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- A Heroic Sacrifice in the Woods
A 12-year-old boy in Yagar dies while saving his sister from a falling fir tree during a windstorm.
- No Work, Then Gunshots: A Tacoma Family's Despair
Albert McAchren shot his wife and himself in a Tacoma lodging house after a year without steady work; his young daughter survived to tell the story.
- The Mayor Who Vanished: Port Angeles' Populist Chief Goes Missing
Frank McGill left town after a drunken night, gave his wife power of attorney, and was last reported heading for San Francisco—leaving the city council unable to pass ordinances.
- The Mysterious Death of a South Seattle Miser
After a suspicious fire claims the home and life of a reclusive miner, neighbors and local officials clash over whether he was murdered for his gold.
- Two Men Asked to Test a Seattle Schooner. Then They Tried to Kill Its Captain.
A would-be buyer and his genteel companion lured Capt. Jud La Moure into Puget Sound, attacked him with a lead sounding weight, and demanded his gold watch—until he produced a hidden revolver.