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4 stories matching underfoot
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:underf, tenderfoot, under, underflow, underr, unders
- A Muddy Victory at Madison Street
On a rain-soaked field, the Seattle football team slogs through the slime to defeat Tacoma in a gritty, mud-caked exhibition.
- The Circus Comes to Town
Despite a drenching rain, Campbell Brothers Circus brings a spectacle of animals and acrobats to Walla Walla.
- The Vultures on Steilacoom's Streets
A furious 1858 editorial accuses local authorities of letting California gamblers plunder the town in plain sight.
- The Price of Vigilance: Lessons on Parenting and Education
A nineteenth-century essay reflects on the heavy responsibilities of raising children, the failures of the 'crowded schoolroom,' and the timeless struggle between rigid tradition and the pursuit of truth.
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- 'Ground Under the Wheels': The Railroad Strike That Landed Gilman Miners in Court
Five men were held for trial after a Seattle commissioner heard testimony that striking miners abused and intimidated non-union trainmen on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern.
- Crushed Under a Falling Tier of Ties at the Newport Docks
A Northern Mercantile superintendent is pinned by heavy timbers while unloading a waterlogged barge, his back lacerated and left foot crushed.
- The 'Toe Social' of Tacoma
A mischievous fundraising dance where bachelors bid on mystery partners based solely on a glimpse of their feet.
- Blasting Beneath 14th and A
Contractor C.D. Elmore is drilling into cement gravel to carve out a new foundation for a downtown landmark.
- The Buried Forest Beneath Denny Hill
Excavations for a new industrial facility in Seattle reveal a startling subterranean history: an ancient, preserved forest resting 22 feet beneath the city's surface.
- The Beachcomber's Grim Find
A duck hunter discovers a severed foot on the shores of Useless Bay, leaving behind a mystery that would never be solved.
- A Tragic Railroad Accident
A young man loses both feet after falling between train cars while riding illegally.
- The Secret Under the Floorboards
A detective story unfolds in a Seattle household as a hidden diary and a loose floorboard reveal the chilling truth behind a murder.