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| Year | Stories |
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| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
28 stories matching Bodie
- The Mystery of the Beverly Bridge
A young, well-dressed man is found dead on the Columbia River crossing, leaving behind only a grocery list and haunting questions of foul play.
- Tragedy at Sea: The Loss of the T.W. Lake
Nine bodies have been recovered following the sinking of the steamer T. W. Lake in a deadly gale.
- Body of Harold Lyttle Found Near Vantage
A young boy's life is lost in a ferry accident, highlighting the dangers of river travel.
- Two Loggers Perish in Sub-Zero Tragedy
A falling tree claims the lives of two lumbermen near Elk, leaving their frozen bodies to be recovered by search parties.
- Tragedy in a Walla Walla Hotel
The bodies of a mining investor and a teenage academy student were discovered in a hotel room, sparking a mystery over their final hours.
- Tragedy in Auburn: Four Children Found Dead in Fire
A railroad worker is arrested after his home is destroyed by fire, revealing the brutal murder of his four children.
- The Deadly Secret of the Well House
A man posing as a federal agent is found dead in a hidden moonshine still, leaving behind a curious trail of mystery.
- The Tragedy of a Well-Digger
A local well-digger perishes in a collapse while working on an Arthur Heidemann tract near White Bluffs, sparking a desperate, days-long rescue attempt.
- Discovery of Unidentified Body in the Columbia
A man’s remains, recovered near Coyote Rapids, leave investigators with little evidence beyond dental work to identify him.
- The River's Grimmer Secrets
A gruesome discovery near the Coyote pumping station finally provides a clue to a year-old riverside mystery.
- The Health Movement of 1923
Washington State launches a campaign to convince residents that an annual check-up is as essential as a regular dental visit.
- Avalanche Devastates Great Northern Train in the Cascades
A passenger train stopped on the tracks in the Cascade mountains was struck by a massive snowslide, resulting in multiple deaths and a desperate rescue effort in the snow.
- Four Killed in Everett Bridge Tragedy
Two automobiles collided on the Weadwater Slough bridge near Everett, sending both vehicles and their passengers into twenty feet of water.
- Rattlesnake Hills Oil Race Draws New Leases
Speculators and geologists are betting big on the oil and gas potential of the Rattlesnake Hills, hoping to spark an industrial boom in the desert.
- The High Stakes of Olympia's Final Session
Legislators face political uncertainty as the 1923 session nears its end, with debates over taxation and state spending threatening to ignite the 1924 campaign.
- Benton County Committee Calls for Conscription of Labor
With food scarcity looming in 1917, local authorities propose closing schools early and conscripting the unemployed to save the harvest.
- A Railroad the Valley Needed—and Another Year of Waiting
Federal regulators ordered a fresh hearing on the Wenatchee Southern, infuriating Central Washington growers who said poor transport was costing them millions.
- A Veteran’s Tragic Death at the Orchard Fire
A Civil War veteran, struggling with a health crisis, died after attempting to extinguish an orchard fire on his daughter’s ranch.
- The Shake-up at the Farm Bureau
Washington State’s agricultural leadership avoids a public brawl, ousts its secretary, and pivots toward the cooperative marketing models of the 1920s.
- Tragedy at Long Lake
A duck hunting excursion ends in a desperate, failed struggle against freezing waters.
- Kennewick Men Venture to the Rattlesnake Hills Gas Well
Local business leaders tour a mysterious, productive natural gas well, fueling regional excitement for industrial development.
- Prospecting Tragedy on the Columbia
Two men set out from Prosser in search of fortune, but a capsized boat on the Columbia River left one man lost to the current.
- Ranchers Organize for Agricultural Success
Local farmers convene at the schoolhouse to discuss irrigation, cooperative marketing, and professionalizing fruit production.
- Dreaming of the Priest Rapids Dam
Community leaders and residents meet to push for federal involvement in the massive irrigation project that promised to transform the river valley.
- Farmers Clash Over Costly County Services
A delegation of farmers attempts to defund the local county agent and club leader, sparking a debate over the value of agricultural services.