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5 stories matching trigg

  1. A Marshal's Fruitless Hops-Field Chase

    A warrant execution goes wrong when a marshal spends half a mile chasing the wrong man through the hops vines.

    Sep 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Great White Bluffs Trunk Caper

    A missing trunk leads to a frantic search, revealing only the power of a friendly favor.

    Feb 9, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Truck Driver's Long Shift

    A local trucker works 24 hours straight to haul apples, highlighting the transition from horse-drawn wagons to the motor age.

    Nov 24, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  4. The Unlikely Tale of the 'Pull-Back' Train Stopper

    A small-town mechanic's wild invention—a massive rubber cable designed to hook trains that left without their passengers—actually worked.

    Sep 20, 1880Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  5. The Eight-Hour Law Loophole

    Everett labor organizers challenge a new Attorney General interpretation that exempts state employees from the eight-hour workday.

    Apr 28, 1911The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

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