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10 stories matching hancock
- A Debt, a Demand for Money, and Three Shots on a Winlock Street
Richard Hancock, 'dissipated for some time,' pursued his fleeing wife out of the house and shot her three times before turning the pistol on himself.
- Tragic Drowning of School Janitor
A search for health ends in death for a respected member of multiple fraternal orders.
- The Passing of Frank Hartley Jones
Members of the bar and the local press mourn a fellow professional at his Stewart Street residence.
- Lodging House Feud Escalates in Seattle Courts
Seattle jury acquits lodging-house manager Henry Williams, who then has accuser Louis Martin arrested for assault.
- Ballard Stages a Fairytale
Local children perform a charming pantomime at the Ballard Opera House to the delight of the community.
- Fire Devastates Downtown Stanwood
A late-night blaze destroys two city blocks, leaving the community to battle the flames with a bucket brigade after water supply infrastructure fails.
- Tragic Drowning at Snoqualmie Falls
A young civil engineering student loses his life in the currents below the falls while on a fishing trip.
- The Tieton Gold Rush
Seattle mining experts claim they have found a fortune in gold-bearing rock in the Tieton drainage.
- The Pioneers of Whidbey Island Orchards
A look at the early fruit industry in Island County and the lessons learned by the region's first orchardists.
- The westernmost town in America bets its future on a telegraph wire
Ocosta-by-the-Sea, on Grays Harbor, is wired to the world and promoters promise a seaside metropolis — cottages, plank roads, a clam bake and a coming railroad.