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- Jan 23, 1886The Legislative Prank That BackfiredA Washington Territory legislator’s attempt to play a humorous political trick on a colleague turns into a serious row over parliamentary decorum.Olympia, WA
- Aug 14, 1892A Nighttime Break-in at Lake UnionA foreman for the Western Mill Company falls victim to skilled thieves who managed to slip his locks.Seattle, WA
- Sep 8, 1893Grim Discovery in a Remote CabinThe discovery of a skeleton and a bullet in a nailed-shut cabin suggests a cold case of murder from the previous year.Beaver, WA
- Feb 27, 1894Police Raid Faro Game at 'Siorah's Old Home'Detectives arrest a dealer after breaking up a gambling operation in a Commercial Street saloon.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- May 4, 1900The Town's Pest House DilemmaA Garfield official and a local doctor clash over who should pay for a young man's post-quarantine clothing.Garfield, WA
- Mar 3, 1911A Union Send-off for the Ranch-BoundEverett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.Everett, WA
- Apr 7, 1911The City's Experiment in Industrial EducationEverett’s night school initiative aimed to teach practical trades to workers, reflecting a new vision of the public school as an engine for broader citizenship.Everett, WA
- Jun 2, 1911The Fraternal Grudge Match at Robbins ParkEverett’s Moose and Elks lodges squared off in a Decoration Day showdown that proved more competitive than any of the fans expected.Robbins Park, Everett, WA