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- The Making of a Young Gambler
An old-timer reflects on the inevitable slide into the high-stakes gambling dens of the territory.
- The War on Lice in the Hop Fields
A local hop merchant reveals the specific, labor-intensive chemical formula needed to save the crop from blight.
- A Man Shot Dead Over a Disputed Chip in a Seattle Saloon
A friendly dice game turns lethal when the stakes are raised a dollar a throw — and the shooter's trial hinges on the character of every man at the table.
- The War on the Hop Louse in Puyallup
As growers struggle with a partial crop failure and a late season, local farmers debate the best scientific methods to save the region's hops.
- The Mayor's Quick Cash Scheme
A satirical look at a Western town's mayor who used the city marshal to arrest citizens solely to collect court fines and fund his poker game.
- Razor Attack at Lynn's Sawmill
A studious sawmill worker turned on his coworkers, slashing a man in a dispute over a poker game.
- Sunday Poker at the Union Club Draws a Police Raid
Detectives Philbrick and Hart entered the exclusive Union Club on Front Street, found men hiding chips, and carted away two loads of furniture and cards.
- The Last Stake: A Gambler's Ruin at a Seattle Card Table
A cautionary tale of a high-rolling stranger, a priceless gem, and the silent, unblinking eye of the house lookout.
- Police Raid Pike Street Poker Room
Seattle authorities seize gambling paraphernalia from a cigar store, leading to a test case for local law enforcement.
- The Curious Catch at Meighan's Wharf
A local fisherman pulls an unlikely stowaway from the depths of Elliott Bay.
- Police Raid a Pioneer Square Poker Game
Officers break up a high-stakes poker game at the New Zealand House, arresting the 'cappers' and seizing evidence.
- The Key-House Raid: Seattle Police Break Up a Gambling Club
Chief Rogers raided the Union Club in the Cobb Block, seizing 1,150 chips and 63 decks of cards—and arresting two men who each claimed to be in charge.
- The Waterfront Confidence Game
A sailor from the U.S. steamer Grant learns a hard lesson about poker and 'accommodating' strangers on the waterfront.
- A Police Raid on the Iroquois Club
Detectives break up a poker game at the Iroquois clubrooms, highlighting ongoing tensions between gambling houses and city law enforcement.
- The Night the Police Looked the Other Way
Barely a week after a showy 'raid,' five gambling houses on Washington Street were back in business — and everyone in the lower quarter knew it.
- The Hop Lice Crisis in Puyallup
As hop lice decimate the region's vines, farmers scramble for a solution to salvage the failing harvest.
- A $10 Bill, a Loaded Dice Game, and a Fatal Shot at the Hotel Northern
Paul K. Page's preliminary hearing lays out how a friendly dice game in a Seattle saloon turned deadly when a disputed ten-dollar bill ended in murder — and how the state's star witness had secrets of his own.
- A Two-Dollar Chip, a Drawn Revolver, and a Death in the Hotel Barroom
A gambler named Page goes on trial for shooting Harry Fraser dead in the barroom of Seattle's Northern Hotel — a killing that began over the change from a $20 bill.
- The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse
Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.
- The Banker and the Brass Brick
An unnamed Aberdeen financier fell for the classic 'antique gold' swindle, paying $5,000 for a metal bar that turned out to be mere brass.
- A Punch-Up Over a Chambermaid
A political fixer accused of theft turns his ire on a harbormaster who offered unwelcome romantic advice.
- The Great Cross-Dressing Chase
A suspected shooter outwits Seattle police during a high-speed chase by shedding a wig and woman's dress, disappearing into the darkness of the waterfront.
- The Sheep Rancher Who Broke the Bank
A mysterious visitor from the Yakima sheep country creates a stir in a Seattle faro parlor, outplaying the professionals and baffling the house.
- The Midnight Raid on Seattle's Gambling Halls
A surprise police sweep through Seattle's gaming dens sends hundreds of players scrambling into the rainy streets, leaving gambling tools and jail cells in their wake.
- Seattle Goes Door to Door to Dig Its Canal
Volunteers bank nearly $28,000 in a single day, pushing the $800,000 Lake Washington Waterway fund close to its goal — with everyone from banks to hardware clerks chipping in.