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4 stories matching poodl

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  1. The Price of a Poodle on a Cable Car

    A muddy dog sparked a violent brawl between a streetcar passenger and a gripman, leaving a commuter toothless and the transit worker with a fine.

    Nov 20, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. A Soup Kitchen Brawl

    Two cooks at the Poodle Dog restaurant settle a professional dispute with knives and dinnerware.

    Feb 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. A Saloonkeeper's Wife and Her Mother Caught with $1,500 of Stolen Finery

    After months of disappearing goods, a Tacoma detective followed a suspiciously bulging cloak to a house piled high with purloined hats, silks, umbrellas and perfume — and a household of weeping women, howling children and one barking poodle.

    May 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Dog-Catchers of Old Seattle

    A reporter spends a harrowing night in a wagon with the city's dog-catchers, witnessing the capture of pampered pets and the cold reality of the local pound.

    Aug 28, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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