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- A Family Reunited After Five Years of Silence
A man's long search for his wife and children ends in Ballard after a misunderstanding led to a mistaken belief that he had died.
- The Dog That Saved a Family from the Flames
A loyal terrier’s frantic barking alerted the occupants of a Seattle home to a midnight fire, saving ten lives when silence would have meant death.
- The Lion in the Boiler Room
When a traveling circus lion escaped into a Seattle industrial district, two workers found themselves trapped in a boiler-house, staring down a predator while attempting a quiet rescue.
- The Prizefight That Killed a Boxer
A police lieutenant faces suspension for failing to stop a brutal, fatal sparring exhibition at the People's Theater.
- Hop Picker Kills Intruder in Midnight Stand-off
A teenage hop picker at a South Prairie ranch shoots and kills an unidentified man during a confrontation at a barn.
- Suspicious Boarding House Fire Under Investigation
A fire discovered in a Seventh Street boarding house basement, complete with kerosene-soaked bedding and abandoned documents, suggests a deliberate attempt at arson.
- The Cattle Swindler of Jackson Street
A crafty imposter poses as a logging tycoon to steal three pairs of oxen, only to be caught when the victim spots his stolen livestock at the local stockyards.
- Firebug Terrorizes North Walla Walla
A series of mysterious barn fires and a woodshed blaze keep police on high alert.
- The Great McNeils Island Prison Break
Two convicts who vanished while building jetties for the government spark a frantic, bloodhound-led manhunt across the Puget Sound.
- The Great Border Horse Smuggling Escape
A persistent carpenter tries to outrun the law through a blind canyon to avoid customs duties on his prize stallion.
- A Scandalous Escape and Elopement in Tacoma
A prominent Tacoma man's affair with his friend's schoolmate ends in a bizarre jailhouse arrest after a botched elopement involving the man's own child.
- The Hunt for an Assassin
A violent robbery attempt in Butte, Montana, triggers a manhunt in the Seattle Chinese community, as local leaders fear a dangerous fugitive has arrived by steamer.
- Lack of Communication Leaves Latona Business to Burn
A grocery store and home in the Latona neighborhood was lost to fire while the family could not reach the fire department.
- The Bucket Brigade That Saved a Block
Two brothers woke to smoke and falling embers in a Third Street lodging house, then doused the roof fire before the department could even join the fight.
- The Great Train Robbery Clue
A ten-minute fuse found near the tracks sparks theories that the bandits who held up the Northern Pacific train are ex-railway men.
- Betrayed by the Pianist: A Night at the Dove Dance Hall
After a laborer was drugged and robbed in a dance hall, the perpetrators were undone not by the police, but by the vengeful testimony of a woman scorned.
- The Palace of God on Fourth and Spring
A grand architectural marvel marks the rise of the First Presbyterian Church from a tiny frontier congregation to a pillar of Seattle’s establishment.
- A Fatal Misstep on the Waterfront
A seaman tragically dies after a fall between the ship and the coal bunkers at the Oregon Improvement docks.
- The Lonely End of an Umbrella Mender
After refusing medical aid and struggling in solitude, an elderly man dies in his downtown shop.
- The Great Alarm Debate
Walla Walla’s City Council considers whether to invest in a modern fire alarm system or rely on an improvised network of city telephones.
- Public Health Alert: Smallpox in Snohomish and Howe Sound
Health officials attempt to contain outbreaks of smallpox, closing schools and churches to curb the spread of the disease.
- The Firebug's Last Exit: A Tacoma Lodging-House Owner Hangs Himself
After firemen foiled his attempt to burn his own lodging house for insurance, Carl Haesbseche walked out before breakfast, rigged a twine noose, and stepped off a platform.
- A Close Call on Washington Street
A carpenter’s spilled lamp sets a roof ablaze, only for an alert officer to stop the fire with a well-aimed kick.
- The Burglary at Seventh Street
A bold thief breaks into a local doctor's home, only to be outsmarted by his own clothing choices.
- Drunken Thieves Caught Arguing Over Their Booty
An alert officer captures a group of men who could not stop fighting over the split of a ten-dollar robbery.