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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching slabman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:slab, cabman, sloman, sledman, slabtown, slabwood
- Waterfront Wharf Collapses Into The Bay
Decaying piles succumb to teredos, dumping 50,000 feet of lumber into the Elliott Bay waterfront.
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- Turning the Chain-Gang Toward Thrift
A city commissioner rejects expensive wood bids for the pumping station, proposing to employ the chain-gang instead.
- A Miraculous Fall from a Construction Site
A corniceman plunges three stories from a building under construction, surviving with only cuts and bruises.
- Masked Highwaymen Strike Near the Rainier Hotel
A teamster is held at gunpoint by two masked men just blocks from one of Seattle’s grandest hotels.
- A Quarryman’s Fight for Justice
A stone quarry worker sues his employer for over $11,000 after a rockfall left him permanently crippled, citing negligence and ignored warnings.
- A Young Man’s Tragic End
A nineteen-year-old Tacoma Ledger employee ends his life at his sweetheart’s home, leaving behind a mysterious note.
- City Council Abolishes Poundmaster Role to End Lawsuit
In a four-minute legislative maneuver, the Walla Walla City Council eliminated the position of poundmaster to neutralize an ongoing legal dispute.
- Highwayman Attacks Laborer on the Waterfront
A beachcomber is robbed of his money and watch by two masked men at the foot of Virginia Street.
- The Ghost-Digger of Terrace Street
A man’s desperate, muddy attempt to save lives that only existed in his own mind.