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10 stories matching stinson
- The Hypnotist in the Witness Box
A courtroom drama unfolds in Tacoma as a litigant is accused of using mesmerism to cloud the memory of an opposing witness.
- The Odyssey of Two Stolen Bays
A pair of horses stolen in Klickitat County resurface in Seattle, changing hands multiple times before their original owner comes to collect.
- The Bookkeeper Who Played Lawyer
A former insurance company clerk, accused of forgery, stunned the King County courtroom by ditching his defense counsel to argue his own case.
- The Great Strawberry Heist: A Town’s Sweetest Mystery
When a local dignitary donated an overflowing bucket of cherries and strawberries to the Snohomish newspaper office, they vanished by nightfall—leaving behind only gratitude and a very full belly.
- The Dream of a 'Solid Block': Seattle's Early Real Estate Ambitions
Prominent business owners in late 19th-century Seattle collaborate to replace fragmented shops with a singular, uniform 'splendid block' of stone and steel, signaling the city's transition from pioneer town to burgeoning metropolis.
- The Price of Questionable Governance
A critical report on Chehalis County finances highlights high costs and questionable payments to negotiators, fueling political shifts ahead of the November election.
- A Community's Mercy: How Seattle Rallied for a Widow in Crisis
When an immigrant family faced the indignity of a pauper's grave, neighbors and strangers stepped in to ensure dignity for the dead and survival for the living.
- A Forged Check Leads to a Hotel-Room Arrest
A bogus $7.50 check at a Columbia Street drugstore unravels into cocaine, morphine and a man who may have been the "Henry" on the signature.
- A Wall of Flame Along the Northern Pacific
Wildfires from South Prairie to the Cascades burned Lester's postoffice and homes, threatened snowsheds, and forced railroad crews to fight the flames with locomotives and water.
- The City That Vanished: Seattle’s First Real Estate Bubble and the Ghosts of Terry’s Addition
A look back at January 1890, when Seattle’s land boom was in full swing, prices were soaring, and developers like George Dorffel were selling lots in new subdivisions to speculators eager for a quick profit.