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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 42 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 39 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 196 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 129 |
| 1895 | 164 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 61 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
16 stories matching dead
- The Lonely Death on Harris Street
A worker for the Fairhaven Land Company is found dead after a final, downward spiral triggered by isolation and heavy drinking.
- Teenager Charged with Fatal Shooting of Indigenous Man
A tragic confrontation on a La Conner wharf leaves a man dead and the local community in a state of high tension.
- The Okanogan Murder Mystery
A brutal killing on the frontier leaves a community searching for answers.
- The Preacher Who Shot His Client: A Land Grab Gone Deadly
In a bizarre twist of frontier justice, Reverend G. W. Walker allegedly shot settler Herbert Wilson in the breast after a dispute over land titles, revealing a pattern of fraud that had already drawn legal complaints.
- A Saw’s Deadly Snap: A Local Man’s Leg Shattered by a Flying Blade
In a grim reminder of the dangers inherent to Aberdeen’s booming timber industry, A.J. Fields suffered a compound fracture of the femur when machinery at Karr’s new mill exploded in violence last Friday.
- The Tragic End of a Forgotten Life
A young, disabled woman dies in Seattle after surviving a life of exploitation at the hands of 'charitable' organizations.
- Catastrophic Livestock Losses in the Big Bend
A harsh winter decimates ninety percent of range cattle and horses, pushing ranchers to financial ruin as they struggle to save what little remains.
- The Day the Students Dethroned Their Teacher
A classroom revolt in Waitsburg turns physical, leaving a respected educator humiliated and the school district in search of leadership.
- The Strange Desecration of Timmerman’s Grave
After two years in the earth, the body of an executed murderer was dragged from its resting place and anchored in the river.
- Death of a Frontier Statesman
General Robert Huston Milroy, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and former agent of the Yakima reservation, passes in Olympia.
- The Strange Attempt to 'Disincorporate' Sehome
Citizens and property owners are in an uproar over mysterious, potentially illegal efforts to redraw city boundaries and effectively end the existence of Sehome as a municipality.
- Tragedy at Eagle Gorge
A broken rail causes a catastrophic train derailment, leaving two dead and scores injured.
- Tragedy on the Tracks: A Silent Commuter
A deaf man walking to find work near Selah was struck by a train in the night.
- A Runaway Buggy and a Near-Fatal Kick
Deputy Sheriff Dan Simmons faces a brush with death while assisting a stranded woman in the sagebrush near Old Town.
- The Witch Doctor’s Bullet: A Love Triangle in Hoquiam
When a local Indian doctor claimed a young woman was bewitched to death, her grieving father took justice into his own hands, leaving a victim with a bullet in the shoulder and a story that captivated Aberdeen.
- The Oyster King’s Blueprint: How Connecticut’s ‘Submarine Landlords’ Could Save Washington’s Economy
A visiting shellfish commissioner reveals that state-owned oyster beds create wealthier workers and richer treasuries—a radical land reform idea taking root in Aberdeen.