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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 3 |
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- The Doctor, the Real Estate Agent, and the Horsewhip
A sensational courtroom drama unfolds after a woman attempts to cowhide a doctor in his office, leading to a sprawling conspiracy suit.
- The Cattle of Port Crescent
A month after a historic windstorm, four cows were found miraculously alive, fenced in by the very trees that had fallen upon their pasture.
- The Unflattering Portrait Gallery
After a shoplifting incident, a local merchant commissioned life-sized paintings of the thieves for public display.
- Murder at Mica: A Midnight Political Killing in Spokane County
Charles Gloystein was called from his home after the Oregon election. Local papers blamed the Farmers’ Protective Silver Federation—and said neighbors were too afraid to talk.
- The Mysterious Snoqualmie Valley Elopement
A young woman vanishes from her home in Pleasant Hill, only to reappear days later in a pre-arranged wedding.
- A Bitter Divorce in the Elite Circles
A daughter of a prominent boiler inspector files for divorce, revealing a marriage marred by extreme cruelty, jealousy, and controlling behavior.
- The Tragedy of Trixey Leighton
A gambling house faro dealer and his mistress are found in a grizzly scene in Spokane, leading to a murder investigation that revealed the stark, hidden vulnerabilities of women living on the social margins of the 1890s.
- Spencer Refuses to Hand Over County Clerk Office
William B. Spencer claims a constitutional technicality allows him to keep his job, sparking a standoff with his elected successor.
- The Mock Wedding Scandal
A Seattle bride files for divorce, revealing her husband tricked her into a sham ceremony before marrying her for real under the watch of a constable.
- The Constable Who Walked Off With the Diamond Ring
A $150 raffle at a South Second Street barber shop ended before the drawing could begin when a creditor arrived with a writ of attachment.
- The City Editor Who Answered a Threat With His Fists
A druggist’s seduction scandal sent an angry stranger into the Telegraph newsroom. Joseph Costello met him with a windmill of punches.
- The Hotel Arson Scandal
A bitter divorce case in Gilman turns into a criminal conspiracy mystery after a wife testifies her husband plotted to burn down their own hotel for insurance money.
- The Booster Who Sold a Forest by the Lot
A Tacoma real-estate promoter turned a virgin forest into a one-day $135,000 land rush—then got lost in the woods and stumbled on a surveyor’s stake from his own subdivision.
- The Boastful Prisoner Who Talked Himself Into Federal Custody
Henry C. Grady came to Seattle to pay taxes on his Jackson Street lots and to deliver a mail-fraud suspect. P. C. Pomeroy had bragged his way out of an Oregon jail; the confession sent him straight to McNeil's Island.