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5 stories matching sutter

  1. The Ghost of the High-Rolling Gambler

    A Seattle detective chases the trail of a missing gambler who may have faked his own death to escape his creditors—and his enemies.

    Jan 12, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. A Whale Surfaces in Commencement Bay and Soaks a Tacoma Couple's Launch

    Mr. and Mrs. M. Sutter were ten feet from a spouting whale while crossing the bay in their launch Comet — and came ashore soaked.

    Jul 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  3. A Neighborhood Rises to Protect a Mother and Child

    A desperate father tried to kidnap his daughter from a Seattle home, only to be stopped by the quick-thinking neighbors he underestimated.

    Apr 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWeller Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. An Entomologist's Dire Warning for Seattle Orchards

    A local resident documents a massive infestation of scale and aphid pests, calling for a city-wide inspection to save Seattle’s fruit trees.

    Jan 22, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  5. From Vera Cruz to Seattle: The Improbable Life of Levi F. Compton

    A Mexican War veteran, gold rusher, bridge builder and Odd Fellows patriarch died at his Spring Street home, leaving a civic record that stretched from Virginia slavery to a Chehalis reform school.

    Sep 17, 1894The Seattle Post-Intelligencer211 Spring Street, Seattle

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