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  1. Mystery Crash on the Interurban

    A passenger train plows into a loaded freight car near O'Brien, leaving commuters shaken and investigators baffled.

    Jun 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesO'Brien, Kent, King CountyDisasters

  2. Success and Agriculture in the White River Valley

    An observer notes the thriving farms and new infrastructure transforming the landscape near Seattle, highlighting the agricultural potential of the region.

    Mar 18, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Price of Convenience in the White River Valley

    A model dairy operation is threatened not by failure, but by the overwhelming success of nearby transit and real estate.

    Dec 29, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  4. The Kent Races: Peanuts, Lemonade, and Suspicion

    While the crowds at the Kent track grew, the betting remained sluggish amid rumors of a fixed race.

    Jun 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyNightlife

  5. The Deputy Who Outdrew Tom Blanck

    Wounded in the wrist and neck, John Shepich recounts the railroad-track shootout near Kent—and insists that the fatal bullet was his alone.

    Apr 18, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. Nine Minutes to Acquit: A Kent Killing Ruled Self-Defense

    A jury took barely nine minutes to free a longtime King County man who killed a neighbor with a pitchfork after a quarrel over money on the road home from Kent.

    Jun 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyTrue Crime

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