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1 story matching lasley

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  1. The House on Wheels Departing for the Sun

    A Port Angeles man constructs a custom 'prairie schooner' to transport his family south in search of warmer weather.

    Mar 29, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. The 'Lumberman' Who Swindled Seattle's Elite

    A smooth-talking con man gains the trust of the city’s fashionable society before vanishing with thousands in unpaid debts.

    Jul 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle

  2. The Landlady of Cherry Street

    A Seattle lodging house keeper is hauled into court after an altercation with a troublesome tenant—a minor dispute that reveals the grit of a changing city.

    May 12, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. A Night at Turner Hall

    Seattle’s athletic set gathers at Turner Hall for an exhibition match featuring lightweight pugilist Dal Hawkins.

    Apr 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. A Fatal Duel Over a Horse in the Cascades

    A young railway worker claims self-defense after shooting a known gambler near Nason Creek.

    Jul 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNason Creek, Chelan County

  5. The Brutal Football Rivalry of 1903

    A Whitman College football player is publicly shamed in the Seattle press for alleged dirty tactics against the University of Washington.

    Oct 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  6. Logan Billingsley Saws His Way Out of Detention

    After his sentencing in a high-profile whiskey graft trial, Logan Billingsley vanished from the immigration detention station using a hacksaw.

    Apr 27, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanSeattle

  7. A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay

    James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.

    Sep 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

  8. A Laborer's Suit for Damages

    A Great Northern Railway worker files suit after a negligent blast left him permanently injured.

    May 21, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkykomish

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