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102 stories matching haunt
- Capturing the Wild Great Northern Route
A photographer describes the thrill of documenting the newly opened Great Northern railway path, from the roaring falls of Spokane to the desolate, ghost-haunted ruins of McCartysville.
- The Tragedy of Stephen Collins: A Squak Valley Life Lost to Paranoia
A haunting account of a young man whose mounting mental distress led to a fatal end on the edge of the wilderness.
- The Ghostly Exhumation on the Hill
A grieving widow and a procession of mourners perform a mysterious, haunting ritual to rebury a man murdered in the streets of Seattle.
- The Ghost on the Forest Trail
A lone rider’s remains, discovered near Enumclaw, spark a haunting reflection on the anonymous lives lost in the rush to settle the wild West.
- The Ghost in the Water Mains
Seattle residents plagued by terrifying subterranean thumping discover the culprit is local utility infrastructure, not a haunting.
- The Scandal That Nearly Ruined the Colonel
A prominent Seattle businessman finds himself the center of a moral firestorm when rumors spread that he was ‘squeezing’ the factory girls—but the truth was far more mundane.
- The Ghost Shipment of Charles B. Langtry
A skeptical investigation into a mysterious opium shipment highlights the rampant corruption and 'Inspector Afloat' complacency haunting the Alaska-Seattle steamship route.
- The Ghostly Note of Joe Davis
After his wife’s death in Oregon, a man jailed in Seattle took his own life in his prison cell, leaving behind a haunting, misspelled confession that claimed they had died for each other.
- The Haunted Steamer: A Maritime Labor Standoff
When the steamer Premier broke a propeller blade, her superstitious crew blamed a 'hoodoo' fireman—sparking a strike and an emergency standoff on the Puget Sound.
- The Clambake at Olympia: A Congressman’s Final Days
Journalist Charles Prosch recalls the Pacific Northwest visit of Representative James Brooks, whose brilliant career ended in a disgrace that haunts political history.
- The Unseen Conflict at the House of the Good Shepherd
A desperate mother and a firm mother superior navigate the complex, often heartbreaking task of institutionalizing a 'headstrong' teenager in late 19th-century Seattle.
- The Ghost of the Streetcar Line
A Seattle streetcar driver recounts the haunting memory of a boy he once lashed with his whip, only to learn later that the child was dying.
- The Child Who Built Everett’s Prosperity
A haunting, fictionalized account of the daily drudgery faced by child laborers in the early 20th century.
- The Tragic Disappearance of a Deserter
Sailor Frank Lyman deserted the Henry Failing in Tacoma and is believed to have drowned swimming ashore.
- The Theater Manager's Midnight Exit
A local theater manager vanishes into the night after pocketing ticket receipts and leaving a trail of unpaid debts and angry performers.
- The Return to the Restricted District
Tacoma officials shift policy toward segregating the 'disorderly element' into a designated district, reversing previous attempts at city-wide enforcement.
- The Street Characters of Old Seattle
A profile of the city's unofficial icons, including 'Old Pencils' and the newsboys 'Limpy' and 'Red,' revealing a glimpse into the gritty, vibrant life of Front Street.
- 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.
- Deadlock in Olympia: Allen Four Votes Short as Legislators Flee
The Washington state legislature remains gridlocked over the election of a U.S. Senator, with Senator Allen stuck at 41 votes and political maneuvering turning farcical.
- The Empty Crib at the Corner of Third and Union
A quiet, haunting reflection from 1876 Seattle on the enduring grief of losing a child and the keepsakes that remain.
- Seattle's 1877 Plea: Build a Wagon Road Over the Cascades Before Portland Steals the Inland Empire
With no railroad yet across the mountains, a Seattle newspaper argued the city's future depended on a wagon road to Yakima—before Portland grabbed the inland trade forever.
- A Frontier Political Vendetta Over Voting Rights
A decade-old shooting incident in Oregon returns to haunt a Seattle man, sparking an unusual legal battle over his right to cast a ballot.
- The Temple of Thought: Snohomish Builds Its Own Athenaeum
A visiting orator declares the new Snohomish Athenaeum a 'temple of science, literature, and art,' rising from the wilderness to preserve the intellectual legacy of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Unsolved Disappearance of John H. Wisely
A man disappears from his home in broad daylight, only for his body to be discovered days later on the shores of Elliott Bay.
- The Bunko Men and the Judge
A Seattle judge is under fire for releasing two known con-men on cash bail—funded, ironically, by the very money they stole from their victims.