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- May 13, 1888The Queen City’s Timber Heart: Inside Seattle’s Lumber BoomA detailed look at the seven sawmills powering Seattle’s growth, the wages of the men who cut them, and a massive waterfront land deal that signals the city's future.West Seattle, Seattle
- Dec 3, 1891A Tramp's Alibi: Thirty Tumwater Witnesses and a Murder Conviction UndoneA poor itinerant tinker was jailed for a Tacoma murder until residents of a small Thurston County hotel town swore he was miles away. The state Supreme Court ordered a new trial.Tumwater, WA
- Jan 23, 1895Thirty Ballots and No Senator: Olympia's Republican Caucus Breaks ApartAfter thirty futile ballots, Wilson's supporters bolted rather than back Ankeny, leaving Washington's Republican legislative caucus deadlocked and King County's delegation exposed.Olympia, WA
- Aug 18, 1899The Abandoned Souls of the NorthTragic reports from the Yukon reveal that ill gold-seekers are being expelled by Canadian authorities, leaving them to fend for themselves on American soil.Western Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1903The Prosecutor Says He Is Not in the Gamblers' PocketSeattle's prosecuting attorney goes on the record to deny a deal with a gambling fixer, and dares the sheriff and the chief of police to bring him a single witness.Seattle, WA
- Dec 3, 1903A Missing Word Nearly Derailed Bellingham's First City ElectionWashington's Supreme Court ruled that Whatcom and Fairhaven could hold a combined city election in December 1903, reading past a clerk's drafting error to honor the legislature's intent.Olympia, WA