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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 42 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 39 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 196 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 129 |
| 1895 | 164 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 61 |
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| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 70 |
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| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
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| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,493 stories matching dead
- Tragedy for the Portland Elks
An excursion train bound for an Olympia picnic plunges into a ditch near Chehalis, leaving many dead and injured.
- The Deadly Cost of Quackery
A Spokane family turned to an unverified 'sure cure' for smallpox, leading to tragic loss of life.
- The 'Corpse' Who Sat Up and Ran for the Bay
A wharf loafer mistaken for a corpse startled undertakers when he sat up in the receiving box, bolted for the water and fled uptown.
- The Tragedy at the Eagle Annex
A woman is found dead in a tent and her companion lies near death, leaving police with a grisly mystery and no murder weapon.
- The Lonely End of a Mission Lodger
A man identified as George W. King was found dead in a cheap Seattle lodging house, revealing the precarious lives of the city's vulnerable.
- The Ghost of Octavia
In a small cabin near Spokane, a widower finds comfort in a persistent, loving vision of his long-dead wife.
- The Day the River Ran Red: A Tacoma Tragedy
In a brutal dispute over territory and pride, 'Negro Bob' was shot dead by Kennek Joe in Tacoma, highlighting the violent intersections of race, labor, and frontier justice in 1877.
- Early Whitman County Pioneer Found Dead in Hotel
H. S. Young, a prominent early settler of Whitman County, passes away in a local hotel while seeking relief from illness.
- The Everett Massacre
A bloody confrontation between I.W.W. free-speech protesters and a citizens' posse leaves six dead and scores wounded on the Everett waterfront.
- The Tragedy at the New Seattle Coal Mine
A catastrophic explosion at the Newcastle mine leaves two workers dead, exposing the deadly stakes of coal production in the Pacific Northwest.
- An Italian Fruit Dealer Beaten to Death in His Tacoma Cabin
Conchilla Siverdore, 32, was found dead in his bed at Nineteenth and D streets, his skull crushed and three stiletto wounds over his heart. Two of his neighbors were arrested on suspicion.
- A Locked Door, a Dead Wife, and Three Doctors' Verdict
Spokane's rumor mill churns after a restaurateur finds his young wife dead on the floor of their locked room—until a physician's panel rules out foul play.
- Suspicious Deaths Aboard the Princess Louise
Health officials examine the bodies of three Chinese men found dead on a steamer arriving from Victoria.
- The Sudden Death of William J. Kulp
A Seattlite collapses on First Avenue while out for a morning cigar, leaving behind a family and a community in shock.
- Horror on the Great Northern Rails
A head-on collision near Edwall leaves two trainmen dead and locomotives in flames, marking a deadly period for the railroad expansion.
- The Dance Hall Regular and the Broken Gun
A failed pawn shop transaction in a Commercial Street shop leads to an arrest and a look into the city's 'suspicious' nightlife figures.
- The Coupling Pin Murder: Unidentified Man Found Slain Near Thorp
A well-dressed stranger, brutally beaten and stripped of identifying papers, is found dead along the Northern Pacific tracks—his killer still at large.
- Nine Hundred Sheep Lost in Canyon Tragedy
A massive herding disaster in the Yakima territory leaves nearly a thousand sheep dead in a canyon.
- The Gold Hunter Who Vanished in Seattle
An electrical engineer accused of homicide in Honduras disappears after weeks in Seattle, leaving a dead companion and an unanswered expedition behind.
- The Smoke House Kid Comes to See His Dead Chief
A fugitive from a deadly Seattle jailbreak is caught on the street and taken to the morgue, where he stands over the body of the outlaw Tom Blanck.
- The Heppner Flood Survivors Found
After being reported dead repeatedly, three orphaned grandchildren are finally recovered and brought home to safety.
- Four Dead at the Two-Mile Trestle, and a Verdict That Names No One
A coroner's jury concludes that an overland train was wrecked by unknown hands, leaving an engineer and three privates dead and the community without an arrest.
- The Killing of Baker Jim
A prominent farmer and chief is shot dead in an Okanogan saloon after the proprietor refuses him service.
- The Mystery of the Man on Brannan Place
A brutal murder discovery in Seattle sends a shockwave through the city after a dock worker is found with his pockets turned inside out.
- The Maple Leaf Housekeeper Feud
A physical altercation between two men over a housekeeper leads to a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.