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309 stories matching jack
- The Great Rabbit Scourge of 1916
A brutal winter and lack of food drives starving jackrabbits into the heart of Richland's orchards.
- The Adjutant General, the Tent Dealer, and the Missing $175
Tacoma's adjutant general denies trading guard business for a vote, but Jack Holleran has disappeared, leaving a disputed bill and a whiff of patronage politics.
- The Shadow Over Lake Washington
As the controversial Miller murder trial neared its conclusion in 1887, witnesses scrambled to untangle a web of shifting alibis, mysterious lake boatings, and a missing Winchester rifle.
- Theft and Capture in the Shingle Camps
A spree of petty theft in Everett and Snohomish ends in a muddy arrest.
- An unfortunate encounter with a detective
A citizen is fined for confronting an undercover officer after a heated exchange near the circus grounds.
- The Opium Smuggler Who Beat Prison by Oversleeping
A Tacoma jury convicted Jack Forbes of smuggling 110 pounds of opium—but the defendant slept through the verdict, and the judge let him go until a new trial.
- The Trial of Dr. Jack
An elderly Indigenous man is sentenced to three years of hard labor in a case that drew crowds of grieving community members to the courthouse.
- Search Party Sent for Two Missing Hunters
A hunting trip to the mountains near Tucannon turns into a desperate search for two missing young men.
- The Steamer Stella and Her Pocket-Knife Crew
Traveling the Chehalis River was a rugged endeavor that relied on passenger grit and a box of matches.
- The Gold Rush Tycoon Who Pledged to 'Wear a Silk Hat' in Seattle
Jack Dalton, the legendary Yukon frontiersman and claim-jumper, buys land on Queen Anne Hill with plans to build a mansion and move his family from Alaska.
- Chief Willard Smashes the 'Black Jack' Tables
Police Chief Willard ended a South Third Street gambling operation by raiding the game and tossing the furniture off a high fence.
- The Salmon Strike on the Sound
Local fishermen take a stand against cannery owners over piece-work wages.
- The Strange Disappearance of the Tolt Lodge Treasurer
After vanishing for months with the Good Templars' insurance money, Jack Balsha is found dying in a British Columbia camp, clearing up a grim local mystery.
- The Marriage Trials of Jack and Mrs. Smith
A domestic dispute over alleged infidelity and threatening letters spills into open court, captivating a curious Walla Walla public.
- Thirty-Three Acres and a Question of Heirs: A Native Estate Argued in Chinook
A probate courtroom fills with White River Indians, most seated on the carpet, as a judge who once rode Chinook jargon as his Pegasus weighs whether to sell a dead man's land to pay his debts.
- The Marriage That Lasted Less Than A Week
A young woman in Tacoma files for divorce after discovering her husband was a bigamist and a serial liar who tried to use her as a pawn against her Prohibitionist father.
- A Woman, a Gate, and a Smoking Log Pile in the Huckleberry Mountains
Two prominent Stevens County farmers and a drifter called 'Tennessee Jack' are jailed after two hunters stumble on charred human bones nine miles east of Cedonia.
- The Horseshoe Saloon Robbery
A young ranch hand’s night out ends in a courtroom drama after his money and watch vanish in the back of a saloon.
- Five Arrested for Raiding Front Porch
A household’s belongings left on a Seattle porch proved too tempting for a group of passersby.
- The Remarkable Life of Mrs. Jack Scoopes
One of the oldest women on the Puyallup reservation, who saw the land change before Tacoma was founded, passes away at an estimated age of 100.
- The Unruly Guest at Harry Thompson's
A violent tavern dispute in 1887 Seattle turns into a police matter when the assailant returns to town, knife in hand.
- A Fatal Ride on the Grant Street Line
Jack Collins, a nurse at the poor farm, met an instant death after attempting to navigate the rails while intoxicated.
- Salmon War on the Waterfront
Seattle fishermen organize a new union to challenge cannery owners over falling fish prices.
- The Hardened Life of Alaska Scout Jack Dalton
The storied frontiersman, known for guiding famous explorers and surviving bloody business feuds, reflects on his violent history in the North.
- The Amateur Sleuths Who Caught the Richland Post Office Robbers
A year after the mail was stolen, five men finally split a $600 federal reward — and the one now somewhere in the Atlantic on a hospital ship has no idea.