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702 stories matching attack
- Brutal Assault on the Reservation
An Indigenous man is found critically injured near Union Gap after an alleged attack by drunken companions.
- The Tragic Confinement of Almira Woolery
A young mother is committed to the state asylum after suffering from postpartum psychosis, illustrating the stark medical realities of the 1880s.
- Blood in the Streets of Pioneer Square
A violent, late-night altercation outside a Seattle waterfront house leaves a man severely beaten and a 'desperate' assailant in custody.
- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pistol
A Tacoma newspaper editor survives a point-blank assassination attempt after writing a stinging column about a local rival's reputation.
- The Spokane Judge Who Dozed on the Bench — and Admitted Using Morphine
A legislative committee closes its impeachment inquiry into Superior Judge Arthur, while his defenders explain that the sleeping was simply 'a restful position' brought on by neuralgia.
- Seattle Paper Warns Chinese Money Could 'Cede the Pacific Coast to China'
An 1880 editorial attacks Chinese campaign contributions to Garfield, casting the Pacific coast as a racial prize.
- The Battle of the Bluffs
A pack of greyhounds brings a swift, bloody end to a local coyote, turning the riverbanks into a scene of primal, rural drama.
- The Patent Medicine Hustle on Front Street
A Seattle reporter investigates the miraculous 'medical inhalations' of an advertising physician, uncovering a trail of dubious health claims and desperate patients.
- The Price of Criticism
The editor and business manager of a Tacoma cartoon weekly are indicted and jailed after publishing claims that city officials and financiers were 'faking' municipal bond sales.
- A Neighborhood Brawl at the Hiteshue Home
A domestic dispute involving rocks, clubs, and an angry dog leads to a shooting incident in Tacoma.
- Spokane City Council Scraps Saloon Reform
A controversial ordinance aimed at removing 'boxes'—secluded rooms in saloons often used by women—was defeated in an acrimonious session.
- A Violent Prison Break in Early Seattle
A brutal struggle erupts in the King County jail as desperate inmates ambush the jailer in a failed escape attempt.
- Brush Fire Consumes Hay and Hog Pens at Costello Ranch
A routine cleanup of orchard waste turns into a local disaster when a sudden wind catches the rancher's winter feed supply.
- The Silent Epidemic: Diphtheria in 1880 Seattle
A harrowing, vivid account of the early stages of diphtheria, a 'perplexing theme' of illness that terrorized families and baffled medical practitioners in the Washington Territory.
- Railroad Standoff at the Coal Bunkers
A high-stakes blockade at the Puget Sound waterfront reveals the tense territorial battles between the Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines.
- A Refused Dance, Then a Club and a Bottle of Acid
Hannah and Ida Jensen were walking home from a dance when a man clubbed them and threw nitric acid in their faces; police arrested a Northern Pacific engineer who had been refused by one of the sisters.
- The Brutal Robbery at Long Lake
A victim is tortured and throat-slit by highwaymen in a shocking Kitsap County attack.
- The State’s Battle to License Horseshoers
Olympia attorney T. M. Vance challenges the constitutionality of a law requiring professional registration for blacksmiths.
- A Nighttime Stabbing in Downtown Seattle
A witness reports a violent, unexplained knife attack at a downtown intersection, yet the victim vanished before help could arrive.
- Hunger and Accusations in Renton
Two Chinese workers were placed on trial for allegedly stealing food from a store they claimed withheld their wages.
- A Threat to Seattle's Urban Canopy
A state official warns residents about an invasive insect species infesting trees on Madison Street.
- A Hammer-Wielding Wife in Chehalis
A domestic dispute in Chehalis turns violent when a wife allegedly attacks her husband with a hammer after he accuses her of infidelity.
- A Life Cut Short on Jefferson Street
The sudden passing of Charles F. Galbraith, a young Seattle resident of noble qualities, leaves the local public in mourning.
- A Nighttime Siege Ends in Surrender
Alonzo Reeves, who shot a deputy sheriff, surrenders after an overnight standoff in his barricaded home.
- Brutal Assault and Robbery in Tacoma: Mrs. Peckman Beaten by Unknown Thug
A 57-year-old woman is brutally attacked and robbed in Tacoma, leaving her severely injured and the assailant at large.