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- The Ghost Ship of Schwabacher Dock
A schooner that spent months idling in Seattle’s waterfront suddenly departed on a mysterious voyage, leaving local shipping men baffled and its owner tight-lipped about its destination.
- The Unsung Heart of Frontier Snohomish
Before the rise of modern hospitality, the local hotel functioned as the town’s living room, trading post, and center of civic life.
- Fatal Steamship Boiler Explosion Rocks Seattle Waterfront
A boiler aboard the steamer J. S. Kobinson exploded with 'frightful force' at the foot of Yesler Way, resulting in fatalities and massive property damage.
- Tragedy on the Slough
A sixteen-month-old child loses her life in a tragic drowning accident near the family home.
- The Labor Unrest on the Narrow Gauge
When Chinese track laborers struck for higher wages on the railroad, they were met with firearms and immediate termination.
- Lake Union Lumber Mill Destroyed by Fire
A significant industrial loss at Lake Union, including thousands of dollars in machinery and inventory, alongside damage to a nearby school construction project.
- The Green Pool of Puyallup
A health-hazard stagnant pond in the center of town sparks a call for action.
- A Fatal Ride on the Vista Hill
A young man searching for his friend discovers his mangled body by the railroad tracks.
- King County Cuts Tax Rate
Commissioners reduce the county tax levy by two mills as property valuations drop across the region.
- The Populist Fight for Tax Relief
A representative explains the constitutional struggle to exempt small property holdings from taxation.
- A Violent Cutting Affray
A preliminary hearing reveals the brutal details of a knife attack at a North Fourth Street restaurant.
- The Tragic Cost of a Long-Standing Feud
A fifteen-year-old boy shoots and kills a man in downtown Oakesdale, Washington, following years of harassment.
- Strawberry League Baseball Arrives in White Bluffs
As spring settles into the Benton County valley, the local baseball team prepares to join a regional league against rivals from Hanford and Richland.
- Steamboats and Gold Dreams on the Skagit
A traveler recounts the frantic race of riverboats up the Skagit and the sudden discovery of gold nuggets high above the river, fueling hopes for a new frontier.
- A Woman's Seven-Day Trek Through the Snoqualmie Pass
While critics mocked women’s ability to handle physical labor, one traveler proved the skeptics wrong by hiking the Cascade Range alongside her husband.
- Grim Discovery Near Republic
Prospectors on Mount Gibraltar uncover a human skeleton alongside a cougar’s remains, reviving cold case disappearances.
- The Tragedy of Wynooche Charley
A local Indigenous man loses his life in a sudden accident at the Cosmopolis wharf, leaving the community to mourn a familiar figure.
- The Senatorial Inspection of Yakima
A Congressional committee visits Yakima to study the transformative power of irrigation on the arid landscape.
- The Great Trout of Lake Washington
A local captain battles a legendary trout—and finds a piece of his lost gear inside the fish's belly.
- James J. Hill's Gamble to Make Seattle the Cheapest Port on the Pacific
The Great Northern's president arrives in Seattle with the country's foremost elevator builder and a plan to carve a ship canal, fill it in, and plant a 500,000-bushel steel grain terminal beside it — before this year's harvest comes in.
- A Seattle Pioneer Returns to the Frontier
After surviving a family tragedy on Whidbey Island, a pioneer returns to the West to rebuild his life.
- The Army of Two Flags
Facing suspicion as an 'English institution,' the local Salvation Army embraced American patriotism to win the city's trust.
- The Man Who Mined Gold in the Woods
Local prospector Wm. Murray returns from British Columbia with a claim that could change Grays Harbor's economy.
- The Cost of a Bed and Board
A legal dispute from 1877 highlights the precarious nature of early pioneer housing, where unpaid tabs for room and board could lead to courtroom showdowns.
- The Battle Against the Fire Limits
A Seattle property owner races to build a wooden structure before new city fire regulations take hold.