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4 stories matching mister

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:meister, mist, misther, miser, misti, miter

  1. A Child's Plea for Help

    A three-year-old girl leads an officer to a locked room to rescue her mother from an abusive husband.

    Mar 27, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  2. The Shame of the Wharf: Child Labor on Seattle’s Waterfront

    A local paper condemns the sight of young girls selling apples among 'hard cases' and criminals at the O.R. & N. dock, demanding police intervention.

    Feb 8, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Colonel and the Dog Catcher

    A Democratic campaign rally ends in chilly indifference, punctuated by a bit of slapstick oratory.

    Mar 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Armory, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Christmas Miracle at Denny School

    A heartfelt holiday secret unfolds as four teachers surprise their students with a hidden forest of gifts.

    Dec 24, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDenny School, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. The Midnight Laborer of Seattle’s Waterfront

    A rare, intimate portrait of a 19th-century 'night worker' advertising his specialized sanitation services in the growing settlement of Seattle.

    Dec 3, 1880The Daily IntelligencerSeattle

  2. An Etiquette Dispute Over a Business Letter

    A Walla Walla man takes deep offense at the formal address used in a professional letter to his wife, revealing the rigid social anxieties of the era.

    Jul 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  3. The Lieutenant Governor’s Moral Steamroller

    Lieutenant Governor M. E. Hay asserts his influence in Olympia, taking a hardline stance on public morality and political accountability.

    Jan 18, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia

  4. A Street Fight Over a Package of Meat

    A man attempted to steal a package of meat off the steps of the Golden Gate building, only to face a vigorous drubbing from his victim.

    Nov 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Ave, Seattle

  5. A Midnight Ride, a Volley of Shots, and No One to Blame

    A farmer on the Moran Prairie road hurried home under gunfire; deputies found only darkness.

    Sep 1, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane

  6. The 'Mashers' of the Shopping District

    An editorial calls for public accountability for men who harass women in Tacoma's downtown streets.

    Apr 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma

  7. He Chose the Altar Over the Jail Cell

    A seduction warrant, a midnight minister, and a groom who nearly changed his mind.

    Jul 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The Drunken Rampage at the Marshall Block

    A rowdy disturbance on Commercial Street lands a man in the custody of the law after a destructive tavern brawl.

    Feb 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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