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2 stories matching splint

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  1. He Splinted His Own Broken Leg, Then Rode Five Hours for Help

    Joe Hooker's horse kicked him in the Simcoe Mountains. Alone in the backcountry, he set his own leg and rode to a farmhouse.

    Aug 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGoldendale, Klickitat CountyStrange But True

  2. Seattle Lawyers Turn a Charity Baseball Game Into a Biblical War

    Rival teams of Courthouse Hill lawyers announced themselves Philistines and Jacobites, issued mock proclamations, and promised a 500-pound batter—all to sell tickets for the Associated Charities.

    Jul 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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