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| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 7 |
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| 1895 | 56 |
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| 1898 | 11 |
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- City Council Targets 'Disorderly' Tenements
A new ordinance aims to clear out homes deemed a public nuisance based on the 'customs and habits' of residents.
- The First House, Lost
A historic residence is reduced to ashes in Kettle Falls due to a faulty flue.
- Goldendale Mill Lost to Fire
Volunteer firefighters saved the surrounding lumber yard, but the Beckett mill plant was completely destroyed by a boiler room blaze.
- The Cold Shoulder for Bryan in the Palouse
A local editor dismisses the national hype surrounding William Jennings Bryan's campaign visit to Colfax.
- The Swarm Descends on Okanogan
Farmers in Okanogan County are battling a historic infestation of grasshoppers that threatens the region's entire wheat yield.
- The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington's presence at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- A Heartbreaking Scene of Poverty
After a mother dies in North Yakima, authorities discover seven children starving in the family home.
- The Mysterious Death at the Eureka House
A man found dead in his hotel room in Whatcom leaves behind conflicting stories of a brutal beating by footpads and the possibility of a gambling-induced suicide.
- The Body in the Duwamish
A missing merchant’s identity is confirmed through the gruesome discovery of his belongings, heightening fears of foul play in Seattle.
- A Bloody Struggle at the Wharf
A dockside confrontation leads to a violent stabbing, shedding light on the tensions surrounding labor and safety in the growing port of Seattle.
- The Unexplained Ending at Snoqualmie
A local saloon keeper was found dead with a bullet through his heart, leaving behind a revolver six feet away and a town full of questions.
- The Real Estate Boom of the 'West End'
Developers pitch the sweeping vistas of West Seattle as the city's future crowning jewel, borrowing praise from a San Francisco journal to lure investors.
- Saloon Watchman Fired After 'Alcoholic Exuberance'
A newly hired watchman and his companion turn an Old Standard saloon into their personal party space, leading to an arrest.
- The Suspicious Death of Mrs. Wanda Kalem
The body of a woman who vanished from her Auburn home was discovered on the tracks, prompting a suspicious death investigation by local authorities.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Banker Linus E. Post
After leaving his wife and daughter in Tacoma, a prominent banker vanishes to Europe under a cloud of financial mismanagement.
- The Seattle Athletic Club Claims Madison Park
Local baseball clubs strike a deal for a new home field, with plans for tracks and modern amenities.
- A Nighttime Siege Ends in Surrender
Alonzo Reeves, who shot a deputy sheriff, surrenders after an overnight standoff in his barricaded home.
- The City Council Bribery Probe
A committee is formed to investigate rumors of vote-buying surrounding a lucrative new telephone franchise in Tacoma.
- Seattle's Winter Crisis of 1892
Bureau of Associated Charities report reveals hundreds of desperate applicants and a city struggling to support its unemployed and sick during November.
- The Child Who Vanished in Plain Sight
A toddler wanders off near First Street and is found covered in blood, sparking fears about Seattle’s crowded streets.
- The Man Who Would Make Seattle Beautiful
A landscape architect from Cleveland arrives in the Pacific Northwest with a radical proposal: tear down the ugly retaining walls and let nature take over.
- The Injuries He Wouldn’t Explain
John Turner died at Seattle’s Pacific Hospital after refusing to say how he was hurt. A coroner’s inquest may be the only way to find out.
- Spokane Police Crack Down on Free Speech
Nineteen members of the IWW are jailed after defying a city ordinance prohibiting street oratory.
- Mystery and Possible Foul Play in Oting
A reclusive elderly man has vanished from his home under suspicious circumstances involving blood and bullet holes.
- The Salt Water Summer of 1878
Before indoor plumbing and private beaches, Seattle's waterfront was the city's shared, chaotic, and joyous summer escape.