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1 story matching peisner

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  1. A Missing Man, a Dead Wife, and a Sewing Machine Full of Money

    Joseph Von Lingenau vanished after his wife died in childbirth. His friends fear murder; his neighbors remember a man coming apart.

    Aug 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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  1. A Polish Colony in the Washington Woods

    Organizers are recruiting hundreds of dissatisfied Polish and Swiss families from the Midwest to a planned settlement called Rapperswyl, on the south fork of the Nooksack — a Swiss name planted on the edge of Whatcom County.

    Feb 22, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAcme

  2. A Piano Problem in Ballard

    A ten-year-old boy writes a humorous letter to a local piano merchant with a very specific complaint about his new instrument.

    Feb 8, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle

  3. The Scissors-Duel of La Conner

    A Seattle capitalist and a labor agitator clash in a bizarre, violent confrontation that left the local agitator wounded and the city buzzing with gossip.

    Feb 9, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLa Conner

  4. The Unlikely Nihilist of Seattle

    A Polish exile who survived the mines of Siberia and the horrors of Andersonville finds a new life in the Pacific Northwest.

    May 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  5. Gambling Debt Leads to Tragedy in Ellensburg

    A young painter ends his life following financial ruin and personal turmoil.

    Nov 9, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllensburg

  6. Three Shots on a Palouse Sidewalk

    A quiet read in a chair turns into a close-range family shooting when J. H. Hughes’s son-in-law opens fire.

    Apr 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPalouse

  7. The Smooth Talker of Tacoma

    A persuasive con man leaves a trail of bamboozled businessmen and empty wallets.

    Jan 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  8. The Passing of a Pioneer Cobbler

    Rev. Alexander LeClaire, a 96-year-old shoemaker and Civil War-era convert to Protestantism, passes away in Lynden.

    Oct 8, 1908The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden Cemetery, Lynden

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