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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1904 | 1 |
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- A Cougar Attacks in the Salmon Hatchery
A hungry cougar terrorizes a local salmon hatchery, leading to a desperate defensive battle involving dogs and a rifle.
- An Act of Solidarity in the Tenderloin
A fire deliberately set in Walla Walla's Chinatown was extinguished by a local woman, thwarting an attempt to destroy the neighborhood.
- Gunfire in the Streets of Bellingham
A local marshal engaged in a dangerous foot chase and shootout near a boiler works to apprehend a pair of counterfeiters passing bogus bills.
- Logging Train Disaster Near Stella
A runaway locomotive and loaded cars derail on a steep grade, leaving two men fatally injured and four others seriously hurt.
- A Husband's Public Plea After Wife Departs
Lee Smith seeks the apprehension of his wife and three children after she left the city to start a new life with another man.
- A Night at the Dance Costs Seven Their Jobs
A drunken revelry among Northern Pacific crewmen at Yacolt leads to a locomotive wreck and mass termination.
- The Family Feud in the Poor House
A daughter claims her father sold her into marriage for $250, but he insists her poverty is of her own making.
- The Monster of Whatcom Creek
A massive devilfish caught in a dredging machine causes a stir among mill workers and local Indigenous paddlers.
- The Raspberry Bush Manhunt
A teenage jewel peddler leads Everett police on a frantic chase through a private backyard.
- An Accidental Blast at The Tanks
A bungled attempt to extract a stuck shell from a Winchester rifle triggers a chaotic runaway at a local camp.
- The Shipbuilder’s Debt of Honor
A Seattle industrialist pays back a fifty-cent loan given to him by a stranger when he was a penniless runaway.
- Prominent Rancher Ends His Life
Struggling with illness and domestic separation, William H. Foster died by his own hand in a family barn.
- A Tragic End in the Lance District
A rejected suitor's attempt to harm his rival ends in a fatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound behind a Tyler saloon.
- The Fake Auditor of J. Pierpont Morgan
A Seattle hotel swindler successfully impersonates a corporate auditor to extract cash.
- The Machine Smashed: Walla Walla Rejects Levi Ankeny
In a local municipal election, the political machine of U.S. Senator Levi Ankeny is soundly defeated by an anti-machine coalition, signaling a shift in county influence.
- He Tracked His Runaway Wife to Seattle — and Got Arrested for the Gun in His Pocket
A Walla Walla County farmer drew $200 from the bank, pocketed a revolver, and went hunting for the boarder who ran off with his wife. Seattle police found him first.
- The Unwilling Dancing Master
A homesteader terrorizes a Kahlotus saloon, forcing patrons to dance at gunpoint before his arrest.
- Midnight Intruder Apprehended by Local Baker
After waking to find strangers in his room, an enterprising Walla Walla businessman chased a burglar into an alley and detained him until police arrived.
- A Night of Brutality in Seattle
A woman is left severely injured on the sidewalk after her husband turns violent during a walk home from work.
- A Child's Final Act of Mercy
A nine-year-old boy, dying from a pen-knife stab wound inflicted by a playmate, spends his final moments begging police to let his assailant go free.
- The Last Hurrah for Walla Walla’s Volunteer Firemen
An era of local firefighting comes to a close as the city ships off the historic hand engines and hook-and-ladder trucks that defined the volunteer department for decades.
- The Struggle for Walla Walla's Public Library
A member of the Woman's Reading Club details the 'snags' of local politics, skepticism, and stalled funding that plague the effort to establish a permanent library.
- The Tragedy and Redemption of Alice Cady
After a young woman fled to Seattle to escape scandal, her father and lover reunited with her to formalize their bond.
- Seattle Streetcar Strike Paralyzes City Transit
After the street railway company rejected arbitration, union workers walked off the job, leading to armed scabs and threats of a city-wide sympathetic strike.
- Colfax Burglar Foiled by Quick-Thinking Resident
When a stranger confronted Mrs. A. Coolidge in the night, she bypassed the directory to summon help via telephone.