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2 stories matching mackin
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- A Fatal Wagon Ride on South Second
A local resident dies after a tragic accident when his team is spooked by an early automobile.
- A Telephonic Link for the Fruit Belt
After the project stalled, a new effort is underway to connect the fruit country south of the Oregon line to Walla Walla.
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- A Quarter-Century of Farming Ends in a Seattle Trade
Columbus B. McAlpin, a pioneer of the Richland valley, trades his 200-acre ranch for a Queen Anne apartment building.
- The Unwieldy Name of a Ballard Merchant
A local businessman petitions the court to shed his Norwegian patronymic in favor of a simpler moniker.
- A Cowboy's Fatal Rage
A domestic dispute in the upper country leads to a brutal killing, as the perpetrator attempts to flee via the Seattle steamers.
- An Anonymous Threat in Everett
A local bank janitor receives a typed, skull-and-crossbones threat to leave town or face accusations from his past.
- Blood in the Newcastle Mines
A violent, years-long boundary dispute between neighboring miners at the Newcastle coal fields spills into the open when a man is ambushed and hurled down a steep bank.
- A Frontier Settling of Scores on the Seattle Waterfront
A known 'tumble fighter' and gambler named Black guns down McKinney over a gambling debt, adding to the violent reputation of the regional sporting fraternity.
- A Runaway's Return
A Parkland father reunites with his son after spotting his face in a newspaper report about a train sabotage arrest in Ballard.
- The Wharfinger's Narrow Escape
A jury rules that a dock owner isn't a common carrier, leaving an injured woman without recourse.