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7 stories matching plaintiv

  1. Fifteen Minutes to Confess: The Morphine Trial of Port Townsend's Captain De Lion

    A former mayor, Chilean consul and dry-dock promoter worth half a million dollars sits in superior court while his emaciated wife describes a year of morphine, delusion and a pocket watch set on the table between them.

    Nov 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerJefferson County Courthouse, Port TownsendScandal

  2. The Wife's Side of the Story

    A woman arrested for adultery in Olympia tells a harrowing tale of abandonment, abuse, and survival in the Washington Territory.

    Feb 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  3. The Narrow Escape in Whitechapel

    After a laborer was robbed and tossed into the frigid tide flats of Seattle's waterfront, an unlikely group of rescuers saved him from a watery grave.

    Feb 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerJackson Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  4. Community Mourns the Drowning of 'Old Jack'

    Indigenous community members gather in the rain to recover the body of a tribal elder near Westminster.

    Feb 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  5. The Bird Eviction at the National Bank

    When swallows built their nests in the eaves of the Yakima National Bank, the city’s firemen were called in to wash the feathered families away.

    May 21, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima National Bank, Yakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  6. Yakima Jail Overflowing with 'Drunk and Disorderlies'

    A frustrated prisoner asks a pointed question as the city lock-up fills up with residents.

    Nov 14, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  7. The Unwanted 'Souvenir' of a Rainy Tacoma Commute

    Commuters on the Tacoma Railway & Power Company lines faced flooded cars and dripping seats, turning a simple transit ride into a soaked ordeal.

    Jun 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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