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2 stories matching roeper

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  1. The Mother-Son Counterfeiting Ring

    A woman with a criminal past and her son are caught after operating a makeshift mint out of their homes in Des Moines and Tacoma.

    Sep 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. A Counterfeiter's View of the Seattle Jail

    A convicted woman, while en route to San Quentin, dismisses the Seattle jail as the 'poorest excuse' in the country.

    Jan 29, 1904The Tacoma TimesMcNeil Island, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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  1. The Pioneer’s Tale: A Life in the Early Puget Sound

    Captain Henry Roeder, one of Whatcom County’s earliest settlers, recounts his journey from the California gold fields to establishing the region’s first sawmill.

    Jul 20, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham

  2. A Mother’s Tragic Descent

    A young woman’s mental health crisis in the Harvard House leads to a desperate, late-night intervention.

    Oct 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Political 'Tramp' Hits the Streets

    A new reform journal emerges in Seattle, embroiled in the bitter factionalism of the People’s Party and the city's complex political machinery.

    Aug 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMain Street, Seattle

  4. The Political Prostitutes of the Turner Camp

    A fiery editorial denounces two local politicians for switching allegiances in a high-stakes U.S. Senate nomination fight.

    Jan 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  5. The Social Death of a Scab

    Everett’s labor press publishes a 'rogue's gallery' portrait to publicly shame a former union man for crossing a picket line in Bellingham.

    Oct 6, 1911The Labor JournalBellingham

  6. A Senator Breaks Ranks, and Seattle Howls

    Senator Rutter abandons John B. Allen for George Turner, turning the 1893 U.S. Senate deadlock into a test of party loyalty and constituent fury.

    Jan 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia

  7. The Peeping Captain and the Landlady

    A Seattle municipal court case reveals a bizarre dispute over a rental property, featuring an spying tenant and allegations of a framed morality crime.

    Apr 9, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer611 Pearl Street, Seattle

  8. The Rolling Pin’s Final Word

    A widower who couldn't stop praising his late wife’s domestic skills quickly learns to stop complaining about his current spouse.

    Jun 26, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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