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11 stories matching caviti

  1. The Mystery of the Solid Rock Fish

    Workers drilling a deep well near Ruston were shocked to find a live, pale fish emerge from 140 feet below the surface.

    Jan 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRuston, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. The Health Movement of 1923

    Washington State launches a campaign to convince residents that an annual check-up is as essential as a regular dental visit.

    Nov 9, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanOlympia, Thurston County

  3. Violent Confrontation in a Tacoma Gulch

    A long-standing feud between neighbors leads to a gruesome stabbing incident.

    May 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Mystery of the Freezing Well

    A farmer digging a well in Eastern Washington strikes a bizarre pocket of frozen earth that defies explanation.

    Mar 9, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnake River Valley, Spokane CountyStrange But True

  5. Washington State’s Hidden Fire Opals

    Gem expert George Frederick Kunz reveals that a jeweler's chance find in a well-digging site near the Idaho border uncovered a treasure trove of opals.

    Nov 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  6. Showdown on the Train

    A conductor attempts to enforce policy on a woman carrying dogs in a passenger car, only to find himself looking down the barrel of a pistol.

    Mar 16, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  7. The War on Bicycle Racks

    A local business owner protests the removal of bike parking in downtown Tacoma, shifting the blame to the city’s crumbling infrastructure.

    Jun 10, 1904The Tacoma Times943 Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  8. The Boy Who Swallowed a Peanut: A Two-Month Ordeal

    A Seattle teenager’s life hangs in the balance after a gust of wind forces a nut into his lung, leading to a dramatic surgical rescue.

    May 29, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  9. The Missing Penknife and the Body in Lake Washington

    Coroner Horton ruled Michael D. Warren drowned himself at Madrona Park, but the cuts on his body and his vanished penknife kept the case uneasy.

    Jul 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadrona Park, Lake Washington, SeattleTrue Crime

  10. The Murdered Japanese Cook Known as Charley

    A hatchet, a wages quarrel and a suspect who answered every question 'I don't know'—the killing near Auburn that drew Seattle's Japanese community into the hunt for a murderer.

    Aug 6, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAuburn, King CountyTrue Crime

  11. He Kept a Dead Man's Skull as a Souvenir — and the Paper Printed the Story

    Writing from North Yakima in 1892, Milburn G. Wills recalls the 1855 volunteer campaign that broke the Yakama resistance — the forced marches, the starving commands, the men shot beside him, and the trophy he carried home.

    Apr 11, 1892The Olympia TribuneAhtanum Valley, Yakima, Yakima CountyExclusion & Resistance

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