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  1. Tragedy at the Bothell Mill

    A mill worker named Cyrus Mason lost his life while attempting to jump onto a moving coal train in Bothell.

    Jan 6, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBothell, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Tragic End of a Seattle Pioneer

    A successful ship carpenter, unsettled by a head injury and the pressures of the local real estate market, is found in a slough near Bothell after his second attempt at suicide.

    May 29, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSquak Slough, Bothell, King County

  3. The Great Escape and Capture of the 'Crazy Desperado' of Mercer Slough

    A man escapes from the Steilacoom asylum, survives a seventy-mile trek through the wilderness on a shattered ankle, and is eventually captured in a Bothell cabin.

    Mar 8, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBothell, King CountyTrue Crime

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