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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching schlese
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:schlesing, schlessing, schlegel, schlemmer, schlatt, schlieg
- The Governor Who Filled Washington Returns, and Finds It Full
Sixteen years after leaving office, former territorial governor Edward Salomon walks back into an Olympia hotel and finds old friends grown wealthy — and a young state he helped populate now competing with Seattle and Tacoma for its own future.
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- Brutal Robbery on the Northern Pacific Train
A young man narrowly escapes death after being beaten and pushed from a moving train during an attempted robbery near Kennewick.
- 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 Divine Healer Who Buried Himself Alive: A Seattle Cult Leader’s Resurrection Claim
Rev. O. M. Schlatte, known as 'Schlatte the Divine Healer,' claims to have risen from a 40-day burial in the desert after fasting and praying for God's guidance. Now back in town, he asserts his authority over the famous 'Healer' of Kansas and prepares to resume his ministry.
- 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.
- A Scantling Scuffle at the Boom
A simmering dispute over local timber booms erupts in violence at Chenoise Creek.