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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 22 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 55 |
| 1893 | 41 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 45 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
6 stories matching peac
- The Backyard Brawl That Rattled 1882 Seattle
A neighborhood dispute over a ballgame turned physical, prompting a public argument in the local paper about the nature of justice and the legitimacy of 'backyard' law.
- The Miser and the Missing Gold
A cautionary tale of a man who loved his gold more than his own peace of mind, only to find that hoarding it under a stone offered no security from the opportunistic thief.
- Midnight Elopement: Judge Canned Saves the Day for King County Lovers
When Mary Hayes' father forbade her union with Gilbert McKinley, the couple didn't run away to Canada—they ran to Justice of the Peace Cannon at midnight. A local romance that proves love conquers all, even paternal disapproval.
- The Trial of Ferdinand Falkenbarg
A shooting incident involving the 'Duke of York' and his family sparks outrage in Port Townsend, revealing the complex, fading status of local Indigenous leaders in the frontier era.
- The Lynching of Aldy Neal: A Mob’s Midnight Justice in Rockford
After escaping custody for horse theft and returning to his hometown under the guise of visiting his sister, a young man named Aldy Neal was intercepted by an armed mob north of Rockford and hanged from a tree limb.
- The Orphan’s Plea: A Poem That Moved Seattle to Tears on Decoration Day
As the city honored Civil War dead with solemn processions and speeches, a young girl’s grief over her father’s unmarked grave brought the Grand Marshal to tears.