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- Forest Fires Ravage the Dosewallips Valley
Families flee their homes and bury their possessions as a massive, uncontrollable blaze sweeps through the settled Hood Canal valley.
- A Relic of the Ancient Rainforest
A state forestry official unearths a cedar log with a spruce growing over it, dating back to 1680, to be showcased at the World's Fair.
- The Water Works Cash Scandal
A former water superintendent admits to using bill funds to cover mysterious cash shortages, triggering an explosive office row.
- The Pacific Mill Roars Back to Life
A dormant shingle mill is set to restart operations this spring under new ownership and with expanded capacity.
- Acquitted in Five Minutes: The Girl Accused of Poisoning a Child
A packed Seattle courtroom erupts when Hildegard Rundberg is cleared of murdering little Richard Parker with 'Death to Rats' rat poison — the jury needing barely five minutes to set her free.
- The Black Diamond Wrestling Grudge
A boastful challenge leads to a bizarre wrestling match in the Black Diamond mining camp, resolved in mere seconds.
- The Bakeman Block Consumed in Snohomish
A pre-dawn inferno destroys the downtown commercial core, barely sparing city records from the collapse.
- Ballard’s Shingle Mills Roar Back to Life
After months of silence due to litigation and economic uncertainty, the neighborhood's mill economy gears up for a busy winter.
- The Evangelists Come to Aberdeen
A pair of traveling preachers fill the Methodist church, blending fire-and-brimstone theology with the wit of a circus ringmaster.
- Regents Plant a Flag (and an Umbrella) at the University
University of Washington regents scramble over stumps and brush to select the permanent location for the new campus main building.
- Capturing the Wild Great Northern Route
A photographer describes the thrill of documenting the newly opened Great Northern railway path, from the roaring falls of Spokane to the desolate, ghost-haunted ruins of McCartysville.
- Trapped on the Columbia River Ice
A bank cashier and his stage coach driver find themselves stranded on shifting ice flows until an Indigenous horseman orchestrates a daring rescue.