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8 stories matching ringl

  1. Ringling Brothers Circus Arrives in Walla Walla

    Thousands of Walla Walla residents turn out for a massive parade and performance as the Ringling Brothers circus arrives by rail.

    Aug 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust · Nightlife

  2. The Price of a Circus: Seattle Council Fights Over 'Rubbing It All' for Big Top

    In 1903, the City Council clashed over licensing fees for Ringling Bros., with one councilman arguing that theatrical companies already take enough money from the public.

    Jun 10, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  3. The White City on Jefferson: How the Circus Became Seattle’s Newest Landlord

    As Ringling Bros. prepares to erect a massive tent city in Pioneer Square, the show's manager reveals the logistical marvel—and the surprising economic impact—of bringing 100 performers and their menagerie to the Pacific Northwest.

    Jun 13, 1899The Seattle StarEast Jefferson Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  4. The Criminal Circus Follows the Big Top

    Tacoma police brace for an influx of organized pickpockets and burglars trailing the Ringling Bros. circus.

    Aug 25, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Con Man Who Sold the Seattle Circus

    A clever swindler fleeced the city's elite by selling them on imaginary contracts for a Ringling Brothers circus that was never coming to town.

    Jul 6, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Circus Impostor

    A grifter posing as a Ringling Brothers advance man is caught in Astoria after swindling local meat merchants.

    Jun 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyLocal Legends

  7. A Traveling Pipe Organ Finds a Home

    A Lutheran church in White Bluffs receives an organ formerly owned by a Ringling brother, thanks to a chance encounter in Kennewick.

    Jun 8, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

  8. The Circus Comes to Town: Seattle’s First Big Top Spectacle

    As the Hingling Bros. circus unloads its menagerie and performers in the Northern Pacific yards, locals gather for a parade and show that promises 'everything advertised.'

    Jun 16, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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    A longtime city contractor suffers a mental health crisis at home.

    Apr 13, 1909The Tacoma Times516 North 11th Street, Tacoma

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