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| Year | Stories |
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| 1877 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 5 |
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| 1924 | 1 |
8 stories
- The Brutal Killing of Mike Ivancovich
A grocery store owner in Anacortes is murdered in his home by a man known as 'Charley Sam,' sparking threats of vigilantism in the community.
- The Mayor Who Forged His Way Out of Town
After posing as a moral reformer, the mayor of Anacortes was unmasked as a forger who threatened suicide to cover his tracks.
- The Anacortes Land Syndicate's Unraveling
A complex five-day trial over the Fidalgo Island land deal concludes as the court rules the formation of the Fidalgo Land Company did not absolve investors of their debt.
- Tragedy at the Blind Culvert
A locomotive fireman dies after a train plunges into a washout during the Great Flood of 1892.
- The Fiery Wreck of the J. C. Brittain
A freight steamer loaded with lime catches fire after hitting rocks in a thick Rosario Straits fog.
- The Great Anacortes Copper Heist
Lawless elements are discovered on a remote island burning off insulation from stolen trolley lines to sell the copper.
- Anacortes Landmark Reduced to Ash
A mysterious morning fire consumes the Keystone Block, leaving behind only charred timber.
- The Tiny Republic of Anacortes: Boys, Shells, and Self-Government
In 1893, a group of Anacortes boys turned beachcombing into a natural-history club with a constitution, dues, and an exhibition that drew the whole town.