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11 stories matching ranch

  1. Mourned as Dead, He Came Home From Australia

    C. W. Ellsworth vanished from Everett last September. His wife and little daughter on a ranch near Machias had given him up for dead — until he walked back in, with a story about a waterfront saloon, a drugged drink and a schooner bound for the Antipodes.

    Feb 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesEverett waterfront, EverettWork & Pay

  2. The Great Puyallup Potato Feud

    A minor dispute over five trespassing pigs and a potato patch escalates from a neighborhood grievance to the Pierce County Superior Court.

    Jul 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesPuyallup, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  3. Tragedy on Vashon Island

    A widower takes his own life after preparing a final meal for his two sons.

    Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesVashon, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Suspicious Death of Mrs. Wanda Kalem

    The body of a woman who vanished from her Auburn home was discovered on the tracks, prompting a suspicious death investigation by local authorities.

    Apr 16, 1909The Tacoma TimesAuburn, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. Tragic Crossing at Sumner

    An elderly woman is struck and killed by a passenger train just days before her planned relocation to Tacoma.

    Feb 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesSumner, Pierce CountyDisasters

  6. Electrician Lost in Narrows During Gale

    A Seattle man is presumed dead after attempting a perilous rowboat crossing of the Narrows during a storm.

    Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesThe Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

  7. The Tacoma Flower Clerk Who Woke Up an Heiress

    Disowned at eighteen for marrying for love, a former Hotel Washington pantry keeper now running a Tacoma flower shop learns she has inherited ranches, gold mines and three hotels halfway around the world.

    Aug 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesHotel Washington, TacomaStrange But True

  8. Tacoma’s Poisoned Water

    A local newspaper argues that the city's reliance on the polluted Clover Creek for drinking water is driving typhoid fever and threatening the lives of its residents.

    Feb 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  9. Lost at Sea in the Narrows

    An electrician vanishes while attempting a dangerous crossing during a windstorm, leaving little hope for rescue.

    Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesThe Narrows, Tacoma, Mason CountyTrue Crime

  10. The Mysterious Death of Gotlieb Eggimann

    A quiet man planning a new life on a farm is found dead in a Tacoma gulch, fueling rumors of a calculated crime.

    Jan 26, 1904The Tacoma TimesJefferson Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  11. The Loneliness of the South End Chicken Rancher

    Neighbors discover Johann Neugerg, a solitary 66-year-old rancher, dead in his shack after days of silence.

    Mar 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce County

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