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6 stories matching bridgeport

  1. Tragedy at the Tinker Ranch

    A recently released psychiatric patient kills his family near Bridgeport, leaving the community in shock.

    Jun 30, 1916Coulee City DispatchBridgeport, Douglas County

  2. Tragedy in the Fields: A Family Destroyed by Mental Illness

    A young man, recently released from an asylum, murders his mother and brother in a sudden, violent break near Bridgeport.

    Jul 6, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBridgeport, Douglas CountyTrue Crime

  3. J.C. Mills Lost in the Swollen Columbia

    A man disappears into a whirlpool near Bridgeport, highlighting the treacherous nature of the river during high water.

    Jun 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBridgeport, Douglas CountyDisasters

  4. A Family Feud Over a Lost Estate

    A brother alleges that his sister's insanity was manufactured to seize her $100,000 fortune.

    Apr 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  5. The Perilous Journey of Amos Burg, Jr.

    A young adventurer takes on the treacherous rapids of the Columbia River in a small canoe, aiming for the Pacific Ocean.

    Nov 21, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, White Bluffs, Kittitas CountyStrange But True

  6. A Jailbreak, Stolen Horses, and a Bedside Capture Near the Canadian Line

    Two fugitives from Sprague lead Okanogan officers on a chase to a cabin near Loomis—and are taken at gunpoint before they can reach British Columbia.

    Mar 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLoomis, Okanogan CountyTrue Crime

Also about this, in other words

  1. The College Boys Take the Diamond

    The 'Stamfords' baseball team defeats the Y.M.C.A. in a hard-fought match at the Madison Street grounds.

    Jun 8, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison St, Seattle

  2. A Violent Encounter at the Waterfront

    A non-union sailor claims he was robbed and beaten by union agitators, highlighting the growing tensions on the Seattle docks.

    Apr 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. Three Banks, One Creamery, and a Race Against the Clock

    Seattle and Tacoma banks claw over the last assets of an insolvent creamery, ending with a sheriff's sprint to the wharf before an injunction could land.

    Mar 29, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  4. Shanghaied in Tacoma

    A waterfront boarding house keeper is caught in the act of kidnapping a sailor in Tacoma.

    Mar 26, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Yakima Avenue, Tacoma

  5. The Great Volunteer Fire Brigade Excursion to Black Diamond

    A day of sports, baseball, and fraternal pride as Seattle's volunteer firefighters and their families took the train to Black Diamond for their third annual picnic.

    May 19, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond

  6. A Warning to the Shanghaiers of Tacoma

    A notorious boarding house keeper is sent to prison for his brutal, predatory business practices.

    Mar 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

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