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| Year | Stories |
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| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 1 |
17 stories matching strang
- The Sudden Resurfacing of Walter Williams
A tragic accident at the Seattle docks takes a strange turn when a missing man's body reappears exactly as police begin to communicate with his widow.
- Main Street Saloonkeepers Blame Vaudeville for 'Strange Quietness'
Walla Walla’s nightlife operators grumble as a surge in family-friendly theaters and parks pulls young men away from the bottle.
- Fatal Winds at Milton Station
A sudden, freak accident during a windstorm claims the life of a resident just steps from his home.
- The Circus Boy Lost in Everett
A young Walla Walla resident finds himself stranded in a strange city after falling asleep on a traveling circus train.
- A Minister Vanishes into Thin Air
Rev. Thomas Sullivan, a prominent Tacoma mission leader, has disappeared without a trace, echoing a mysterious vanishing act from his past in Chicago.
- The Midnight Saloon Heist in Ilwaco
When a business dispute turned into a border-crossing caper, one saloonkeeper decided to settle the ownership question by boat in the dead of night.
- The Tragedy of the Crippen Household
A witness recounts the chilling final days of an infant following an alleged poisoning, highlighting a web of domestic desperation and control.
- The Governor’s Labor Commissioner Jumps into the Race
In a move that surprised local political circles, State Labor Commissioner William Blackman has announced his candidacy for Governor against his own boss, Governor McBridge.
- The Wanderer of Everett
A man allegedly shanghaied and rescued by police vanishes again, leaving behind unanswered letters and a history of unexplained absences.
- Fatal Logging Accident at Sultan Junction
A worker for the Sultan Logging Company was killed in a gruesome industrial accident involving a donkey engine cable.
- 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.
- A Farmhand’s Violent Break in Eureka Flat
After terrorizing his neighbors, a worker goes on a wild, clothes-tearing spree fueled by alcohol.
- The Silence at the Vancouver Institution
A Walla Walla father challenges the state’s neglect of oral education methods for deaf children.
- The Shadowy Assailant of Main Street
A prominent local real estate man is jumped by a stranger in a crowd of harvest hands, leaving the city wondering who turned to violence in the night.
- The Strange End of the Miser of Sunset
After decades of isolation in a tiny cabin on the Palouse, a recluse's massive estate is finally divided among heirs he spent a lifetime shunning.
- A Tragic End at Sea
A sailor suffering from mental health crises committed suicide by fire while aboard the schooner Siimson.
- Sold at Fifteen, Then Shut Out: A Walla Walla Nurseryman's Daughter Ends Up in the County Poor Farm
Sixty-five, penniless and 'bent and weary,' Alice Hess writes from the Spokane County poor farm asking whether the law can force her wealthy Whitney relatives — a nurseryman, a Big Bend doctor, a sitting legislator — to keep her alive.