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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 |
1 story matching monten
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- A Struggling Congregation's Plea for a Permanent Home
In 1889, a small band of Swedish laborers turned to the public to save their Gethsemane church from being sold by its financiers.
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- Tragedy in Montesano
A playful struggle over a revolver ends in the accidental death of a prominent town founder's son.
- The Rescue of Mary Morin
A husband succeeds in reclaiming his wife from the House of the Good Shepherd after her brief elopement.
- The Concrete Escape: A Forger’s Dramatic Jailbreak in Montesano
A. M. Gowan digs his way out of a 'burglar-proof' concrete jail using nails and a saw, leaving authorities along the coast on high alert.
- The Monte Cristo Dynamiter
A saloon and gambling house near the Monte Cristo railroad is targeted by bombers for the second time in a week.
- The Monte Cristo Mining Boom Was Real. These Stock Companies Weren’t.
A St. Louis police raid led Seattle mining men to check the plat of the Monte Cristo district — and find none of the companies being sold to investors on it.
- Firefighters Save Montesano from Total Destruction
A catastrophic fire nearly leveled the town's business district before new water mains were put to the ultimate test.
- The Tragic End of a Laborer at Monte Cristo
A hardworking man ends his life in a mining town, leaving behind a brief note and a young family.
- Jailbreak in Montesano
Two prisoners assault a deputy sheriff and escape into the woods, leaving the jailer senseless.