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| Year | Stories |
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| 1886 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
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| 1899 | 1 |
6 stories matching mae
- The Kidnapping of the Kerr Child: A Battle for Custody and Morality
Charles L. Kerr and his new wife Viola Bell Thorndyke are accused of snatching an infant from a boat in Seattle, sparking a legal war over whether the child will be raised by her father or placed in a home deemed 'proper.'
- The Tragedy of a 'Wild Life'
Seattle is transfixed by the murder of Thomas Henderson Boyd, shedding light on the tumultuous and public-facing life of his wife, 'Gypsy' Ashton.
- The Theatrical Manager and the Victoria Elopement
Democratic party leader and theater manager John W. Considine marries his partner in Victoria shortly after his divorce, sparking a local scandal.
- A Romantic Tragedy at the Ravenna Ravine
A couple from Illinois, caught in a horse-drawn carriage accident, met a fatal end in Seattle's wilder outskirts.
- A Night of Music in a Jungle Opera House
Seattle's social elite transformed the opera house into a tropical paradise for a high-society concert event.
- The Pioneer Who Built Seattle’s Timber Empire
William M. Fulton, a lumber magnate who shaped the city’s early economy, has died at his Jackson Street home.
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- A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the Gallows
Preaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.
- The Carousel Tragedy: A Seattle Heartbreak
When two inseparable shop girls fell for the same carousel operator, a romantic misunderstanding led to a devastating, silent exit.
- Court Examines Morality and 'Common Women' Charges
In a case drawing heavy public interest, two women face accusations of being 'common women' while the defense argues they are simply working-class laborers.
- The Proposed 'Professor of Maternity'
A state legislator introduces a bill to create a 'Chair of Maternity' at the University of Washington, aiming to instruct female students in the 'duties of motherhood.'
- The Midnight Disappearance of 'Madame' R
After pleading guilty to operating a house of ill-fame, a notorious Seattle figure known as 'Madame' R vanished from the city, leaving behind only the wrinkled traces of her former life.
- The Mother Superior and the Smallpox Scandal
A Snohomish convent leader faces charges of concealing smallpox cases as she arrives in Seattle to tell her side of the story.
- The Mother, The Child, and The Purser’s Zeal
A desperate mother is arrested in Seattle after a daring escape from the hospital, exposing the cruelty of rigid legal intervention in the 1870s.
- A Barroom Brawl on Washington Street
A morphine-addicted laborer brings chaos to a downtown saloon, highlighting the volatile daily life of Seattle's waterfront workers in 1899.