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- The Mysterious Death at the Eureka House
A man found dead in his hotel room in Whatcom leaves behind conflicting stories of a brutal beating by footpads and the possibility of a gambling-induced suicide.
- The Midnight Raid on the Roberts Store
Creditors and a sheriff's deputy staged a dramatic, late-night seizure of a Whatcom dry goods firm after a suspicious mortgage filing.
- The World-Famous 'Nonpareil' Comes to Fairhaven
Jack Dempsey, the legendary middleweight champion, brings a high-profile glove contest to the local Casino Theatre, electrifying the town.
- The Girl Who Ran Away: A Battle for Custody in Whatcom County
When W.M. Hart returned from British Columbia with a young girl he had sent to school, he sparked a public feud with her father, revealing the complex realities of child welfare and family law in the Pacific Northwest.
- Lummi Tribe Asserts Reservation Rights Against Fishermen
Armed tribal members detain eight foreign fishermen in Hales Pass, leaving local authorities powerless to intervene.
- A Politically Charged Stunt in Whatcom
When an election bet turns into a street-side performance, the local hospital reaps the benefit.
- A Life Lost in the Sewer Trenches
A laborer was crushed by falling rock in a Whatcom sewer trench while his comrades helplessly watched.
- A Legal Battle for an Inheritance
The abandoned son of an early Whatcom pioneer fights for his father's homestead after collateral heirs sell the land out from under him.
- The Passing of Edward Eldridge
Washington loses a foundational figure who helped shape the state from its territorial beginnings.
- A Majority of 108 from Seventy Voters
The territorial election returns smelled of the ballot box: Whatcom County, with barely eighty voters, reported a majority of 108 for Stevens.
- The Rescue of Little Pearl
A lawman retrieves a young girl from a neglectful situation in Whatcom after her parents fall into a cycle of crime and separation.
- The Horror in Happy Valley
A husband confesses to murdering his wife and burying her remains under the roots of a stump, only to be discovered months later after tending to the site.
- The Treasurer’s Empty Coffers
A trial begins in New Whatcom over missing public funds, with the defendant maintaining an air of 'stolid indifference' while his family watches.
- A Convict’s Violent Outburst in Whatcom Court
A notorious criminal threatens a judge with violence before being transported to the state penitentiary in Walla Walla.
- Gunfire in the Streets of Bellingham
A local marshal engaged in a dangerous foot chase and shootout near a boiler works to apprehend a pair of counterfeiters passing bogus bills.
- The Deadly Spring-Gun Trap of Whatcom
A laborer seeking shelter in a boarded-up cabin is killed instantly by a rigged shotgun, sparking a legal inquiry into property traps.
- Sudden Death of a Whatcom Minister
Rev. J. V. Dimon, a former minister who recently took a job as a mill timekeeper, dies suddenly on a streetcar.
- The passing of Edward Eldridge, a Whatcom pioneer
A sailor-turned-settler who played a pivotal role in the early development of Bellingham and Whatcom County dies at 73.
- The Palace Revolt at the 'Fairhaven Herald'
When an editor and a business manager clash over editorial integrity, the result is a swift, cold, and public firing.
- 130 Waterfront Owners, and Nobody Knows Where Their Land Is
A boom-era plat, a harbor replatted by the state without regard to it, and a tide land commission trying to untangle the mess at Whatcom before the courts get it.
- A Deadly Dispute on the Whatcom Road
A rancher takes his own life after a violent domestic confrontation and a days-long standoff with the sheriff.
- The Trial That Stoked a Mob: The Swiloos Case
After an accused murderer was acquitted, the citizens of Whatcom waged a campaign of social ostracism against the jury, reflecting deep racial tensions and extrajudicial outrage in 1892 Washington.
- A Wave, Unbarricaded Doors, and the Wreck of the Buckeye
The wrecked steamer is found near Fairhaven as passengers blame the mate and a drowned Anacortes liquor dealer goes to the grave without an inquest.
- A Young Mother Died After Being Taken From the People Caring for Her
Caroline Erickson, a Swedish immigrant who had just given birth, was removed to St. Joseph’s hospital against her will and died the next day; the woman who sheltered her blames the charity.
- Betrayal and Bloodshed at Chuckanut Bay
A poultry farming partnership in Bellingham ends in a horrific murder-suicide after years of mounting suspicion and personal strife.