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19 stories matching hug
- A Night of Harassment on South Third and Main
A local man is arrested after accosting and physically assaulting women on their way home from a Salvation Army meeting.
- The Child on the Train
A conductor discovers a feverish little girl wandering a train alone with only her doll for comfort.
- Fifty Turns on the Shaft: A Foundry Apprentice's Miraculous Escape
Nineteen-year-old Charles Meydenbauer was caught in the shafting at Moran's foundry, spun fifty times twenty feet above the floor—and lived to describe it.
- The Iron Road Reaches Seattle
How James J. Hill bypassed government land grants to connect the Pacific Coast to the interior, permanently altering Seattle’s future.
- The Price of a Puyallup Valley Land War
A long-standing dispute over a donation land claim ends in a deadly shooting on a farm near Sumner.
- The River That Swallowed a Steamboat: A Brave Attempt to Reach Snohomish Falls
Twenty-five passengers and tons of freight battled the treacherous Snoqualmie River on the steamer *Columbia*, only to be stopped by a massive landslide just miles from their destination.
- The Comedian’s Shadow
A veteran actor watches from the wings as his son eclipses his own fading career on the Seattle stage.
- The Great Puma Panic: How a Loose Cat and a Lucky Dog Sparked Chaos at Leschi Park
In the early days of Seattle's municipal parks, a puma escaped its cage, chased a terrier into a bear pit, and nearly cost the zookeeper his bones in a brawl that read like a cartoon.
- The Bear on Yesler's Grounds: An Urban Panic
When Dr. Jordan's pet bear broke loose, he terrorized a neighborhood and sent a handful of panicked men scrambling into a two-story barn to escape his 'affectionate' embrace.
- The Midnight Brawl at the Plumbing Shop
A Seattle man catches a burglar in the act, leading to a violent struggle that tumbles from a kennel into the alleyway.
- A Hunter's Bear Hug Nearly Becomes His Last
Adam Mechling shot at what he took for a fawn in the Skagit County woods and found himself beneath a 300-pound she bear.
- A Heartfelt Greeting at the Waterfront
A young woman travels across the country to marry a man she has never met, meeting him for the first time at the Seattle wharf.
- Riding the Rails to Newcastle: A Journey Through Seattle's Future
In 1883, a Post-Intelligencer correspondent took the new Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad south from Seattle, dreaming of tide flats turned into wharves and a bustling commercial city.
- Camp Kelpie: A Seattle Hunting Party in the Last Great Bear Country
In 1895, Seattle sportsmen pitched camp on Hood Canal between the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma rivers and found a wilderness thick with black bear, salmon, and one very unlucky tenderfoot.
- The Awkward Kiss at the Surprise Party
A 'classic village' social gathering turns into a hilarious misunderstanding when a hostess mistakes the gender of her guests.
- A Salacious Scandal in Spokane
A local doctor sues a brewer and a theater owner for 'alienating' his wife's affections, leading to a series of prying legal interrogatories.
- The Churchgoer With a Murder Warrant Waiting
For three years, Sprague knew R. J. Howard as a trusted young man and Methodist probationer. Then a Lincoln County sheriff walked into Lewis' store and called him by another name.
- Horton's Swift Curves Too Much for Seattle
Fort Gamble's veteran pitcher held Seattle to five hits at the Madison Street grounds, while second baseman Babbitt turned in a flawless fielding display.
- Public Disorder at Third and Main
A local man, fueled by liquor, faced municipal court after an aggressive display of affection toward women returning from a Salvation Army meeting.
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- The Collapse of a Parting Speech
A surprise party for a departing resident ends in a slapstick moment when his chair gives way.
- The Unwelcome Embrace
A Cheney woman speaks out against a preacher who combined petty theft with unwanted advances.
- The Empathetic Pup of Idol Hill
A local carpenter finds comfort in a loyal companion who mirrors his own physical struggle.
- A Golden Farewell for Margaret Hampson
The Christian women of Seattle gather to honor a departing evangelist with a purse of gold, royal purple plush, and honorary membership in the W.C.T.U.
- A Furniture Store Fisticuff
A social slight between families led to a curse-filled brawl inside a Second Street furniture shop.
- The Day the Hammock Betrayed George
A classic tale of a lover's spat and a very literal bit of karmic justice.
- A Hallelujah Wedding on Jackson Street
Salvation Army officers wed in a packed Seattle barracks, blending religious fervor with a public spectacle that drew onlookers from all social strata.
- Show Business Solidarity for a Local Acrobat
When an aerialist and her husband faced medical catastrophe, the community rallied for a benefit show at the park.