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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching pipeman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pipemen, pipe, piper, pipett, pitman, pip
- Fireman Suspended for Unpaid Debts
The Seattle Fire Department takes a hardline stance against members failing to pay their financial obligations to colleagues.
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- Tragedy at Gilman Mine
A miner is killed by a runaway pipe, just days before he was to retire to his ranch.
- The Detective Who Could Smell a Crime
A keen-nosed Tacoma detective tracked an opium den by its scent, leading to the arrest of two men and the confiscation of 'elegant' pipes.
- The Wooden Pipe Experiment
A Dayton businessman brings a water-main success story to the Walla Walla council.
- The Topic Saloon Pipe Heist
Two men were arrested after an early morning smash-and-grab at a downtown saloon’s outdoor cigar showcase.
- The Strike for a Messboy
When the crew of the whaleback steamer 'Wetmore' demanded a messboy to clean their quarters, the captain faced a labor standoff that revealed the grim realities of maritime life in the 1890s.
- Seattle's New Plumbing Inspector Called His Kickbacks 'Customary'
Summoned before the aldermen over charges that he steered city work to a friendly iron works, John L. Sweeney admitted taking a percentage — and said every architect and plumber did the same.
- The Wooden Pipe Patent War
A Denver inventor takes a Snohomish County mining company to federal court over a dispute involving hooped wooden pipes.
- The Disappearing Cigarmaker
A Seattle tradesman vanishes after a trip to the butcher, leaving behind a worried family and rumors of financial despair.