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2 stories matching nelligan

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:nelli, nell, calligan, galligan, gilligan, holligan

  1. The Tragedy Beneath Lake Union

    A routine sewer tunneling project turns into a deadly nightmare, leaving one laborer lost beneath six feet of quicksand as his comrades narrowly escape.

    Feb 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWest Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Unraveling of Lee Wa Poo

    A Chinese man’s descent into mental distress in Renton ends in his arrest and public pathologization.

    Feb 24, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerRenton, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. A Tragic Labor Tragedy at the Port Gamble Mill

    A young laborer, driven by economic necessity to work beyond his experience, loses his life in a mill accident.

    Aug 2, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Gamble Mill, Port Gamble

  2. She Left County Limerick as a Child and Died on North Fourth Street

    Mrs. William Ryan crossed the Atlantic at seven, buried her first husband in Walla Walla in 1871, married again, and raised six children. Her funeral leaves the family home at 115 North Fourth on Friday afternoon.

    Oct 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  3. The Stockbroker Who Loved Too Many Renton Maidens

    A flirtatious stockbroker lands in court over his 'Don Juan tendencies' after bombarding young hotel workers with red-ink love letters and unrequested rings.

    Aug 21, 1903The Evening StatesmanRenton

  4. A Fatal Duel Over a Horse in the Cascades

    A young railway worker claims self-defense after shooting a known gambler near Nason Creek.

    Jul 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNason Creek, Chelan County

  5. The World-Famous 'Nonpareil' Comes to Fairhaven

    Jack Dempsey, the legendary middleweight champion, brings a high-profile glove contest to the local Casino Theatre, electrifying the town.

    May 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham

  6. A Deadly Christmas Eve Dispute in Willapa

    A drunken argument over railroad work ended in a shooting at a gravel pit, leaving a respected foreman dead and his killer in jail.

    Dec 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWillapa

  7. A New Life for Zadi

    An Armenian refugee finds a permanent home in Seattle through a legal adoption in King County.

    Aug 15, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanSeattle

  8. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson

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