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6 stories matching horseless

  1. The Horseless City

    Seattle businessmen begin the race to bring the 'new motor machines' to the city's steep streets.

    Jul 10, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Horseless Age Arrives in Seattle

    As public interest in motor vehicles sweeps the nation, Seattle’s streets begin to transition from hooves to horsepower.

    Jul 14, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Horseless Carriage Struggle

    Tacoma motorists revolt against council ordinance forcing them to halt for passing horse-drawn traffic.

    Sep 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  4. The Horseless Carriage Conflict

    Tacoma motorists face strict new ordinances that force cars to yield to horse-drawn wagons.

    Sep 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. 2,400 Miles by Horseless Carriage, Arrived Weary but Whole

    W. W. Fordham drove an automobile from Michigan to Spokane — forty or fifty miles a day, one lake crossing, and the first motorist ever to make the northern route.

    Oct 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyStrange But True

  6. Too Rough for a Horseless Carriage

    An early automobile entrepreneur throws in the towel, blaming the rugged state of Walla Walla's streets.

    Nov 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

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  1. A Nameless End in the Horse Heaven Hills

    A stranger is found in a deserted sheep-camp shack, leaving behind no clues, no name, and no family to claim him.

    Dec 23, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterHorse Heaven Hills, Kennewick

  2. The Unchecked Power of the Northern Pacific

    A scathing editorial decries the 'bloodless, soulless' corporation for exploiting homesteaders and evading taxes while demanding public lands.

    Apr 3, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. City Cleared of Liability for Loose Horses

    A local judge rejects a claim for damages after a team of horses wanders off a city dock.

    Feb 24, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  4. The Year Palouse Horses Were Worth Less Than Hog Feed

    With Eastern markets closed and thousands of horses starving on overgrazed range, Whitman County farmers began eyeing their herds as pork feed.

    May 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColfax

  5. The Un-bucking Bronco

    A town’s attempt to humble a cocky stranger with a legendary bucking horse backfires when the animal decides to behave.

    Jan 28, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland

  6. The Horse That Stayed Out All Night: A Spokane Humane Case

    Farmer C.G. Windsor claims his horse was neglected after being left at the Arlington Stables and driven to a club, but the law sees it differently.

    Nov 7, 1902The Spokane PressSpokane

  7. A Fatal Accident on the Reed Ranch

    A farmhand meets a tragic end while watering a horse on a Horse Heaven ranch.

    Sep 24, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  8. A Brutal End for a Balky Horse

    A North Seattle man kills his horse after it refuses to move, drawing the attention of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

    Feb 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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