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- An Escape From Chinatown
The first wife of a prominent merchant attempts to flee her unhappy marriage, sparking a chaotic confrontation in the alleyways of old Seattle.
- Everett Socialists Rally for Lawrence Strikers
Local unionists and radicals pack Liberty Hall to protest the brutal treatment of striking textile workers in the East and send a formal message to the President.
- An Indigenous Burial Site Exposed by Rains
Heavy winter storms have unearthed a historic burial ground on the Walla Walla River, revealing items from the Hudson Bay era and beyond.
- A Morphine Death at the Concord House
Allan McDonald, a Toronto-born piano player struggling with morphine, was found dead in a Seattle rooming house with a jealous letter beside him and 85 cents in his pocket.
- The Mysterious Death of 'Chris' in Wenatchee
A quiet gambler found dead in his bed with his pockets cleaned—was it a simple robbery, or did a local woman know more than she was saying?
- Kennewick Mobilizes for World War I
Local women organize a Red Cross auxiliary and plan a patriotic rally to support the nation as conflict looms.
- Fifty Jobs and a Logging Camp Pull Newport Out of the Panic
A new McInnis Brothers logging contract south of town gives nearly fifty men six months of work and eases a winter of post-panic unemployment.
- Newport’s Railroad Future Takes Shape in a $150,000 Yard
The Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad unveils plans for terminal yards, depots, switches and a loop through old and new Newport—and west-side farmers lobby for the line down the Calispel valley.
- The Pend Oreille Swells Toward a Record Crest
Heavy rains in Montana send drift and broken booms downstream, threatening Newport’s mills and log supply.
- The Duke Who Dropped In: A Wealthy Widow Marries a British Peer in Seattle
On June 20, 1898, the Mayor of Seattle officiated the wedding of Mrs. Hammarskjöld and the Duke of Marlborough, drawing crowds and high-society witnesses to City Hall.
- The Shadowed Rooms of Washington Street
A reporter dives into the underground 'stud poker' dens of 1880s Seattle, where railway men and laborers wagered their wages against the house.
- The Waterfront Opium Mystery
A suspicious midnight sloop sighting and a conversation overheard on the Lake Union shoreline lead police to believe a massive shipment of contraband has been landed.
- The Teenaged Inventors of North Seattle
Two brothers, aged 13 and 15, harness the power of electricity to drive boats, light homes, and saw wood along the Seattle waterfront.
- Newport's Fire Alarm Was a Church Bell—Until It Moved
When the Congregational church bell left its old belfry, Newport lost the only way to sound a fire alarm. A telephone company offered a $100 fix.
- The Ostrich Under the Workbench
Seattle Police Chief Butterfield storms a waterfront gambling den only to find a player attempting to hide with his head under a bench.
- A Nighttime Confrontation at the Brooklyn Lodging House
A woman tracks her husband to a rooming house, smashes a door, and claims to have caught him in a scandal—while the husband insists he was simply a victim of mistaken identity.
- A Ghastly Industrial Hazard
A horse is destroyed after a horrific accident at a railroad switch.
- Unidentified Remains Found in the Duwamish River
A body discovered near the race track prompts a grim discovery and a hasty burial at the county farm.
- The Man Who Couldn't Sleep: A Murderer's Five-Year Nightmare Ends in Seattle
William Devitt, a fugitive from a Pennsylvania railroad murder, surrenders to Seattle police after five years of wandering the South, claiming his conscience has finally caught up with him.
- Shingle Weavers Push for an Eight-Hour Day
At their annual convention in Marysville, Washington, labor delegates debate the future of the industry and the path to a shorter workday.
- The Man Who Vanished Into the Fog: A Barber’s Final Journey
Coroner Cross and Dr. Root piece together the identity of a decomposed body found near Salmon Bay, linking it to a boarder at the Commercial Hotel who may have taken his own life with morphine.
- The Tribune Editor and the Colonel: A Duel of Paper and Fists
A simmering political grudge in 1878 Seattle boiled over into a public brawl on the street after an editor criticized a local Colonel in print.
- The Wage-Theft Struggle of 1887 Seattle
Working women in the late 19th century fought back against exploitative employers who withheld pay, turning to labor unions to recover their stolen wages.
- A Wedding Night Heist in Georgetown
A newlywed couple returns from a day out to find their home ransacked, though the thieves showed a strange sense of etiquette.
- The Hotel Thief Who Slept Under the Same Roof He Robbed
Sat Sanguinetti begged the Rainier Hotel's manager for a place to sleep, then used a skeleton key to strip its guests of diamonds and gold — until a private watchman caught him red-handed.