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5 stories matching stealthi
- The Midnight Theft on Eighth Street
A Seattle business partner loses his savings and his watch in a stealthy early-morning home invasion.
- The Clerk Who Kept Her Marriage a Secret
A county auditor's office employee pulls off a stealthy holiday elopement, returning to her desk as a married woman without tipping off her colleagues.
- The Great Stuck River Jam: A Battle Over Water and Land
In a tense standoff on the White River, Pierce County cattlemen illegally dammed the waterway to protect their pastures, forcing King County officials to ride out with Winchester rifles to avert a violent conflict.
- City Council Debates Late-Night Liquor Sales
A new ordinance aims to shutter saloons between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., igniting a debate over residential character versus public revenue.
- The Fruit-Seller's Wife Who Kept a Loaded Winchester by the Cradle
Left alone half the night with a two-month-old baby, a quiet Seattle housewife twice warned off an intruder — then fired a warning shot past his ear with the cool of a marksman.