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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 2 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 19 |
| 1892 | 45 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 40 |
| 1895 | 36 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
383 stories matching catch
- The Unmaking of a Marriage
A teenager’s elopement ends with her father forcing her into the House of the Good Shepherd.
- The Dark Perils of the Tide Flats
A lonely worker from a nearby lumber camp is found drowned after losing his way in the pitch-black darkness near the waterfront.
- The Gambling Den Raid
After the Post-Intelligencer exposes the police department's cozy relationship with local gambling halls, authorities are forced to act.
- A Local Bootlegger Arrested
An officer catches a man red-handed in a tent near the gas house, highlighting the ongoing tension of the era's restrictive alcohol laws.
- Police Pawn Shop Registry Catches Thief
An early technological shift in policing—the 'watch-book' system—allows detectives to track down stolen goods in record time.
- Kennewick Citizens Nab Depot Burglar
A quick-thinking group of Kennewick locals catches a safe-cracker in the act at the old passenger depot.
- A Quick-Thinking Child Saves the Barn
A young girl's keen observation stops a potential disaster when she spots a fire catching in the hayloft of her family's barn.
- The Bering Sea Bounty of 1889
A schooner arrives in Seattle with 50,000 pounds of fresh halibut, marking a rare high point in a market otherwise starved for salmon and halibut.
- Makah Sealers Face Forfeiture
Federal authorities move to seize two schooners owned by Makah sealers for violating international sealing regulations off Cape Flattery.
- Carnival Performer Critically Injured
A teenage girl performing a 'loop-the-loop' stunt in Tacoma suffered catastrophic injuries due to alleged equipment negligence.
- The Stolen Name of the Mountain
A rare 1883 editorial lamenting the erasure of Indigenous names and the commodification of the landscape.
- Tragic Drowning at Squak Slough
A laborer loses his life while attempting to secure a log boom near Derby.
- Fire Threatens Major Snohomish Mill
Workers and citizens labor through the afternoon to save a prominent local lumber mill after its dry kiln catches fire.
- Sauerkraut vs. the Burglar
A serial burglar is finally caught, but his most memorable encounter was a failed heist at a boarding house.
- Fort Walla Walla's Day of Strength
Soldiers competed in a series of athletic trials at the local fort, featuring track events, feats of strength, and a greased pig race.
- Aberdeen Fishermen Hold the Line for a Better Price
The fishermen's union signs for 4 cents a pound—nearly triple the buyers' opening offer—and vows to stay with the contract as packers try to undercut it.
- A Marshal's Fruitless Hops-Field Chase
A warrant execution goes wrong when a marshal spends half a mile chasing the wrong man through the hops vines.
- The Opium Runners of Port Townsend
Customs inspectors engage in a high-stakes boat chase after catching smugglers unloading contraband in the dead of night.
- The Colonel and the Dog Catcher
A Democratic campaign rally ends in chilly indifference, punctuated by a bit of slapstick oratory.
- A Captain’s High-Stakes Mutiny on the Sound
When the ship Richard III was libeled by creditors, the captain held a deputy marshal at gunpoint to make a daring escape.
- Tragedy at Moore's Pond
Two young brothers perish in a drowning accident while their mother and a nearby observer look on helplessly.
- The High Price of Opium Smuggling
A ship's cook is arrested in Port Townsend after attempting to bribe an inspector to ignore a hidden cache of opium.
- Thief Caught Red-Handed at the Lansing Hotel
A young man looking for a room is thwarted by a vigilant saloonkeeper who catches him searching through hotel belongings.
- The Captain Returns from the Dead
Sensational rumors of a shipwreck off Cape Flattery vanish as the captain of the schooner Ella sails safely into Tacoma.
- The Great Jack Rabbit Roundup
Over 250 hunters converged on the Two Rivers country for a massive, organized drive against the jack rabbit population.