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| Year | Stories |
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| 1890 | 2 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
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- A Saw’s Deadly Snap: A Local Man’s Leg Shattered by a Flying Blade
In a grim reminder of the dangers inherent to Aberdeen’s booming timber industry, A.J. Fields suffered a compound fracture of the femur when machinery at Karr’s new mill exploded in violence last Friday.
- The Deadly Silence of the Mill
A young fireman is killed instantly when a mill boiler explodes, leaving the community to wonder how his body was thrust beneath the furnace.
- A Lamp Explosion on Second Street
A mother survives a harrowing escape from a late-night house fire that threatened the entire neighborhood.
- The Boomtown Blueprint: How Aberdeen Bet Everything on the Railroad
In 1890, Aberdeen was a raw, booming frontier outpost betting its future on becoming the 'Duluth of the Pacific' through massive infrastructure expansion and industrial speculation.
- The River's Mystery
A young businesswoman visiting her family in Aberdeen vanishes while rowing alone on the Wishkah River, sparking a frantic and desperate search.