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1 story matching schinitz

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  1. Trapped in the Arlington Hotel Elevator

    A young woman is painfully pinned in a harrowing accident at one of Seattle's premier hotels.

    Jan 4, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

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  1. 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.

    Aug 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  2. The Railroad Land Agent Who Chose Death Over Ruin

    Paul Schulze, the Northern Pacific’s former land agent and a promoter of Tacoma streetcars and Yakima irrigation, shot himself as receivers took over his enterprises.

    Apr 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  3. A domestic tragedy in Port Townsend

    A young woman, suffering from deep despondency and fear of her relatives, takes her own life in her home while her children are away.

    Sep 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  4. A Magnate's Despair: The Suicide of Paul Schulze

    A Tacoma streetcar president and irrigation promoter, ruined by debt and the loss of Northern Pacific confidence, takes his own life with a chilling note about ambition.

    Apr 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  5. 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.

    Nov 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle

  6. The Tragedy at Cold Creek

    An immigrant homesteader takes his own life after a grueling and unsuccessful struggle to find water on his property.

    Jun 16, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  7. A Midnight Knock, a Bloody Hat, and the Farmer Who Vanished

    Charles Gloystein joined an oath-bound farmers’ society near Mica, tried to leave, and disappeared. A bloody hat was all searchers found.

    Aug 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMica

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