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1 story matching linda

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  1. The Xora Wins the Day on Elliott Bay

    Seattle’s newly organized Elliott Bay Yacht Club staged a full regatta, with the Xora taking first class, the Truant winning second, and a capsized Linda giving the crowd a scare.

    Sep 4, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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  1. A Premature Blast Tore Apart 'Lead' Long's Face Near Metaline

    A miner known across the district was badly hurt at the Wake Up Jim prospect when a blast went off early, and details were slow to reach Newport.

    Dec 3, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetaline

  2. The Town Split Over a Whipping

    A confrontation between a resident and a school teacher leads to a public trial and community division.

    Feb 9, 1900The Colfax GazetteWinona

  3. The 'Pretty Widow' Conning the Coast

    A charming socialite accused of swindling Seattle investors with worthless oil stocks awaits her day in court, leaving police convinced no jury will dare to convict her.

    Mar 15, 1904The Tacoma TimesSeattle

  4. A Wife Followed Her Husband to Tacoma. Then She Swallowed Laudanum.

    William Woodard's wife tracked him from Portland to the Auburn House, where she found him living with Mollie Agnew. A suicide attempt, an adultery charge and a stack of newspaper clippings followed.

    Mar 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  5. The Divorce That Recalled Acting Governor Laughton's 'Spicy Regime'

    Mrs. Marshall K. Snell's divorce exposed her husband's intimacy with his typewriter—Miss Bertha Denton, once the acting governor's private secretary.

    Jul 21, 1892The Yakima HeraldAmerican Lake, Tacoma

  6. A Mother's Fight Against the Northern Pacific

    After her 7-year-old daughter was struck and killed by a train, Mary Ann Evans is suing for $13,035 in damages, alleging company negligence.

    Sep 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  7. A Mother’s Tragic Descent

    A young woman’s mental health crisis in the Harvard House leads to a desperate, late-night intervention.

    Oct 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The Marshmallow Hike

    A community gathers for a rural social event at the Wienenga ranch.

    May 20, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland

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