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24 stories matching spangl
- The Policeman, the Whiskey, and the Sober Pigeons
A Seattle officer's attempt to trap church-dwelling pigeons using liquor-soaked corn ended in a hilariously humiliating failure when the birds refused to lose their composure.
- Poisoned Milk Plot in Spangle
A jeweler's family in Spangle narrowly escaped death after their cow was fed poison in a malicious act of sabotage.
- The Great Pigeon Whiskey Heist
A Seattle police officer's bungled attempt to intoxicate local church pigeons ends in his own humiliation.
- Farmer Crushed to Death by Hay Wagon
Tragedy strikes near Spangle as a load of hay tips, ending a life on the trail to Spokane.
- The Card Party That Split a Spangle Church
A Baptist minister turned two schoolteachers out of his home over an evening of cards, then preached a sermon that divided the congregation.
- The Spangle Farmhouse Horror
Henry P. Schmidt is found guilty of the brutal murder of a local farmer, whose body he attempted to incinerate to hide the crime.
- Brutal Murder and Arson in Spangle
A prosperous bachelor farmer is found dead after a suspected robbery leads to the destruction of his home and barn.
- Crushed by Logs at a Cheney Sawmill
Benjamin Inman, 26, was killed while unloading timber at Hinchcliff Bros.' mill, a reminder of the human cost of the region's timber boom.
- Seattle's Irish Community Crowns Robert Emmet—and Calls for Home Rule
In 1895, the Irish-American Club packed Ranke's Hall to honor the martyred patriot with speeches, songs, and a ringing demand for an Irish parliament.
- The Cougars of Spangle
Predators roam the countryside, prompting fears for the safety of children and local livestock.
- The Real Estate Frenzy that Built Spokane
An early reporter’s account of Spokane’s explosive growth, driven by railroad speculation and the 'lucky' millionaires of the mining boom.
- The Cattle Rustlers of Hangman Creek
A Spokane sheriff’s posse orchestrates a midnight stakeout to bust a sprawling meat-theft ring, leading to a tense, violent shootout in the woods.
- Sold at Fifteen, Then Shut Out: A Walla Walla Nurseryman's Daughter Ends Up in the County Poor Farm
Sixty-five, penniless and 'bent and weary,' Alice Hess writes from the Spokane County poor farm asking whether the law can force her wealthy Whitney relatives — a nurseryman, a Big Bend doctor, a sitting legislator — to keep her alive.
- Nativist Rally at Ranke Hall: 'Close the Gates'
In 1895 Seattle, an anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant A. P. A. meeting warned of 'unrestricted immigration' and claimed Catholic nurses secretly baptized Protestant infants.
- Domestic Crisis in Tekoa
A husband's attempt to isolate his wife leads to a standoff, a threat of murder-suicide, and a swift legal separation.
- The Wheat Broker Who Vanished With the Proceeds
A Spokane County farmer shipped wheat to a Seattle commission firm and got nothing back. The office was empty, the operator was in San Francisco, and the paper called it deliberate fraud.
- Seattle’s Filipino Community Remembers a Martyr
Thirty-two years after José Rizal’s execution, Seattle’s Filipino organizations staged a literary-musical tribute at Broadway Auditorium—with a University of Washington scholar as guest of honor.
- Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike Excursion
In September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.
- The Tinsmith Who Dug His Way Into a Dry-Goods Store
A Spokane tinsmith allegedly tunneled under a neighboring store to steal merchandise, in a caper that rivaled the era's famous bank robberies.
- Newport Saloons Lose the First Round in the Dry Fight
A Spokane judge upheld the town's local-option election, forcing saloon owners to amend their challenge—while the anti-saloon league plotted a dry Washington.
- Andrew Carnegie’s Advice to Washington
The steel magnate urges the state to showcase its vast iron ore deposits at the upcoming World’s Fair.
- The $1,300 Christmas Miracle: How Snohomish Ladies Saved the Town's Soul
In an era of economic panic, a group of 'enterprising young ladies' raised over $1,300 in gifts for the poor, proving that community spirit was the town's strongest currency.
- The Town Raises the Flag
Kennewick gathers to unfurl the national colors amid the fervor of a nation entering the Great War.
- The Theater vs. The Newsroom
Local journalists take to the baseball diamond to soundly defeat Cordray's Theater team.
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A Spanaway man was sent flying into a snowdrift after attempting to flag down an outbound trolley.