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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 2 |
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5 stories
- The San Mateo Blown Apart in Semiahmoo Bay
A coal-hauling steamer is rendered a floating wreck by a sudden gas explosion, leaving the crew battered but alive.
- Embezzlement Scandal at the Border
A Blaine deputy collector of customs is arrested for pocketing government import duties, sparking fears he might have fled across the international line.
- The Passing of a Pioneer
John Cain, a sturdy rail-splitter and pioneer of the Puget Sound, passes away in Blaine at age 86.
- The Sea-Faring Buck of Blaine
A steamship crew takes a detour five miles offshore to rescue a exhausted deer lost at sea.
- The Great Blaine Trousers Heist
A group of burglars target a local drug store owner’s home with a very specific, bumbling objective: stealing the guests' pants.