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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching unum
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:unus, ununa, unusu, unnumb, unutil, unassum
- The Bachelor, the Rancher, and the $5,000 Mail-Order Bride
A Sumas rancher looking to turn his land into a fortune turned to the 'Heart and Hand' matrimonial columns to find a wife with capital.
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- The Trial of Ursula Unfug
The woman accused of murdering Olympia editor Thomas Henderson Boyd is bound over for trial in a scene of somber gravity.
- The Oxford of the Pacific Northwest
A traveling correspondent visits Seattle's Territorial University, witnessing a thriving center of learning and a student body embracing the 'equal rights mania.'
- The Midnight Vandal at the Standard Office
An editorial office in Olympia faces a late-night visit from an assailant armed with an effigy and firearms.
- The Fight to Fund the Territorial University
Legislators debate the future of education in Olympia, questioning the status of the University's land title and its academic standards.
- University Regents Sue State Over Missing Endowment
A legal fight breaks out over 200,000 acres intended to fund the University of Washington's future.
- The Colonel, The Schoolmaster, and the Writ of Mandamus
When a Seattle teacher enforced a strict attendance policy, a local parent sued to force the school to readmit his son. The Chief Justice’s ruling settled a tug-of-war over authority that echoes in modern classrooms.
- The Unholy Row at the Pool Hall
A local hothead turned a Sunday game of billiards into a brush with death after a botched pistol shot.
- University Students Petition for Club Control
A campus dispute at the University of Washington boils over as students demand the return of a student-run boarding system, citing hygiene and quality concerns.