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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 |
1 story matching schellendorf
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- Bismarck’s Bluff: Germany Claims Samoa While Washington Watches
As the German Chancellor declares no treaty prevents his nation from seizing control of the Pacific islands, U.S. officials in Washington struggle to respond to a diplomatic crisis that threatens American interests across the ocean.
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- The Sad Story of a Rancher's Heartbreak
After being jilted by his neighbor's daughter and mocked by locals, a Swiss rancher arrives in Seattle to mend his broken heart and his foot.
- The North Pacific Saengerbund Takes Over Tacoma
Hundreds of visitors from across the region descended on Tacoma for a four-day festival of choral music, parades, and picnics.
- Seven Years of Sagebrush
A Highlands farmer transforms raw desert land into a productive bungalow estate.
- A Homefront Demand to Shut the German School
In 1917, a self-appointed 'Vigilance Corps' in Kennewick pressured a local Lutheran pastor to suspend classes, fearing the teaching of the German language during wartime.
- 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.
- Kennewick Breeders Sweep the Interstate Fair
Local hog farmers prove the Northwest’s agricultural strength by taking home top honors in Spokane.
- The Tragic End of 'Wienerwurst Charlie'
A young immigrant street vendor in Tacoma takes his own life, leaving behind little but a nickname and a grieving brother.
- A New Park Emerges from the Logging Woods
The Schater Brothers Logging Company gifts land to the state for a new park in Mason County, complete with a dance pavilion.