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- The Telegraph Messenger Who Walked Away
In the wake of a gruesome Portland murder, Seattle police arrest a young messenger boy while his accomplices flee. But one suspect vanishes before the law can catch him.
- The Unspeakable Theft: A Seattle Victorian Scandal
A young bride-to-be suffers from a mysterious, compulsive urge to steal, forcing a wealthy family to confront the era's cruel morality regarding mental health.
- The Skagit Land Rush: A Morning of Chaos and Cleverness
When the federal land office in Seattle opened to accept claims for the Upper Skagit river, a line of hundreds descended into a power struggle defined by military-style organization, gender politics, and shifting rules.
- The First Death Sentence in Stevens County
After a murder conviction for the killing of his housekeeper, William Frederick Jahns faces the gallows in a landmark legal case for the region.
- The Fight for Women’s Right to Serve on Juries
Prominent attorneys challenge the presence of female jurors in Washington territory, igniting a constitutional battle.
- Demented Girl Rescued from Puyallup Reservation
After being found chained to an outhouse floor, a young Indigenous girl has secured a place at an asylum.
- 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.
- Thrown Off the Train for Three Miles
A railroad conductor enforces a strict, rigid, and brutal fare policy against a weary worker in Centralia.
- A Train Derails in the Smoky Woods
A Satsop Railroad locomotive plunges off the tracks after hitting a fallen tree in the fire-choked timberlands near Shelton.
- Ten Gales, Three Lost Schooners, and a Widow Who Wasn't
A Seattle seal hunter back from eight months in the North Pacific describes a season that swallowed whole crews — and explains why he'd rather kill seals with a spear than a gun.
- The Scandal of a Palouse Teacher’s Death
A prominent Whitman County physician faces manslaughter charges following the death of a young schoolteacher, unraveling a web of alleged malpractice and local secrets.
- Wealthy Miner Found Stupor-Struck in Seattle Lodging
After arriving from the North with $10,000, a miner is found penniless and in a stupor; his hosts are arrested for robbery.
- An Old Engineer's Body in the Harbor, and a Hole No One Could Explain
John Hall had run locomotives for thirty years. Too old for the road, out of work for weeks, he was found floating in Tacoma harbor with a wound the coroner called a bruise.
- The Narrow Escape on Whidbey Island
A quiet Sunday trip to church turns to tragedy for the Kellogg family after a pair of startled horses wreck their wagon in a field of stumps.
- A Dangerous Journey Home from Church
A quiet Sunday excursion in Snohomish takes a terrifying turn when a startled team of horses crashes, leaving a daughter critically injured.
- The 'Ram's Horn' Tracks Cleared for Construction
A Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad to proceed with construction, settling a long-standing legal battle over land access.
- Seattle’s Temple of Learning Rises Between Two Lakes
In 1895, contractors raced to finish a $200,000 campus between Union and Washington lakes—complete with copper finials, a gymnasium and a hillside observatory—before the September opening.
- The Scandal of Kate Claxton: A Star’s Divorce and the Rumors That Rocked Seattle
In April 1873, celebrated actress Kate Claxton filed for divorce from her husband, a downtown broker, amidst rumors of an affair with a fellow actor. The case highlights the intense public scrutiny faced by women in the theater world during Seattle's early territorial days.
- The Tax Protest on Madison Street
A Seattle property owner challenges the city's assessment for Madison Street improvements, calling the fees illegal and a cloud on the title.
- A $20-a-Month Alimony Bill, a Vow to 'Starve Out,' and a Warrant
Frank Heath, a Seventh Avenue line conductor, was wanted on a warrant after his ex-wife said he refused to pay $20 a month and vowed to 'starve out' rather than comply.
- The Theater Manager’s Alimony Battle
A prominent Seattle impresario claims an injured hand and slashed salary to avoid court-ordered payments to his ex-wife.
- The Women Who Would Remake Seattle, One Vote at a Time
King County’s temperance unions met in Fremont to report on missions and the White Shield Home — then nearly every woman in the room stood up for equal suffrage.
- The Teacher Who Erased His Own Past
Jesse Edward Brown ran Yakima's Indian school, gave away his salary to his pupils—and destroyed every paper that might explain who he was.
- The Trial of James F. Logan
A murder trial in Colville stalls as the court struggles to find an impartial jury among citizens who have already read the details in the press.
- The Fourth of July Ball at Black Diamond
A festive celebration in a coal mining camp captures the exuberant spirit of early industrial Washington.
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- The Dairy King of the Northwest
How a Seattle entrepreneur consolidated the regional dairy market by centralizing production and expanding into international trade.
- S.S. Astorian Sinks in Puget Sound Fog
A collision with a Union Oil barge results in the loss of a vessel carrying cargo from the San Juan Islands.
- A Section Foreman's Death at Gilman, and the $100 He Sent Home to Ireland
J. G. Caroian, a Lake Shore road foreman, was killed switching cars at Gilman. His Odd Fellows lodge will bury him at Marysville; his aged mother in Ireland will get no more Christmas money.
- Kennewick Capital Flows into Okanogan Mines
Local investors bet on gold and silver in the north, as a new wagon road pushes into the mountains to tap untapped veins.
- A Mining Man's Strange Lapse
A Silverton mining man is released after a public confusion involving a bad check and a brief illness.