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5 stories matching tipto

  1. The Judicial Terror of Chehalis

    A judge known for opening court at daybreak wanders into the wrong building, scaring the daylights out of the local bailiffs.

    Jan 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyLocal Legends

  2. The Day the 'Worst Boy' in Seattle Found His Voice

    In an 1876 schoolhouse, a song about 'John Brown' acts as a social intervention to curb the disruptive behavior of a local child.

    Nov 9, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Outlaw Who Robbed a Colonel: A Seattle Man’s Wild Tale of Army Gold

    A former quartermaster recounts how he and fellow officers were held up at gunpoint in Kansas by masked bandits who demanded government funds.

    Mar 11, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Olympia Pianist Who Claimed Franz Liszt Taught Him Through a Window

    A local musician known as the sage of Sherman Valley told a Tribune reporter that as a boy in Westphalia he stole piano lessons from the great Franz Liszt—until Liszt pulled him through the window and set him on his knee.

    Feb 27, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyLocal Legends

  5. A Senator Breaks Ranks, and Seattle Howls

    Senator Rutter abandons John B. Allen for George Turner, turning the 1893 U.S. Senate deadlock into a test of party loyalty and constituent fury.

    Jan 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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