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6 stories matching och
- The Attempt to Keep Ah Och Out
A federal court hearing reveals a suspected plot among Seattle's Chinese community to prevent a merchant from landing.
- A Merchant's Fight for Entry
A Chinese merchant detained on the steamship Mogul challenges his exclusion in Federal court.
- The Piano Salesman and the Farmer Who Could Not Read English
A salesman is accused of talking a wealthy Russian immigrant into signing $2,500 in notes by passing them off as harmless commission contracts for five pianos.
- Suspicion at the Waterfront
A Chinese merchant's attempt to return to Seattle is blocked by officials claiming his business records were fraudulent.
- The Chinese Doctor’s Radical Revival
A Seattle man, presumed dead after two weeks of typhoid fever, was brought back to life by a doctor’s unconventional intervention.
- The Obsession of George Jarvis
A Seattle man is arrested for a campaign of harassment against two local dressmakers, leaving their neighbors and the city’s socialites reeling.