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6 stories matching wan
- Wan Lee Answers Lawsuit From Former Laundry Partner
After twenty years in business together, the laundry proprietor denies hoarding profits and says he has offered his former partner the books and the business.
- The Night of the War Dance: A Frontier Survival Story
A young fur trader, caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions during the Indian Wars, finds his only salvation in the quick thinking of a woman named E-wan.
- Justice Humphrey Settles a Rental Fraud
A tenant accused of forging receipts to avoid paying rent to her landlord is ordered to pay up after the court rejects her falsified documents.
- The Laundry Business Dispute
A lawsuit reveals the hidden profits of a Chinese laundry operation on Fourth and Main streets.
- The Tragedy of a Seattle Clairvoyant’s Victim
A woman has been committed to the asylum at Steilacoom after a self-proclaimed 'clairvoyant' convinced her he was controlling her life through electricity.
- The Goat Meat Grift
A Seattle housewife takes matters into her own hands after a local butcher tries to swindle her.
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- Brutal Assault in Wa Chong's Building
A man preparing for sleep is robbed and slashed in a violent late-night attack.
- The Price of Turning Informant
A Seattle man is targeted for retaliation after allegedly reporting his neighbors to the police for opium use.
- The Weight of a Pawned Watch
Haunted by the shame of an unpaid debt and lost gambling funds, a Seattle man takes his own life in the lodgings above Wa Chong's store.
- The Opium Dream of Lee Fook Bow
After surviving a suicide attempt on a train, a Chinese man is convinced he has died, visited heaven, and been reborn as a different man.
- The Abandonment of Ong Let
A Chinese domestic servant faces death alone in the hospital after his community fund dries up and authorities offer no help.
- Two Chinese Men, Forged Papers, and the Exclusion Law's Long Reach
Federal officers in Seattle charged Wah Ah Ling and Wang Chong with being in the country illegally, setting off a paper chase over certificates, residence and a Washington Street address.
- An Escape From Chinatown
The first wife of a prominent merchant attempts to flee her unhappy marriage, sparking a chaotic confrontation in the alleyways of old Seattle.
- The Bureaucratic Limbo of the 'Mogul' Passengers
Chinese laborers who returned from China face legal hurdles and suspicious scrutiny from federal authorities in Seattle.