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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching snapper
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- A Texas Tall Tale Falls Flat on the Olympia Stage
The Tribune's critic takes a traveling company to task for butchering a popular novel into an 'unskillful' play—and even the little Scotch terrier doesn't escape review.
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- The Price of a Snooze in the Big Dipper
A shingles weaver lost his life savings after falling asleep in a Seattle saloon—a grim reminder of the risks in the city's rough-and-tumble entertainment district.
- A Deadly Labor Dispute Over Wages
A trap-line worker is killed in his cabin by his stepson following a quarrel over unpaid labor.
- The Watchman Fought the Flames, but the Clipper Mill Was Gone
A spark from the slab pile was all it took to destroy J. P. Armstrong's shingle mill at Bothell, despite Alfred Johnson's hose and pumps.
- The Sudden Loss of the Monte Cristo Purser
A young purser fell from the deck of a steamer and vanished into the river near the shingle mills.
- The Automatic Suitor-Smacker
A fed-up father builds a booby-trapped gate to drive away his daughters' persistent suitors, turning a domestic headache into a mechanical triumph.
- Two Loggers Perish in Sub-Zero Tragedy
A falling tree claims the lives of two lumbermen near Elk, leaving their frozen bodies to be recovered by search parties.
- Steamer and Clipper Collide in Seattle Harbor
A strong ebb tide causes the steamer South Coast to drift into the anchored clipper Thermopylae, destroying a smokestack and damaging both vessels.
- The Professional Tramp and His Seven Languages
A recurring visitor to the Post-Intelligencer office earns his keep with tall tales, Shakespearean quotes, and a refined taste for cocktails.