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1. The Hunter and the Buck: A Wild Struggle near Port Crescent

   A local man's desperate wrestling match with a wounded buck turns into an endurance test.

   Oct 17, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Angeles, Clallam CountyStrange But True

2. Old Buck Delivers a Knockout Blow

   A saloon owner on Railroad Avenue disarms an armed intruder after a night of crime in Seattle.

   Apr 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

3. The Labor Movement's Hard-Won Victory Over the Buck's Stove Co.

   After a five-year boycott, the labor press calls for a truce with a once-hostile manufacturer now under new management.

   Mar 10, 1911The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

4. White River Valley Riders Boycott the Interurban Over a Fare Hike

   Residents between Seattle and Tacoma refuse to ride, picket stations, and invite the same 'conspiracy' charge that organized labor faced in the Buck's Stove boycott.

   Oct 22, 1909The Labor JournalWhite River Valley, Auburn, King CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money

5. The Shingle Trust’s Long Arm

   A Snohomish mill owner is hauled to Tacoma under arrest, accused of defrauding a powerful shingle trust over a single carload of lumber.

   Feb 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

6. Two Locked Bucks, One Shot, and a Northport Hunting Tale

   A Northport farmer found two whitetail bucks deadlocked by their antlers—one already killed by the other—and brought their heads to town.

   Nov 26, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNorthport, Stevens CountyStrange But True

7. The High-Stakes Weekend Hunt at Lake Washington

   A Saturday excursion for deer turned into a chaotic, hilarious, and ultimately bloody race for glory on the lake in 1885.

   Oct 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerLake Washington, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

8. The Un-bucking Bronco

   A town’s attempt to humble a cocky stranger with a legendary bucking horse backfires when the animal decides to behave.

   Jan 28, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyStrange But True

9. The Navy Secretary Goes Down Into the Big Hole

   Secretary of the Navy Herbert rides the lighthouse tender Manzanita across the Sound to inspect the giant new dry dock at Port Orchard, settles a bitter dispute over how deep to drive the pilings, and dances the night away at the Rainier.

   May 22, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBremerton, Kitsap CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

10. The High Stakes 'Sing-Gamble' of the Cedar River

    For over 130 hours, tribes from the Black, Cedar, and Puyallup rivers engaged in an ancient, rhythmic gambling ritual near Renton, staking their entire winter's livelihood on the outcome.

    Feb 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCedar River, Renton, King CountyNightlife

11. The Desperado Who Vanished Into the Brush

    A King County manhunt closes in on escaped murderer Thomas Blanck—until a dark ambush near Black River Junction lets him slip away behind his partner’s raised hands.

    Mar 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack River Junction, Tukwila, King CountyTrue Crime

12. The Jailhouse Verdict on the Boycott

    When the Supreme Court targeted the leaders of the American Federation of Labor for organizing a boycott against the Buck Stove and Range Company, the Everett Labor Journal declared it a fundamental attack on free speech.

    Feb 18, 1909The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

13. Labor's Right to Speak Out

    A landmark court battle over whether workers can legally label businesses as 'unfair' in their own publications.

    Mar 18, 1909The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

14. Electrician Lost in Narrows During Gale

    A Seattle man is presumed dead after attempting a perilous rowboat crossing of the Narrows during a storm.

    Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesThe Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

15. Lost at Sea in the Narrows

    An electrician vanishes while attempting a dangerous crossing during a windstorm, leaving little hope for rescue.

    Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesThe Narrows, Tacoma, Mason CountyTrue Crime

16. Labor Leader Takes the Stand Against Court Injunctions

    Ernest P. Marsh, representing Everett laborers at the national convention, details the fight to defend free speech and the right to boycott amidst the Buck Stove and Range case.

    Jan 7, 1910The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

17. The Great Buggy Heist of Stevens County

    Ten horse-drawn rigs were stolen in Spokane and scattered across the countryside, leading to a swift manhunt near Addy.

    Oct 31, 1907The Colville ExaminerAddy, Stevens CountyTrue Crime

18. The Estus Mill Riot and a Summer of Fights

    A flurry of violence in Montesano leads to court appearances, boundary disputes, and a neighborhood brawl.

    Nov 9, 1893Aberdeen HeraldMontesano, Grays Harbor CountyWork & Pay

19. The Sea-Faring Buck of Blaine

    A steamship crew takes a detour five miles offshore to rescue a exhausted deer lost at sea.

    Jun 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

20. The Chain Gang Escapee

    A petty thief learns the hard way that jumping from the chain gang in Buck's Canyon only results in a much longer stay in the county jail.

    Jan 19, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

21. The Wild Ride Home

    A boastful passenger learns the hard way not to challenge a driver on the rough, uneven roads of the lower valley.

    Mar 30, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyStrange But True

22. The Lynch Law in Conconully

    After settlers in Okanogan County took an Indigenous prisoner from jail to hang him, local officials scrambled to arm the white population, fearing a retaliatory uprising.

    Jan 11, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerConconully, Okanogan CountyExclusion & Resistance

23. The Old Man’s Last Stand: A Father’s Flight from Greedy Heirs Ends in a Sheriff’s Chase

    P.V. Thorpe, an elderly pioneer fleeing false rape accusations and property theft by his son and son-in-law, was arrested for carrying a revolver in Seattle—only to be vindicated when the truth about his family’s blackmail scheme came to light.

    May 22, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

24. Surveyors Expelled by Indigenous Resistance

    Tensions rise as surveyors are pushed off the Colville reservation over contested land boundaries.

    Jun 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKettle Falls, Stevens CountyExclusion & Resistance

25. Seattle Kept Its Quarantine — and Cleared Every Native Family Off Ballast Island

    With smallpox burning through Victoria and Vancouver, Seattle's health board refuses to reopen the port. Then a policeman hears Chinook on the waterfront and orders an entire encampment off the island 'until the quarantine is raised.'

    Jul 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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