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1 story matching hodd

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:hod, hodder, hodg, hodala, hodgin, hodman

  1. The Ghost of Sunnydale

    A man arrives looking for work, strips off his clothes, and vanishes into the brush—leaving behind only a purse, a poll tax receipt, and a trail of mystery.

    Jul 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSunnydale, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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  1. A Mental Health Crisis in North Yakima

    A young Scandinavian immigrant struggles with radical political theory before a desperate suicide attempt at the McGlothlen House.

    Jun 25, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima

  2. The Preacher, the Deed, and the Burning House

    A small-town minister's affair with a married parishioner ends in arson, a whitewash trial, and an effigy swinging from an electric light pole in the heart of Oakesdale.

    May 31, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOakesdale

  3. The Lumbermen Who Worshipped a Black Cat

    Seattle initiates into the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a new fraternal society for lumbermen, complete with black robes, mock titles and a banquet.

    May 30, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMasonic Temple, Seattle

  4. A Sudden Tragedy at the Hoquiam Dance

    A beloved young Aberdeen businessman collapses and dies mid-dance, sending shockwaves through the community.

    May 4, 1893Aberdeen HeraldHoquiam

  5. A Community's Gift to a Stricken Laborer

    When a worker was left destitute and suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, local merchants and friends in Seattle rallied to set him up in his own business.

    Aug 21, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFirst Avenue, Seattle

  6. The Sea Captain vs. The Dairy Cow

    A retired mariner swaps the shipping lanes of Seattle for the pastures of Kennewick, only to find cows more stubborn than any crew.

    Nov 1, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  7. A Final Tribute for a Local Machinist

    Everett union members honor a fallen brother killed while working on the Panama Canal.

    Apr 7, 1911The Labor JournalEvergreen Cemetery, Everett

  8. The Infidel of the Hoh River

    A settler known as Edward Cameron summoned a friend to dinner, said he had taken poison, and left a note refusing religious burial.

    Mar 29, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHoh River

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