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26 stories matching mabel
- The New Year’s Eve Rebellion
When a husband dismisses his wife's domestic responsibilities with a callous remark, she plots a glittering, high-society revenge that forces him to reconsider his marriage.
- A Neighborhood Rises to Protect a Mother and Child
A desperate father tried to kidnap his daughter from a Seattle home, only to be stopped by the quick-thinking neighbors he underestimated.
- A Dying Woman's Last Wish: To See Her Sister Before the End
Mabel Burnside, a Seattle mother who waded into the tide flats seeking death, lies gravely ill at the House of the Good Shepherd — holding on only in the hope that her sister can reach her bedside in time.
- The Rapid Bankruptcy of a Marriage
Actress Mabel Hite recounts a whirlwind three-week marriage to a spendthrift heir who burned through a $20,000 fortune in a spree of champagne and faro banks.
- A Brothel Fire, a Woman Thrown From a Window, and a Logger Burned to Death
A 5 a.m. blaze in Aberdeen killed one man and fatally injured a woman; a survivor jumped naked through flames to the street.
- A Domestic Dispute Involving a Flat Iron
A husband and wife near the Walla Walla garrison settle their marital grievances in court after a heated altercation.
- Rejected Suitor Shoots Tacoma Woman and Ends His Life
A young worker targeted by a spurned admirer survives the shooting while the assailant commits suicide outside her home.
- The Sea Gives Up a Member of the Ganiard Party
Four months after a storm swallowed a family of musicians bound for a dance, the body of young Wesley Ganiard is recovered near the mouth of the Snohomish River — but his mother is still missing.
- The Mothers of Richland Storm the Caucus
Women turn out in force at Gibbs Hall, nominate Mrs. C. D. Hopper for council, and promise a bachelor mayor the fight of his life.
- The Barber of Walla Walla’s Trail of Ruin
After abandoning his wife and children to a life of poverty, a local barber's volatile affair in Spokane ends in an arrest.
- University of Puget Sound Students Rescued from The Narrows
A sudden squall capsized a row-boat carrying six students, leading to a harrowing rescue in the dangerous channel waters.
- Five Drown in Port Gardner Storm
An Everett boating party, including a local professor and his family, vanishes after attempting to cross the storm-tossed bay against warnings.
- Vanished on the Snohomish
A yacht found drifting near the mouth of the Snohomish River sparks fears of a drowning tragedy involving a party of five.
- A Mother’s Divorce, a Child’s Fear, and a Stepfather’s Cruelty
Maggie Entwistle asks a Seattle court to end her marriage and restore her maiden name, charging that James Entwistle threatened to abandon her unless she gave away her five-year-old daughter.
- The Price of Performance
An actress collapses from nervous exhaustion after battling a noisy, disruptive audience at Tacoma's Grand theater.
- A Steamboat Inspector on Trial, and the Men Who Kicked
A Seattle courtroom hears masters and pilots defend Capt. Bryant against charges of favoritism—and admit that the men who complain are often the incompetent ones.
- A Marriage Unravels in Court
A Seattle divorce trial exposes domestic misery and accusations of physical abuse and infidelity.
- Milton School Principal Faces Trial for Brutal Whipping
A fifteen-year-old student was reportedly struck with an iron stove poker, leading her father to press charges against the school administrator.
- The Pastor, the Missing Husband, and the Seattle Libel Trial
A church feud goes to court as Rev. M. H. Nichols is tried for circulating scandalous charges against Dr. T. B. Ford—whose testimony reveals a broken engagement, a vanished first husband, and a dramatic courtroom kiss.
- Industrial Accident at the Everett Waterfront
A deck hand is critically injured after a barrel of acid falls, highlighting the daily dangers faced by laborers on the docks.
- Ione Shuts Its Red-Light District—and Issues Warrants for the Men Who Frequented It
In a Pend Oreille County mill town, the mayor and council ordered the resorts closed, charging three women and preparing John Doe warrants for their clients.
- A Seattle Church Honors the Bishop Who Built Black Methodism on the Coast
The African Methodist Episcopal church on Jones Street fills for memorial exercises for Bishop Thomas M. D. Ward, a Pacific Coast missionary and the denomination's tenth bishop.
- The Pirate Queens of Seattle
How an amateur opera company in 1886 Seattle silenced critics with a masterful performance of Gilbert and Sullivan.
- A Ladies’ Aid Society Paid to Bring Him Back
When a former Aberdeen resident fled to Wisconsin accused of seducing a young woman under promise of marriage, local women raised the money to extradite him.
- Police Target Women in Walla Walla Morality Crackdown
Two young women are arrested for vagrancy as part of an ongoing campaign to police 'disreputable' behavior in the city.
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- The Tragedy at the Eureka House
A woman known as Lulu May lies in critical condition following a severe alcohol-related medical emergency.
- The Manhattan Saloon Knife Fight
A dispute over marked cards leads to a violent confrontation on Second Street.
- The Opera House Dairy Maids
A locally produced theatrical performance in North Yakima proves to be a financial and artistic triumph, showcasing the drill-master skills of Miss Hattie Bawyer.
- The Standard of Modern Living
A look at the social prestige of home technology in 1880s Snohomish.
- The Carnival Queen of 1903
After a hard-fought voting contest, a local shop worker is crowned Queen for the Military band's upcoming carnival.
- The Rampage of Mike the Monkey
A mischievous, dog-faced primate causes havoc in a Seattle lodging house, eventually earning himself a dungeon cell at the station.
- The Monkey, the Fireboat, and the Captain's Temper
A Seattle fireboat captain and a stoker face a city board investigation after a dispute involving an 'odious comparison' to a monkey.
- The Sewing Machine Status Symbol
In 1878, a list of Snohomish's most prominent citizens was published to prove the ubiquity—and social necessity—of the Singer sewing machine in the frontier town.