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4 stories matching rea

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  1. The Baseball Game the Gamblers Paid Stanford to Lose

    A Tacoma betting ring recruited Stanford’s manager, pitcher, catcher and fielder to throw a game for $500. Captain Sheehan refused $100 — and then played like a demon to win it anyway.

    Jul 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  2. Three Thousand Boosters Eat, Cheer, and Rebrand Tacoma

    One night in February 1909: 3,000 boosters packed the armory, picked a new city slogan — 'You'll Like Tacoma' — and got sermons on land, liquor, and who should own the tide flats.

    Feb 13, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  3. A Convent Escape and a Steamer Waiting: The Elopement That Ended in Port Townsend

    When her parents opposed the match on religious grounds, Mary Emma Kealy was cloistered in a convent. She escaped in a carriage, reached a waiting steamer, and married Ward Debeck in Port Townsend.

    Mar 23, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyScandal

  4. The Rowdiest Port in the Pacific Northwest

    An 1872 report describes the brutal realities of the maritime labor market in Port Townsend, where sailors were coerced into service and returned to shore battered and bruised.

    Jun 27, 1872Puget Sound DispatchPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay

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  1. Clergyman Detained for Extradition

    A minister faces serious criminal charges in Washington state as authorities move to detain him in British Columbia.

    Jun 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerVictoria

  2. Violent Workplace Confrontation

    A quarrel between a conductor and an engineer at Lake Park ends in a brutal assault with a rock.

    Sep 26, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Park, Tacoma

  3. The A.P.A. Sermon at the Seattle Theater

    A local pastor uses his pulpit to incite against the Catholic Church, claiming a secret war for the nation's soul.

    Mar 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Theater, Seattle

  4. The Mail Stage Goes Up in Smoke

    A local mail carrier avoids disaster by saving the packages from his burning Reo sedan.

    Mar 21, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford

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