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| Year | Stories |
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| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
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- A Sudden Tragedy at the Homestead
A quiet farming life in Seattle ends in a moment of accidental violence when a young man meets an untimely end.
- A Saloon Shootout Averted
A Montana man faces justice after drawing a pistol in a Mill Street saloon over a gambling dispute.
- The Newspaper Boycott of 1884
A Seattle newspaper fights back after liquor interests threaten an advertising boycott over municipal election coverage.
- The Safe-Crackers of Princeton
After a string of brazen robberies in Princeton and Coulee City, detectives use decoys to bait a trap for the thieves.
- Tragedy at a Remote Tie Camp
Two children perished in a flash fire at a logging camp near Snoqualmie.
- The Day Seattle Turned Against its Neighbors
A look inside the 1886 trial records as civic leaders and residents testified about the forced expulsion of Seattle's Chinese community.
- Tragic Hunting Accident on Lopez Island
A newly arrived settler loses his life in a freak firearm accident while preparing his homestead.