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11 stories matching prowess
- Bloodshed at the Ellensburg Saloon
A violent confrontation involving knives and pistols leaves one man hospitalized and his opponents marked by his resistance.
- The Unlikely Peace of the Port Townsend Wharf
A cat known for its hunting prowess inexplicably raises an enormous rat alongside her own litter of kittens.
- The Theater vs. The Newsroom
Local journalists take to the baseball diamond to soundly defeat Cordray's Theater team.
- A pugilist's brutal night in the street
After being turned away from a hotel bar, professional boxer Jim Hall finds himself on the wrong end of a cabman's brawl.
- The Next Generation of Kennewick Farmers
Youth agriculturalists sweep the annual industrial contest, demonstrating a mastery of livestock, gardening, and canning that defined early Kennewick's economy.
- The Garden City's Grand Harvest
A vivid account of the 1898 Walla Walla Valley Fruit Fair, where local farmers showcased the agricultural bounty of the Inland Empire.
- The Tragedy of Pillar Rock
An old resident recounts the Indigenous legend of how a powerful magician created a massive rock formation on the Columbia River.
- The Indian Giant of Germania Hall
A towering Nez Perce wrestler from Montana defeats a Tacoma local in a high-stakes match.
- The Case of the Misunderstood Brawler
A sensational report of a violent street fight in Seattle turns out to be a classic case of mistaken identity, where a frightened man accidentally assaulted the wrong person.
- The Great Rabbit Drive: Blood, Snow, and the Hunt for Sport in Yakima
Hundreds of men, boys, and ladies converged on a four-mile line to corral hundreds of jackrabbits into a killing field, resulting in more broken bones than dead rabbits.
- Seattle Lawyers Turn a Charity Baseball Game Into a Biblical War
Rival teams of Courthouse Hill lawyers announced themselves Philistines and Jacobites, issued mock proclamations, and promised a 500-pound batter—all to sell tickets for the Associated Charities.