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26 stories matching jessi
- The Drunk Who Paid the Price: Jessie Johnson’s Fine in Early Wenatchee
A local woman is fined $10 and costs for being drunk and disorderly on the streets last Friday night.
- Jessie Tewes, Three, and the Electric Car
A toddler is killed crossing Jefferson Avenue in Tacoma as her mother watches from the family fruit stand.
- A Vaudeville Elopement Interrupted
A teenage vaudeville performer abandons her plan to run away to Spokane after being overcome by guilt over her mother's illness.
- A Scandalous Midnight Marriage
A Tacoma telegrapher, intoxicated and infatuated, defied social norms to marry a woman from a local brothel in the middle of the night.
- The Gilded Union: A Chorus Girl and a Chinese Actor Defy Convention in Seattle's Chinatown
In a scandalous departure from social norms, Jessie Kitchie and Ah Bock exchanged vows in the opium-scented apartments of Jackson Alley, marking a rare public union across racial lines in 1889.
- The Widow’s Gamble: A Seattle Man’s Death in Alaska Triggers a Federal Insurance Battle
Mrs. By H. Rietson sues the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company for the payout on her husband Archie C. Rietson, who perished with 13 others when the steamer Jessie sank in the Kuskokwim River last June. The company refuses to pay until his death is positively proven.
- Logger Arrested in Tacoma for Assault on Minor
A logger from Mineral, Washington, was transported to the Tacoma jail to face charges involving a 15-year-old girl.
- A Cold Rescue at Cow Point
Two local men are saved from a freezing death after their canoe capsizes near the mouth of the harbor.
- San Juan Hill, a Bad Marriage, and Five Years Gone
Capt. Richard Steadman sailed off heartbroken to Cuba, came back a brevet major, and married his first sweetheart within a week of learning she was free.
- The Wishkah River Boat Feud
A minor dispute over boat salvage rights leads to a violent confrontation on the river, ending in a gunshot wound and a court appearance.
- The Birthday Deception in Ballard
A local reading circle purposely published a false meeting announcement to surprise a popular schoolteacher on her birthday.
- Police Clamp Down on Seattle’s Demimonde
City officials arrest several women managing houses of ill repute, marking a routine effort to enforce liquor licensing laws.
- City Hall Balances the Books on the Backs of Women
Mayor Wright’s new municipal policy involves collecting fines from the city's 'fallen women' to cover routine operating expenses.
- A Violent Pursuit of a Divorced Wife
An ex-convict recently released from the Walla Walla penitentiary tracks his former wife to Seattle and shoots her five times.
- The Tragedy of a Seattle Clairvoyant’s Victim
A woman has been committed to the asylum at Steilacoom after a self-proclaimed 'clairvoyant' convinced her he was controlling her life through electricity.
- The Last Bow of a Valley Pioneer
C. L. McGlothlen, a homesteader who arrived when Yakima was sagebrush, is remembered for his musical contributions and deep ties to the pioneer community.
- The Struggle for a Child in a Tacoma Tenderloin
A teenage girl’s infant becomes the center of a dispute among the inmates of a red-light district boarding house.
- A Family Feud Over Property in North Seattle
A mother’s attempt to reclaim her house from her daughter ends in court, revealing a painful struggle over aging, dependency, and control.
- Seattle Unveils State-of-the-Art Pacific School
A look inside the new $43,000 brick schoolhouse featuring gymnasiums, 'dry' closets, and advanced ventilation.
- Furniture Flies in Wild Vendome Hotel Brawl
A rowdy late-night dispute between hotel residents at 217 South D Street leads to a shower of chairs and broken windows, ending in four arrests.
- The Great River Jam of 1877
How three determined settlers cleared a quarter-mile of timber that engineers said would take years to move.
- A Legal Battle Over Abandonment and Affection
A Tacoma woman sues her husband's companion for $10,000, claiming the woman used 'wiles and arts' to alienate him from his family.
- The 'Indolent' Husband Who Fired His Lawyer
When William Allen was sued for divorce by a wife who claimed he was too lazy to support her, he decided to represent himself—and his court filing for 'rheumatic pain' is a masterclass in 19th-century legal DIY.
- A Burglary and Arson on Tenth Street
A homeowner discovers her house filled with smoke after burglars ransack her residence and leave a lit match on the mantel.
- The City’s War on Early Motorists
Tacoma's Chief of Police launches a crackdown on 'auto speeders' along Pacific Avenue, dragging local business owners and residents into court for driving too fast.