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1 story matching timberman

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  1. The Eccentric Prussian Who Vanished Near Green Lake

    Joseph Lingenau disappeared from Walla Walla addition with about $250 in his pocket, leaving behind a trail of odd behavior—and two sons he had sent to the orphans' home.

    Aug 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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  1. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson

  2. A Rough Road for Blackman Brothers

    A massive timber haul turns into a dangerous mishap, highlighting the perils of Snohomish's logging industry.

    Apr 26, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish

  3. The Industrial Engine of Snohomish

    How a trio of Maine brothers revolutionized logging in the Pacific Northwest with a singular, patented invention.

    Jan 8, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnohomish

  4. The Outlaw Who Bought His Way Into a Saloon

    Frank Mossman, a notorious repeat offender with three prior jail breaks, walked into a Port Townsend saloon on Sunday night and refused to leave—until he threw rocks at the bartender.

    May 22, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  5. A Fatal Miscalculation in the Vancouver Timberlands

    A logger is killed at his work, a grim reminder of the high human cost of the Pacific Northwest’s booming timber industry in 1886.

    May 23, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerVancouver

  6. The Lumber Land Swindlers

    A pair of con artists operating in Tacoma were arrested for selling fraudulent timber claims to unsuspecting laborers.

    Jun 9, 1892Aberdeen HeraldTacoma

  7. The Nimrod of Pioneer Days

    A legendary deer hunter, famous for his incredible shooting, falls ill as the city remembers his frontier exploits.

    Oct 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. Tragedy in the Timber

    A seventy-year-old man dies instantly after being struck by a tree during a felling accident near Cedarville.

    Jun 2, 1892Aberdeen HeraldOakville

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