free space, free light and a free steamboat ride — then talks the city council into funding an exhibit through a bookkeeping dodge.

    Aug 28, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. The Sudden Passing of a Seattle Titan

    Guy C. Phinney, the wealthy capitalist and benefactor of Woodland Park, dies at his estate following a brief illness.

    Sep 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWoodland Park, Seattle

  2. The Tragic End of a Timber Titan

    Arthur Phinney, the driving force behind the Port Ludlow mill, dies from a long-standing internal injury.

    Jun 1, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Ludlow

  3. His House Burned, Then He Vanished in a Stranger's Boat

    A well-to-do Whidbey Island beach farmer lost his home to fire at dawn — then was last seen rowing off with an unknown man, and has not been heard from since.

    Mar 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island, Clinton

  4. The Whidbey Island Rancher Who Vanished Without a Trace

    John G. Phinney has been missing for days from his ranch at Penn Cove. A search party aboard the steamer Idaho has not returned, and neighbors now fear he drowned — or met foul play.

    Mar 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCoupeville

  5. A Black Skiff, a Stranger, and a House That Burned

    A Whidbey Island man rowed out with an unknown companion on a windy February afternoon in 1895. Neither was seen again — and six days later his house went up in flames.

    Mar 23, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island

  6. The Great Timber Sell-Off

    Thousands of acres of Snohomish County wilderness go under the hammer as the estate of Arthur Phinney is liquidated.

    Oct 26, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish

  7. Honoring the Builder of Woodland Park

    A memorial service at St. Mary the Virgin’s church pays tribute to Guy Carleton Phinney, the man who shaped a northern Seattle neighborhood.

    Sep 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWoodland Park, Seattle

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