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| 1876 | 2 |
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| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
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| 1886 | 1 |
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7 stories matching shanti
- The Shack at the Foot of Blanchard
After arresting three burglars, detectives discover a cache of stolen goods in a North Seattle shanty, linking the suspects to a series of housebreaking crimes.
- The Ghost Town of Gray's Harbor City
An abandoned boom-town remains standing in silence, a monument to the reckless real estate speculation of the era.
- Razor Attack at Lynn's Sawmill
A studious sawmill worker turned on his coworkers, slashing a man in a dispute over a poker game.
- The Waterfront Land Wars
A railroad company wins an eviction suit against waterfront 'squatters,' highlighting the precarious state of living for those occupying valuable tide lands.
- The Mayor's Midnight Pyre
When smallpox struck an Indigenous chief in 1877, the mayor of a nascent Seattle turned to fire to stop the contagion.
- The Tragedy of a Lonely Settler at Hines Lake
A young Chicago transplant drowns in a remote lake after a fishing trip ends in a mysterious, fatal accident.
- Fire Scare at South Eighth and Dearborn
A fire in a small stand caused a panic among nearby residents, who mistook a white man’s warning for a police raid.