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- The City's Experimental Bike Lane
Walla Walla tests a new $140 wooden bicycle path on Alder Street to solve the issue of rough cinder trails.
- The Criminal Odyssey of 'Little Tom' Wallace
From stealing famous paintings in San Francisco to robbing a Seattle hotel, the notorious career of a career burglar ends in a local cell.
- Tragedy at Cle Elum: Twelve Tons of Dynamite Explode
A catastrophic explosion at a mining magazine claims multiple lives, including a former Lynden pioneer.
- The Dike That Wasn't Built
Cusick's levees saved 500 acres of grain, but Dike District No. 1 lost its season to a right-of-way feud—and now heads to court to condemn the land it needs.
- Tragedy at Eagle Gorge
A broken rail causes a catastrophic train derailment, leaving two dead and scores injured.
- The Science of the Double Shock
Kennewick housewives master a high-stakes food preservation method to support the wartime conservation effort.
- The Meteor That Set a Lagoon Boiling
A blazing object fell from the sky over Chimacum, terrified Jefferson County farmers who thought the world was ending, and left a lagoon bubbling hot enough to cook eggs hours later.
- The Mystery of the Apple-Boring Wasp
An entomologist from Pullman descends on Lynden to investigate a bizarre fruit-eating worm that defies known science.
- The Clerk’s Odd Sales Pitch
A farmer learns a strange and aggressive new way to test if his wife is 'sound' while shopping in 1877 Seattle.
- Tugboat Crashes into Merchants' Wharf
A mechanical failure sends a tug steaming into the trestle, scalding a cook and shaking the vessel to its bones.
- The Housewife Who Hunted a Burglar
After weeks of missing groceries, a Seattle woman takes matters into her own hands with a Colt revolver.
- The 'Toe Social' of Tacoma
A mischievous fundraising dance where bachelors bid on mystery partners based solely on a glimpse of their feet.
- Seattle's First Electric Streetcar Test
An experimental electric motor pulls a coach with thirty passengers up a steep incline in a successful trial run.
- A Boiler Explosion on the Steamer Monticello
A fireman is fighting for his life after a high-pressure steam pipe failed mid-voyage near Kingston, marking the second such accident for the vessel.
- The Grand Hotel Suicide and the Two Men Who Weren't There
Carl Eggert's letters, translated after his death, describe imaginary pursuers, a son lost to suicide and a small estate divided with jarring practicality.
- The Price of Perfection in 1877 Snohomish
Before the fairground became a modern fixture, a meticulously itemized list of premiums reveals what pioneer families valued most—from the size of a prize turnip to the skill of a young girl's hand-stitched dress.
- Seattle's Sewers Were Cracking All Over Town — and the City Engineer Blamed the Dirt
A furious letter writer insists the pipes broke not from 'percussion' but from the very worst kind of trench work — and points the finger straight at the man in charge.
- The University Chemist’s Low-Cost Dynamite
A University of Washington professor proposes a state-manufactured explosive to slash land-clearing costs for farmers.
- A High-Society Wedding at Trinity Church
Seattle's social elite gathered to celebrate the marriage of a jeweler and the daughter of a prominent local citizen.
- The Ghost in the Water Mains
Seattle residents plagued by terrifying subterranean thumping discover the culprit is local utility infrastructure, not a haunting.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad's War on Seattle
An 1886 rail schedule change reveals a corporate conspiracy to strangle the city's growth in favor of town-lot speculation.
- The Pioneer Priest Who Cleared the Forest for a Church
In 1883, Father Frefontaine laid the cornerstone of a grand new cathedral in Seattle, reflecting on a journey that began with clearing dense timber by hand to serve a tiny, fractured congregation.
- The Great Grape Carnival Canning Catastrophe
A local canning contest turns messy when improperly processed fruit leads to an explosion in the Commercial Club rooms.
- The Kentucky Saloon's Bitter Lesson
A local saloon keeper faces legal consequences after a 12-year-old boy is found in a state of delirium from consuming whiskey and beer.
- The Garrison Creek Brawl
A horse trade gone wrong ended in a violent, multi-generational melee that left an entire family bloodied in court.