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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 11 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 36 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 28 |
| 1892 | 62 |
| 1893 | 69 |
| 1894 | 61 |
| 1895 | 37 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 28 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
6 stories matching seiz
- The Deadly Prescription of Clifton House
A physician’s sinister plot to poison his young wife for her inheritance ends in a gruesome, ironic justice on the frontier.
- The Great Poker Heist: A Man Steals Glass to Escape His Debts
In a bizarre twist of justice in 1872 Seattle, a gambler fleeing a poker loss was caught stealing window panes from a saloon instead of cash.
- The Collector’s Trap: A Seattle Customs Scandal
A clever merchant’s attempt to recoup a fine through a legislative loophole backfires, leaving him out $500 in an era of federal bureaucracy.
- The Sailor’s Wedding: How a Mother’s Romance Survived a Son’s Revolt
In a dramatic scene on Franklin Street, a sailor and his widow bride outmaneuvered an angry young man with a revolver, proving that love—and the help of friends—can overcome even familial opposition.
- The Tyrant of the High Seas: A Sailor’s Knife vs. a Mate’s Revolver
In a dramatic trial before U.S. Commissioner D.S. Smith, witnesses describe how the first mate of the brig *Sampson* beat a sailor into paralysis with an iron bar and revolver, sparking outrage over maritime abuse.
- The Great Timber Heist: Federal Law Cracks Down on Puget Sound Loggers
In 1872, the U.S. government enforced a strict new law protecting live-oak and red-cedar from unauthorized removal, threatening massive fines and ship seizures for anyone caught logging federal lands without Navy permission.