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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 70 |
| 1909 | 42 |
113 stories
- The 'Water Nymph' of the Northwest
At only 19 years old, Marie Arant, daughter of a Seattle lumber king, has rescued five drowning victims from the region's most dangerous waters.
- The Captain of the South Seas Swindle
A smooth-talking grifter poses as a wealthy sea captain in Seattle to fleece hotels and merchants, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and fake credentials.
- The Great Tugboat Escape
A United States marshal is left stranded on the wharf while his prisoner escapes aboard a government tug to Port Townsend.
- Armed Banditry Strikes Auburn
A contractor was accosted by two armed men at his own residence and robbed of a substantial sum of money.
- Tragedy at the Renton Coal Mine
A young miner is killed instantly by a falling boulder while working deep inside a Renton coal drift.
- Fishing Industry Braces for Border Dispute
Tensions rise as the Canadian government claims authority over Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance, threatening the livelihood of local halibut fleets.
- A Year-Old Mystery Ends in a Shallow Grave Near Kirkland
A skeleton found buried outside Kirkland is identified as Alfred Earl Plummer, missing from Seattle since the same date last year—and a revolver beneath the body suggests he died defending himself.
- Seattle's Crackdown on 'Wine Rooms'
City officials move to outlaw private booths and closed 'wine rooms' in saloons to curb illicit activity.
- Summer Beach Cottages Targeted by Thieves
A teacher at Tacoma Public Schools loses $300 in silverware as prowlers return to the Quartermaster Harbor beaches.
- Baseball Magnates Raided in Saloon
Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and other baseball officials swept up in an early-morning police raid on a Seattle saloon.
- Railway Marauders Arrested Near Auburn
Railroad detectives apprehend three men accused of breaking into a Northern Pacific freight car bound for Tacoma.
- Seattle Post Office Clerk Caught Stealing Marked Mail
A postal employee was arrested after inspectors planted marked currency in the mail to catch a serial thief.
- Police Capture Burglary Ring Near Interbay
Four suspects were apprehended without a struggle in Seattle, though police found no evidence linking them to recent high-profile hotel robberies.