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  1. Cowboy Terry Caught Running Chinese Immigrants Across the Sumas Line

    A notorious border outlaw, already linked to a fatal shootout, is arrested by customs inspectors after a stolen railway speeder is stopped south of Sumas.

    Mar 6, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Kidnaping of Sam

    A witness speaks out against the detention and deportation of a Chinese laborer by a local official.

    May 29, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance

  3. The Smuggler Who Ran a School for Contraband

    A smuggler caught near Sumas taught Chinese immigrants American geography to help them evade border officers.

    May 26, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  4. Smuggling Across the Border

    A new team of customs officials is struggling to curb the flow of undocumented Chinese laborers entering the U.S. through the northern boundary, as local agitators reportedly run wild.

    Oct 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  5. Cowboy Terry, the Chinese Smuggler, and the Ghost of a Deputy’s Killing

    Caught smuggling Chinese laborers near Sumas, “Cowboy” Terry waives examination and is bound over—while insisting a fatal 1892 shooting began with other men’s guns.

    Mar 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  6. 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.

    Apr 24, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  7. The Commissioner's Conflict

    Commissioner Williams denies avoiding Banker Atkins's case, calling the 100-mile warrant assignment unnecessary.

    Nov 26, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyCity Hall

  8. The Unintended Urban Pioneers of Sumas

    Two land developers scouting for a new townsite find themselves unexpected fathers to a pair of bear cubs.

    Feb 13, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  9. A Close Call with a Cub in the Woods

    A young boy's attempt to capture a bear cub nearly ends in disaster when the mother bear returns to defend her offspring.

    May 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

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