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7 stories matching kohn
- The Mother Who Defended Her Daughter
A Seattle jury acquits a mother who shot the man who married her 14-year-old daughter against her will.
- The House That Slid Down the Hill
A ramshackle boarding house on Main Street collapses after heavy rains and poor construction send it sliding down an unstable Seattle hillside.
- The Fight for Seattle’s Waterfront Sovereignty
A historic local Board of Trade meeting reveals early clashes over civic power, the control of harbor lands, and the desperate bid to keep Seattle’s trade economy local.
- A House of Prayer for All the Nations
In 1892, Seattle's Congregation Ohaveth Sholom dedicated the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, filling the new sanctuary at Seventh and Seneca with Jews and Gentiles and with sermons that insisted the building must be more than stone and gold.
- Seattle's Jewish Community Votes Down a 'Jewish Independent Political Club'
An anonymously circulated call for a Jewish political club meets a packed and hostile meeting in Red Men's Hall, where community leaders insist religion has no place in city politics.
- Seattle Prepares for a Fourth of July That Will 'Put in the Shade' All Previous Celebrations
As the nation celebrates its birthday, Seattle’s civic leaders are rallying to create a spectacle of unprecedented scale, aiming to transform the young city into a beacon of American pride.
- The Arlon Society's Grand Seattle Welcome
A band-led arrival and lakeshore luncheon mark the visit of the New York-based German society as they transit through the city toward California.
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- The Unsinkable Pioneer of Seattle
Moses Korn, a forty-niner and prominent merchant, passes away after a life defined by gold rushes, the Great Seattle Fire, and an unwavering belief in the city's destiny.
- The Political Shapeshifter of Seattle
Joe Rohn, a man of shifting loyalties and convenient principles, finds his true partisan home—just as long as the patronage keeps flowing.
- Tragic Death of a Woman at Her Family Home
Lola Cohn, 24, died by strychnine suicide in her father's Main Street home, months after prior attempts.
- The Clock Thief of Lane and Weller
Henry Kohler, a man with 'large green eyes,' has finally been arrested after a months-long trail involving a stolen eight-day clock and a string of local petty thefts.
- The First Death Sentence in Stevens County
After a murder conviction for the killing of his housekeeper, William Frederick Jahns faces the gallows in a landmark legal case for the region.
- A Dismissed Complaint, Then a Woodshed Ambush in Tacoma
Maggie Kornder had charged Mike Pfeifle with threatening her. A judge let the case go; days later, the rejected suitor hid in her employer's woodshed and shot her before turning the gun on himself.
- The Patent-Leather Fugitive
A suspected post-office burglar was tracked from Seattle to the Grays Harbor woods, only to be found asleep in millworker's clothes—and incongruous footwear.
- A Young Man's Last Ride: Edward Kowald and the Cost of Hopping Freight
Edward Kowald, 23, tried to hop a freight to Newport after quitting work at Penrith. He fell, lost both legs, and died the next morning—joking with friends until the end.