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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1919 | 3 |
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- A Midnight Knock, a Hidden Fortune, and a Brutal Beating on Vashon Island
Two men demand an old rancher's money, bind and club him, then ransack his cabin for a cache of cash. Seattle police arrest a suspect—and then the victim's wife.
- The Temperance Movement on Vashon Island
A report on the Grand Lodge of the I.O.G.T. session, highlighting the rising influence of local temperance activism.