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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching loman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:loma, lomar, lomax, lohman, lonman, lowman
- A Casual Fire at the Mascot Saloon
While firefighters worked on a blaze in the upper floors, business continued uninterrupted at the bar below.
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- Workman Falls Twelve Feet in New Brick Building
Henry Lohse survives a dangerous plunge through an elevator hole at O.R. Stone's construction site.
- A Young Man’s Tragic End
A nineteen-year-old Tacoma Ledger employee ends his life at his sweetheart’s home, leaving behind a mysterious note.
- The Homesteader Who Outlasted a Mining Town
A long land fight at Loomis ends with Napoleon Sabourin keeping his homestead against Samuel Silverman's placer claims and the townsite of Loomiston.
- The Pullman Fairgrounds Tragedy
A young man faces the gallows for a fatal shooting at the local fairgrounds, marking a dark chapter in the town's history.
- A Body in the Bay, and Six Weeks of False Hope
Charles Londale vanished from his Port Blakely home. Six weeks later his body was pulled from the water—with no marks, no answers, and a family that refused to believe he had taken his own life.
- The Disappearing Cigarmaker
A Seattle tradesman vanishes after a trip to the butcher, leaving behind a worried family and rumors of financial despair.
- The Loomis Mining Boom
New York capital eyes the Palmer Mountain mines as experts arrive to begin large-scale tunnel operations.
- New York Capital Enters Palmer Mountain
A longtime prospector sells his claims to a New York operator, marking a transition from solo labor to industrial-scale mining near Loomis.