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1 story matching rastus

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  1. A Risky Ride on St. Helens Avenue

    A livery stable employee survives a dangerous fall after his horse slips on icy Tacoma streets.

    Jan 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesSt. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

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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. The Royal Society of Good Fellows Throws a Party

    Athletic contests, fireworks, and a topical song about 'Ta-ra-boom-de-ay' mark a lively celebration in the mining town of Gilman.

    Jul 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  3. The Trial of Severus Ratten

    A murder trial proceeds in Kitsap County despite defense arguments that local prejudice makes a fair hearing impossible.

    Jan 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKitsap County Courthouse, Port Orchard

  4. The Anti-Catholic Lecturer Who Skipped Town

    A visiting lecturer left Tacoma without paying his hall rent, highlighting the messy intersection of political agitation and private debt.

    Mar 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  5. The 15-Cent Street Signs That Became a Graft Scandal

    A councilman nicknamed 'Boss' hands out a street-sign contract on his own authority, and the town asks why it is buying throwaway tin markers instead of signs that last — at the people's expense.

    Dec 22, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia

  6. Rabies Quarantine Declared in Richland

    State officials order lockdown of district between the Horn and the Columbia River to combat epidemic.

    Nov 24, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanThe Horn, Richland

  7. The Invasive Threat in Kittitas Valley

    A local rancher reports the arrival of the Russian thistle, a destructive weed, on farms near Ellensburg.

    Nov 10, 1898Ranche and RangeEllensburg

  8. The Roslyn Bank Heist Goes to Trial

    Trial enters third day for two men accused in the Roslyn bank robbery, with witness IDs contested.

    May 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn

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