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28 stories
- Union Sailors Clash With Non-Union Crew at Port Gamble
A violent confrontation breaks out as union men attempt to remove a non-union crew from a barkentine, leading to seven arrests by a federal marshal.
- The Midnight Smuggling Ring at Oyster Bay
Customs officials track a clandestine operation smuggling Chinese laborers into Washington via the mudflats near Olympia.
- Suspicious Death of Indigenous Woman Near Charleston
An Indian woman was found dead in a canoe after an evening of drinking; local authorities noted a suspicious head wound.
- The Battle for Port Orchard's Dry Dock
Local residents petition the Navy to investigate alleged contractor favoritism in the growth of Charleston.
- The Deadly Foggy Collision at Point No Point
A $126,000 maritime lawsuit pits victims against a coal-carrying steamer after a fatal 1892 collision in the fog.
- The Volga Smuggling Ring Busted
Federal authorities zero in on ship owners and captains accused of running Chinese immigrants ashore near Olympia.
- The Ill-Fated Theft of the La Paloma
A steam launch stolen in a confidence scheme is found wrecked in a remote bay near Victoria, British Columbia, with no survivors reported.
- The Dog Dispute That Led to Murder
A trivial argument over a shot dog escalated into a brutal killing at a remote logging cabin near Chico.
- The Disappearance of Hillman F. Jones
A former Justice of the Peace vanishes from Kitsap County following accusations of financial impropriety.
- A Wedding Gift of Waterfront Land
A Kitsap County marriage is marked by a generous, high-stakes wedding present of property near the U.S. dry dock.
- The $3 Million Renton Estate Battle
Two heirs to a shipping magnate's fortune are fighting to overturn a probate settlement, claiming they were swindled out of their inheritance.
- The Blame Game on the Sound
A schooner and a steamer collided in the dark of Puget Sound; the court’s decision offers a rare look at the chaos of maritime navigation in 1893.
- The Waterfront Standoff
Striking union sailors are outmaneuvered when non-union crews are covertly transported to a ship at Port Blakeley.
- The Coal Miners’ Masquerade Wedding
A wedding in the company town of Black Diamond turns into a spectacle when local miners gatecrash the festivities in full gear.
- A New Town is Born in the Rain
The residents of Port Orchard vote overwhelmingly to incorporate as a new municipality.
- The Great Kitsap County Seat Heist
A peaceful expedition of 150 men and a team of oxen descends on Port Madison to relocate the county records to Sidney.
- The Political Fight for the Port Orchard Dry Dock
An Everett booster attempts to block federal funding for the Kitsap County naval facility in a desperate bid to lure it to his own town.
- The Ferry Monopoly Squeezing Kitsap County
Fruit growers in Olalla organized to fight a steamboat syndicate charging double for their passage.
- The Lonely Wealth of a Puget Mill Watchman
Thomas Greenlow lived a quiet, frugal life as a watchman at Port Gamble for over a decade, only for his death to reveal a secret fortune of $10,000.
- A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape
A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.
- The Dry Dock That Put Puget Sound on the Navy's Map
Senator Squire adds $75,000 to complete the Port Orchard dry dock, a strategic win for Pacific cruisers and a lasting boost for Puget Sound.
- The Snow That Crushed a Schoolhouse Flat
A February storm buries Mason and Kitsap counties under four and a half feet of snow — flattening Seabeck's finest schoolhouse and a Lilliwaup hotel while its owner was away in Seattle.
- Vanished in the Night: The Tragedy of 'Long Johnson'
A well-known Port Gamble boatman disappears in the gale, his cries for help lost to the dark sea.
- A Quarryman’s Fight for Justice
A stone quarry worker sues his employer for over $11,000 after a rockfall left him permanently crippled, citing negligence and ignored warnings.
- The Sidney Post Office Heist
Burglars used black powder to blow the safe of a postmaster in a small town, wrecking the building in the process.