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| 1883 | 2 |
2 stories matching snoder
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- ‘You Are Hanging an Innocent Man’: A Condemned Killer’s Last Words Before 4,000 Witnesses
Ezra Snoderly, one of the Cummins murderers, is hanged in Dayton’s courthouse square — insisting to the very end that he dies for another man’s crime, while the crowd judges him ‘game.’
- Masked Vigilantes Hang a Convicted Murderer in Dayton Jail
James McPherson, convicted of murdering E. H. Cummins at New York Bar, was taken from the Dayton jail by masked men and hanged, despite a governor's reprieve and a new trial order.
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- 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 Hard Luck of the Northern Mines
When the Snohomish River ran too shallow for navigation, hopeful miners found themselves stranded, forced to trade their picks for cobbler's benches.
- The Refreshments at the Dolly Varden
A frontier watering hole offers 'all the best brands' to the growing population of Snohomish City.
- H. W. Lee Refits the Riverside Hotel in Snohomish
A newly leased and refurbished hostelry promises a first-class experience for the growing community of Snohomish City.
- The Snohomish 'War Path'
A rowdy night at the Snohomish riverfront ends in a knife fight between a local drunk and the city marshal.
- The Nimrod of Pioneer Days
A legendary deer hunter, famous for his incredible shooting, falls ill as the city remembers his frontier exploits.
- The River Eats the Office: A Snohomish Flood Story
In January 1877, the Snohomish River rose so high that it swallowed the rear of the Northern Star newspaper office, threatening to wash away the town's press along with its ink.
- The Deadly Cost of a Family Feud
A brutal skirmish near Snohomish between the Scott and Miller families ends in a standoff and death.