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70 stories matching romant
- The Forgotten 'Thousand Isles' of the San Juans
An 1888 dispatch captures a fleeting moment when the San Juan Islands were poised to become the Pacific Coast’s premiere summer resort, complete with massive lime kilns and romantic orchards.
- A Tragic End for a Lovestruck Youth
After his romantic advances were rejected, a Tennessee man took his own life in Port Angeles.
- The Lovers’ Lane of Snohomish
A newly constructed plank road, intended for industrial timber transit, becomes an unlikely promenade for the town's romantic youth.
- The Maid Who Stole the Hidalgo’s Gold
A young woman’s romantic deception in Quiggletown backfires when her maid decides to take the suitor, the dowry, and the partnership for herself.
- The Gypsy’s Prophecy Was a Calculated Ruse
A young woman recounts how a chance encounter at a local gypsy camp shaped her romantic future, only to learn the 'fate' she experienced was actually a series of elaborate deceptions.
- The Leap Year Proposal That Shook Snohomish
When a local woman grew tired of waiting, she took her fate—and her romantic future—into her own hands.
- The Myth of the Wild West Cowboy
A columnist deconstructs the romantic image of the 'blood-draggled' cowboy, revealing that the men who shot up town billiard parlors were often just farm-boys performing bravado.
- The Tragedy of the Romantic Runaway
A young worker’s desperate attempt to elope leads to an asylum, reflecting the era’s harsh social policing of adolescent passion.
- Undertaker and Brewer Clash Over Maiden's Affection
A romantic rivalry in a Seattle-area suburb descends into a bloody duel with swords.
- The Case of the Disappearing Diamond
A waitress at a local union kitchen accuses her suitor of petit larceny after a romantic outing results in a missing gem.
- A Romantic Tragedy at the Ravenna Ravine
A couple from Illinois, caught in a horse-drawn carriage accident, met a fatal end in Seattle's wilder outskirts.
- The Stench of Progress
A romantic carriage ride is cut short by the inescapable smell of a local slaughterhouse.
- The Tragic End of a Young Woman in Love
A nineteen-year-old Seattle woman dies by suicide after a romantic disappointment, sparking local gossip about strychnine and heartbreak.
- The Sudden Vanishing of John Keefe
A prominent Everett furniture dealer disappears amidst rumors of debt, champagne-fueled sprees, and a secret romantic entanglement.
- The Klondike Millionaire Who Proposed to a Stranger
Bill Liell, president of the Yukon Order of Pioneers and one of Alaska's richest men, survived a train wreck on his honeymoon after a chance letter from his past led him to find love in Virginia.
- The Carousel Tragedy: A Seattle Heartbreak
When two inseparable shop girls fell for the same carousel operator, a romantic misunderstanding led to a devastating, silent exit.
- The Tragic Death of Katherine Paetz
A young woman is found dead in a shack after fleeing home following a family dispute over her romantic choice.
- The Mischief of a Shadowy Valentine
A parlor game of 'choosing' romantic partners via silhouette backfires when a young man masquerading in his sister's gown is mistakenly selected.
- The Teen Bride and the Courtroom Cage
A teenage girl is held in the House of the Good Shepherd to prevent her from returning to her husband, despite her desperate pleas to the judge.
- A Holiday Sleigh Ride and a Country Brawl
High spirits and romantic tension turn into a violent confrontation at a rural Christmas donation party in Cedar County.
- The Porch Light Intervention
A romantic evening on Snohomish's Piety Hill is brought to a splashy, unceremonious end.
- The Sitka Bridge Romance and the $15,000 Breach of Promise
A romantic tryst at an Alaskan river bridge leads a jilted compositor to sue her former lover for a small fortune.
- The Unbuttoned Bride
A young woman’s romantic engagement is shattered by a single, untidy afternoon.
- The Actor Who Changed His Face
James O’Neill stuns Seattle audiences with his physical metamorphosis between two classic roles.
- The Laundress Who Broke a Heart
A romantic tragedy in Walla Walla turns out to be a classic tale of modern frustration: the laundry wasn't ready.