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3 stories matching werner
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- The Bunco Man’s Cold Feet
After swindling a local man out of his savings, a group of confidence men returned the stolen cash in fear of the law.
- Tacoma's Anti-Boodler Council Seizes Power, Demands Accounting of City Funds
A new coalition of Republicans and Populists takes control of Tacoma's city council, stripping power from the old guard and launching an investigation into the city's $720,000 bank deposit. Mayor Orr's appointments are blocked as the finance committee prepares to audit every bank.
- Ballard Businesses Devastated by Early Morning Fire
A grocery store and adjacent saloons were lost in a significant blaze, with one family narrowly escaping the flames.
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- German War Losses Reach Kennewick
A local grain mill manager receives word of his brother-in-law's death on the Western Front.
- The Tragic End of 'Wienerwurst Charlie'
A young immigrant street vendor in Tacoma takes his own life, leaving behind little but a nickname and a grieving brother.
- A Baron Among the Sawmills
A Westphalian nobleman trades the Old World for a homestead in the Grays Harbor country, hoping to bring his new bride to a bustling frontier town.
- The Sudden Passing of Ole Eine
A longtime laborer at the Weatherwax mill collapses on his way home, leaving behind a family across the ocean.
- WWI Veteran Sent to Sanity Commission in Prosser
Local man B. W. Wright, suffering from injuries sustained during overseas service, is evaluated by a sanity commission.
- A Violent Dispute on the White River
A German laborer and two employees of H. C. Jefls trade blows in a roadside altercation that lands both parties in front of a judge.
- Horrific Mill Accident Near Spokane
A sawmill proprietor is killed instantly after becoming caught in machinery while clearing a chute.
- Sauerkraut vs. the Burglar
A serial burglar is finally caught, but his most memorable encounter was a failed heist at a boarding house.