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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 23 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 25 |
124 stories matching ear
- A Gruesome Case of Ear Trouble
A logger near Ladysmith undergoes a painful ordeal when a fly turns his ear into a nursery.
- Violent Outbreak at Local Lodging House
A man suffering a mental health crisis killed a fellow tenant before turning the knife on himself in a harrowing scene at a downtown lodging house.
- The Wheels Threw Him Aside: A Coal Heaver's Narrow Escape
F. Brassell fell beneath freight cars at Tekoa's coal bunkers; he lost an ear and most of his scalp but survived the first night.
- Tragedy on a Seattle Lot
A lonely stonecutter, haunted by his past and struggling with addiction, ends his life in a public spectacle that leaves a city stunned.
- The Wild West of Early Seattle Journalism
A satirical look at the cutthroat world of 19th-century newspaper rivalries, where publishers fought for paper stock and traded insults through print.
- Brutal Murder and Arson in Spangle
A prosperous bachelor farmer is found dead after a suspected robbery leads to the destruction of his home and barn.
- The Old Song of Reactionary Politics
A 1891 editorial draws a biting parallel between resistance to child protection laws in India and the stalling tactics of anti-progressives in the American West.
- Jailer's Rounds Foil Burglars Digging Through Cell Wall
Two burglars nearly tunneled out of the King County Jail, thwarted only by a sharp-eared jailer and an unfortunate musical choice.
- The Great Escape Attempt at the King County Jail
A desperate dig through the ceiling of a Seattle jail cell ends with the sheriff turning fire hoses on the inmates to quell the chaos.
- The Price of a Human Life
A Seattle newspaper critiques the wildly inconsistent sentencing for murder in Washington Territory, highlighting how local bias and venue changes drastically altered justice for accused killers.
- The Boomtown Blueprint: Spokane's Rapid Rise
A vivid 1889 account of how an empty wilderness became a bustling metropolis, and the speculative fever that drove early Seattle-era pioneers to transform Washington's landscape.
- The Hunter and the Cougars
A Skagit County hunter recounts a harrowing, split-second encounter with a pack of cougars while stalking deer in the snow.
- The 'Blasher' Walks: A Razor Fight in a Seattle Saloon Ends in Acquittal
William Robinson, known to police for carrying two or three razors, was cleared of slashing Alander Strom outside the Mint saloon—after witnesses convinced a jury he was the one being thrown out.
- A Grim Discovery in the Woods
Hunters find an unidentified, decomposing body in a secluded ravine near Smith's Cove with a razor in hand.
- The Shoemaker's Windfall
When a simple shop sign is caught by the wind, it leads to an unexpected—and quite public—domestic confession.
- Dynamite Accident at the Franklin Mines
A miner was severely injured when a makeshift tool used to celebrate the Fourth of July exploded, nearly costing him his life.
- Senator Squire Intervenes to Reopen Spokane Bank
After the 1893 financial panic, political pressure from Senator Watson Squire helped the Citizens' National Bank of Spokane resume operations.
- A Brutal End for a Balky Horse
A North Seattle man kills his horse after it refuses to move, drawing the attention of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- Brutal Assault in Centralia
An elderly resident has his thumb bitten off during a violent neighborhood altercation in Centralia.
- Gambler's Lonely End in Dayton
An unidentified man found with a revolver and playing cards leaves behind a cryptic note.
- A Close Call in the Kitchen
A man’s attempt to dry his dynamite in a kitchen oven ends in a deafening, structure-leveling blast.
- The Narrow Escape of John Long
A young man is nearly killed after being dragged fifty feet by a train at the Chehalis depot.
- The 'Cigarette Fiend' of Port Angeles
A desperate machinist attempts suicide, citing a struggle to overcome a tobacco habit that led to severe insomnia and mental decline.
- The Runaway Horse and the Vanishing Whiskers
A local man's vanity is literally snatched away by a runaway horse during a dramatic street rescue in downtown Seattle.
- Unemployed Rail Worker Attempts Suicide After Years of Hardship
A former American Railway Union member, struggling to find work since the great strike, attempts to take his own life near the Denny clay works.