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| Year | Stories |
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| 1893 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
2 stories matching mccorey
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:mccord, mccori, mccorkl, mccorri, mcconkey, mccormic
- A Dog Led Seattle to a Dead Newborn—and a Woman in Black
A sugar-sack bundle hidden at Squire Avenue and Barclay Street held a newborn with a crushed skull; the mother vanished into the night.
- The Jailbreaker Who Couldn't Leave Town
After escaping the county jail, a determined prisoner hid in a shack on the Duwamish riverbank for four days, only to be found huddled under a bed.
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- The Irish Revolutionary Speaking in Seattle
A profile of Captain John McCafferty, a former Confederate soldier turned Irish republican militant, ahead of his local political rally.
- The Real Estate Swindler of the Haller Block
A local developer is arrested for allegedly using a doctored title abstract to secure a fraudulent mortgage, a scheme that left investors exposed and property records in doubt.
- The Tightening Grip of Exclusion
A new federal bill further complicates the lives of Chinese residents by redefining 'merchant' status and enforcing strict registration requirements.
- The Coal-Throwing Landlady of Third Street
A quiet complaint about a noisy apartment turns into an assault charge after a tenant is struck by a thrown piece of coal.
- The Music-Hall Queen and Her Contract Husband
A Port Townsend performer known as "Shiner" says she will sue Frederick Macondray for divorce, brandishing love letters signed "My Dear Little Kid" and a marriage contract struck on Puget Sound.
- Tragedy on the Chehalis River
A severe storm claims the life of a pioneer resident.