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1. The High Price of Ninety Cents

   A jury finds a man guilty of stealing less than a dollar from an intoxicated victim, recommending leniency to the judge.

   Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma

2. A Desperate Act in Waitsburg

   A young woman is found unconscious after ingesting carbolic acid, sparking local debate over whether the act was a tragic mistake or a suicide attempt.

   Oct 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanPreston Avenue, Waitsburg

3. A Final Request for Mercy

   A desperate railroad worker took his own life in a Second Street hotel, leaving behind a note confessing he was struggling to suppress a violent urge to kill.

   Nov 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle

4. A Deadly Mistake at the Livery Stable

   A local stableman survives a poisoning after accidentally consuming carbolic acid instead of whisky.

   Jul 31, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

5. The Minister Who Called the A.P.A. a Political Machine—and Named Names

   Rev. William Carnes says he quit Seattle’s A.P.A. lodge after it was used to carry secret school-board charges and promote candidates for sheriff, commissioner and coroner.

   Sep 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

6. The Price of a Union Ham

   Everett labor organizers spar with the Carstens Packing Company, demanding a city-wide boycott of the firm's meat products.

   Nov 5, 1909The Labor JournalEverett

7. A Plunge into the Mud at Carkeek's Brick Yard

   A passenger on an electric railway takes a dark, unintended shortcut off the tracks and into the waters of the bay.

   May 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerInterbay, Seattle

8. The Snake Oil of Snohomish

   A century-old miracle cure for man and beast that promised to heal everything from rheumatism to ‘hollow horn’.

   Mar 8, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish