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| Year | Stories |
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| 1878 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
6 stories
- The Mercer Slough Fugitive
After escaping Steilacoom asylum by turning blankets into a rope, William Miller—a man once acquitted of a high-profile Lake Washington murder—is on the loose, sparking terror in the homes near Mercer Slough.
- The Cake-Walk Controversy: When Morality Met Modernity in Bellevue
A local violinist’s moral objection to a high school charity dance nearly sparked a riot, dividing the town between tradition and progress.
- A Fatal Fall at Meydenbauer Bay
A local rancher met his end in a tragic construction accident while building a new home for his family on the shores of Lake Washington.
- Cutting Miles Off the Commute
New county infrastructure aims to connect Mercer Slough to Lake Sammamish via ferry, slashing the travel distance to Seattle from thirty-eight miles to just ten.
- The Glasshouse Farm That Fed Seattle's Hotels
In 1898, an editor toured a Lake Washington model farm where seven greenhouses and a prize Jersey herd supplied the city's finest tables.
- A daring descent into the dark
Two women make history by descending 2,000 feet into the Oregon Coal Company mine at Coal Creek.