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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 39 |
| 1877 | 22 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 43 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 55 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 64 |
| 1892 | 172 |
| 1893 | 153 |
| 1894 | 119 |
| 1895 | 117 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 75 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 52 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
41 stories matching discov
- The Day Seaton Went Up in Smoke
A devastating fire tore through a Washington sawmill town, proving how quickly the industrial heart of the frontier could vanish.
- The Tragedy of the Forgotten Pallet
Police discover the body of a man in a squalid Seattle boarding spot, highlighting the grim conditions faced by laborers in a rapidly growing, exclusionary city.
- The Thief Who Stole a Watch and Then Returned It
A clumsy pickpocket at a Congregational picnic discovers that stealing from his neighbors isn't as rewarding as he expected.
- The Buried Wealth of King County: Seattle’s Industrial Rise
How a series of accidental discoveries and ambitious railway projects transformed the coal industry around Seattle, turning the region into an industrial powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Hidden Scourge on the Rooftop
When a cigar factory worker in Seattle was discovered to be rotting from a mysterious disease, it sparked a local panic over health, labor, and the limits of the city's care.
- The Mysterious Blast at the Waterfront
A loud explosion near the Seattle waterfront panicked residents, leaving authorities to discover nothing but a pile of burning rags.
- Inquest Held for Remains Found in Seattle Cellar
A jury convenes to address the discovery of unidentified Chinese remains in a cellar, raising questions about municipal neglect and health risks.
- The Loss of a Landmark: Cyrus Walker’s Port Gamble Home
A catastrophic early-morning blaze consumes one of the finest residences in Port Gamble, resulting in a loss valued at over five thousand dollars.
- The Boat That Bit a Rock
A steamship captain discovers a rock wedged entirely through the hull of his vessel, yet she never leaked a drop.
- Tragedy in the Woods Near Lone Prairie
A woman experiencing a mental health crisis locked her home and set it ablaze, killing herself and her four children.
- An Infernal Machine on the Tracks
A dangerous, home-made bomb was discovered on the streetcar tracks in Seattle, chilling a city already tense from labor agitation.
- The Great Timber Land Heist
Federal investigators uncover a widespread scheme where syndicates used ‘fictitious names’ and paid off desperate men to seize Washington’s valuable timber lands.
- The Dramatic 'Dynamite' Incident at the Whatcom Mill
A quiet Bellingham neighborhood was shattered when a private residence was leveled by a mysterious blast, sparking a urgent search for the perpetrators.
- The Masquerade Scandal of 1885
A Seattle man is arrested for cross-dressing at a public masquerade ball, leaving society columnists to offer their moralizing take on his 'vice.'
- The Brutal Toll of a Pacific Northwest Winter
A traveler, lost in the woods near Seattle, fights for his life after days of exposure in sub-zero conditions.
- The Strange Disappearance of Nellie McNeil
After a frantic police search, a woman reported missing is discovered living in a rooming house above a local saloon.
- The Railroad's Greed: How the Northern Pacific Extorted Kittitas County
Newly discovered reports reveal how the Northern Pacific railroad company used its immense corporate power to extort land from settlers and small-town business owners in Kittitas County.
- The Well in the Wenas
A local carpenter, suffering from the effects of alcohol, met a gruesome and solitary end after falling into a spring in the Wenas Valley.
- The Moose in the Kitchen
When an unexpected visitor crashed a domestic scene in Huntsville, a group of women took matters into their own hands.
- A Deadly Jealousy in Pioneer Seattle
A brutal double murder on a quiet morning reveals the fragility of domestic peace in 1885 Seattle.
- The Arrest of Addie Woodward
A young Seattle woman is found cross-dressed and intoxicated in a Pacific Avenue saloon, sparking a moralizing headline in the local press.
- Fatal Fall from a Cascade Bridge
A young bridge builder falls thirty feet to his death on the Northern Pacific railroad line, leaving a grieving mother in Oak Harbor.
- Chinatown Ash and Ember: A City Under Siege
A devastating fire levels the Chinese quarter in Tacoma, leaving the community in ruins and stoking the fires of anti-Chinese agitation.
- The Perilous Wreck of the Steamboat at Ozette
After a devastating storm, a ship's crew and passengers faced a harrowing survival on the coast, clinging to the remnants of their vessel and the lighthouse keeper's mercy.
- The Ghost of Haunted Spring Was Just a Bottle of Rheumatic Medicine
A pioneer camping near Lake Washington finds his dog paralyzed with terror by a 'weird, unearthly wailing,' only to discover the source was a discarded bottle of cure-all tonic.