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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1892 | 9 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 13 |
52 stories matching michael
- The Desperate Plea of a Drug-Addicted Transient
A man seeking a meal at the city health office reveals he has been consuming dangerous, sleep-inducing doses of chloral.
- A Newsboy's Tragic End
The parents of a fourteen-year-old newsboy killed by a locomotive seek damages for his death.
- Tension Rises at the Cœur d'Alene Reservation Border
Farmers near Fairfield arm themselves as a series of skirmishes leaves both Indigenous residents and white settlers fearing violence.
- A Family's Heavy Toll at the Tracks
Bereaved parents file a massive lawsuit against the Northern Pacific Railroad after their 13-year-old son was struck and killed by a switch engine at a downtown intersection.
- The passing of a pioneer farmer
Michael B. Ward, who hosted President Rutherford B. Hayes and Governor Watson C. Squire at his Walla Walla homestead, has died at age 75.
- The Landmark Case of an Indigenous Heir
A court ruling recognizes a marriage between a white pioneer and a niece of Chief Seattle, potentially shifting land title laws across the region.
- The Ladder Gave Way: A Conductor’s Leg and the Railroad’s Defense
Michael J. Fitzmaurice was hauling gravel when a caboose ladder threw him under the train. He lost his leg at the knee and sued Great Northern for $29,500.
- A Cook's Last Night in Tacoma
Injured, stranded ashore and facing the loss of his berth, a steamboat cook spends his final hours quarreling with his wife before swallowing morphine in a boarding-house room.
- A Bloody Knife Turns Up at Madrona Park After Michael Warren's Death
A woman finds a three-bladed knife near the spot where Warren cut his throat, giving Seattle police a possible missing link in a grim holiday mystery.
- The Fatal Climb for the Church Bells
A local carpenter attempted to scale a church steeple to settle a debate about height, meeting a tragic end in full view of the town.
- The Drunkard’s Fortune: Tacoma Bank Takes Over $1,100 from an Inebriate
In a stark display of 19th-century temperance law, Officer Frank Cavanagh has declared wealthy Tacoma man Michael Murphy legally incompetent due to alcoholism, depositing his cash into the bank for 'safekeeping.'
- The Great Port Gamble Murder Trial: A Game of Wagers and Blood
In a dramatic courtroom showdown in Seattle, the trial of Ira Hummel for the murder of Michael Michelson revealed a sordid tale of gambling debts, blackmail, and a fatal argument over a silver watch.
- A Plea for the Drowned Soldiers
A survivor of a tragic drowning incident at Fort Townsend writes to defend the character of his fallen comrades against charges of intoxication.
- The Lonely Death of 'Mike the Rooster'
A once-prominent figure in the city's sporting fraternity dies in a lodging house on Washington Street from a morphine collapse.
- The Price of Protection
A local businessman pleads guilty to habitual drunkenness to trigger a legal guardianship, hoping to shield his assets from local gamblers.
- The Housekeeper and the Watch
A man who unsuccessfully campaigned for a police badge finds himself chasing a thief after a disastrous job interview.
- A Family Dispute Over Cows and Divorce
A divorce petition reveals the messy intersection of community property, domestic abuse, and the struggle for financial independence in 1893 Seattle.
- The Runaway Gravel Car That Nearly Killed a Switchman
A gravel car cut loose on Tacoma's steep Pacific Avenue grade, tearing down the street at sixty miles an hour until a switchman leapt onto the engine's pilot to stop it — and was gravely hurt.
- A Ledger of Lost Lives in 1893 Seattle
A coroner’s report from March 1893 documents the grim reality of life in a frontier city, including industrial accidents and social crises.
- Tragedy at King and Commercial
A jury awards $1,000 to the parents of a 13-year-old boy killed by a Northern Pacific locomotive at a busy downtown crossing.
- Abandoned Children Seek Help in Seattle
Three children from Everett, deserted by their father, are picked up by the police matron while begging for food in the city.
- Shareholders Forced to Pay Debts of Insolvent Mill
A judge rules that the owners of the failed Fremont Manufacturing Company are personally liable for the firm's unpaid debts.
- Squatter’s Rights and the Railroad Tie Cutters
A land dispute in Maple Valley leads to the arrest of six men accused of harvesting timber on claimed but contested land.
- The Hypnotic Lothario of Tacoma
A wealthy widow discovers that her 'handy' boarder was a con man who used alleged hypnotic powers to swindle her and charm local women.
- The Disappearing Cigarmaker
A Seattle tradesman vanishes after a trip to the butcher, leaving behind a worried family and rumors of financial despair.