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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 1 |
1 story matching horey
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:hore, chorey, shorey, hor, horemen, horsley
- The Unclaimed Inheritance of James O. Libbey
A public auction on the Seattle waterfront promises the sale of over 100 acres of land from a local estate, marking a fleeting moment of property transfer in the frontier city.
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- 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.
- A Michigan Orator Packs the Armory and Rides Down the Populists
Roswell G. Horr brings the Republican gospel of protection and sound money to a standing-room crowd in Seattle — and turns the free-silver men in the hall into the evening's comedy act.
- 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.
- 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.
- Humpy the Fisherman Is Shot Dead Over the Right to Cut Hay
A disabled fisherman and a rancher quarreled over who owned a patch of grass near Palmer Lake. It was the third killing caused by a ranch-boundary dispute in a single year.
- The Opium Smuggler's Family Courtroom Appeal
W. H. Horr was convicted on four counts of opium smuggling in Tacoma, but the most dramatic moment came when his lawyer brought his wife and son forward to beg the jury for mercy.
- The Terror of Northern Wisconsin Found in Seattle
A dangerous outlaw, responsible for a train robbery, is tracked to a quiet Seattle neighborhood and captured just as he prepares to flee to a logging camp.
- A Vengeful Pursuit of a Debtor
A woman travels from Denver to Washington to confront the man who allegedly swindled her out of her life savings, only to be thrown in jail.