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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 103 |
| 1893 | 87 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 27 |
273 stories
- Railroad Strike Leaves Workers Battered in Handcar Collision
When strikers were stranded by the Great Northern shutdown, a risky attempt to travel by handcar near Monroe ended in a violent crash, sending workers to an emergency hospital.
- The House That Blocked the Train
A standoff between a homeowner moving a house and the Everett street railway leads to suspended service and a tense municipal conflict.
- The Hypnotist of Renton
A domestic dispute involving a 'hypnotist' neighbor turns violent, leading to arrests and a strange day at the local courthouse.
- A Failed Arson Attempt in Everett
A mysterious fuse and a kerosene-soaked room threatened a downtown business block.
- The Iron Horse Reaches Snohomish
After years of reliance on slow steamboats, the town of Snohomish gains a permanent link to the outside world via the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway.
- The War for the Riverfront
A ruthless railroad tug-of-war in Snohomish County pits the Northern Pacific against the Seattle road for control of the Snohomish River valley.
- The Masked Intruder on the Pilchuck Farm
A farmer finds a masked stranger in his cattle pen at midnight, leading to a fatal, chaotic confrontation that ends in a shooting and a coroner's inquiry.
- The Iron Road Blasts Through the Cascades
A traveler describes the relentless, army-like advance of the Great Northern Railway as it carves a path of dynamite and steam through the rugged Skykomish River wilderness.
- A Widow’s Fight for the Heart of Everett
A legal battle erupts over property rights in the rapidly growing city of Everett, pitting a grieving widow against the powerful Everett Land Company.
- The Gold Rush in the Cascades
A grueling journey into the rugged heart of the Cascade Mountains to document the boom town of Monte Cristo, where millions in infrastructure are being poured into a dream of mountain-sized ore.
- Fatal Stabbing at the Pioneer Hotel
A tavern dispute in Sultan turns deadly as a rancher kills a hotel proprietor following an election day argument.
- Five Drown in Port Gardner Storm
An Everett boating party, including a local professor and his family, vanishes after attempting to cross the storm-tossed bay against warnings.
- Survival in the Flooded Cascades
Two miners emerge from the mountains after fifty-two hours without food, describing a desperate retreat from a flooded mining camp.
- Winter Fire Hazards Destroy Snohomish Block
A saloon lunch counter grease fire guts multiple buildings in the freezing cold, prompting calls for a permanent fire department.
- The Notorious Outlaw of Snohomish County
A local sheriff tracks down a notorious outlaw and forger in a Port Angeles jail, only to find the prisoner remarkably unbothered by his pending trial.
- The Price of Red Tape in Everett
After a man is left to die from neglect, local observers point to a fractured county bureaucracy that prioritizes procedure over the lives of the indigent.
- Tragedy at the Monte Cristo Road
A powder explosion near the Getchell supply depot has reportedly left three men dead, prompting an urgent request for coffins from Snohomish.
- Tragedy Strikes the Monte Cristo Road Construction
A rockslide kills five workers on the Monte Cristo road, leaving no survivors and bodies missing in the river below.
- Vanished on the Snohomish
A yacht found drifting near the mouth of the Snohomish River sparks fears of a drowning tragedy involving a party of five.
- Smallpox Outbreak Spreads Through North Sound Logging Camps
As cases of smallpox multiply in Snohomish and Great Northern railroad camps, residents demand that the city quarantine travelers arriving from the north.
- The Toll of the Pest House
Health Officer Limerick tallies the human cost of the smallpox epidemic in Snohomish.
- A Night of Gunfire and Ropes in Sultan
After two men shot up a saloon and robbed laborers, a vigilante crowd nearly took justice into their own hands in this rural mining and rail town.
- The Resilience of Sing Sing Henry
An Americanized Chinese resident of Snohomish, who abandoned traditional dress to escape expulsion, seeks to prove his citizenship.
- A Deadly Saloon Dispute
A disagreement over the price of a beer inside a Board of Trade saloon leads to a fatal shooting on the sidewalk.
- The Salmon War at the Cannery
Striking fishermen and cannery owners reach a stalemate, with union members calling out the owner of the Mukilteo operation for intimidating laborers.