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5 stories matching state

  1. A Rejection of Anti-Black Rhetoric

    The Fairhaven Herald takes a rare, strong public stance against a neighboring editor's racist call for colonization.

    Apr 8, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSumner, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Price of a Puyallup Valley Land War

    A long-standing dispute over a donation land claim ends in a deadly shooting on a farm near Sumner.

    Jul 21, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSumner, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  3. Vandals Wreck New Sumner Newspaper

    A newly launched publication is sabotaged just days after its first issue hits the stands.

    Jun 29, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumner, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Sumner Chicken Thieves

    A band of seven men accused of intimidating locals and raiding rural chicken coops in Sumner are hauled off to the county jail.

    Jan 29, 1904The Tacoma TimesSumner, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  5. A Bartender's Affair: Sumner Wife Flees with Her Lover

    When Henry Brianer left for a business trip, bartender B. Grant moved in on his wife. Now the couple—and her two children—are missing, presumed headed to Seattle.

    Jan 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesSumner Inn, SumnerScandal

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