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  1. Hop Picker Kills Intruder in Midnight Stand-off

    A teenage hop picker at a South Prairie ranch shoots and kills an unidentified man during a confrontation at a barn.

    Sep 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Prairie, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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  1. Tragedy in Succotash Valley

    A pioneer farmer is killed while clearing land, leaving his wife to discover the gruesome scene in their remote homestead.

    Jul 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerElbe

  2. A Heartbreaking Winter in Cle Elum

    A Northern Pacific railroad worker's family struggles with extreme poverty and illness in Cle Elum.

    Feb 16, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCle Elum

  3. The North Bend Ducking Stool

    When a man terrorized his family during a drunken rampage, his neighbors took justice into their own hands with an icy river dip.

    Nov 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie River, North Bend

  4. 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

  5. The War on Orchard Blight

    Kennewick orchardists travel to Prosser to learn how to save their trees from the ravages of fire blight and mildew.

    Jul 23, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterProsser

  6. The Coxeyites Trek Across the Cascades

    Striking laborers barred from Northern Pacific trains walk over the mountains to Cle Elum, leaving the rail yards in a state of uneasy tension.

    May 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllensburg

  7. The Iron-Jawed Worm That Ate Seattle's Wharves

    At the foot of Harrison Street, the Colman family has a new weapon against the teredo worm: steam, a vacuum, and a dose of dead oil of tar.

    Jan 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. Federal Judge Hanford Sentences Coxeyite Protesters

    Twenty-six members of the Coxeyite industrial army face jail time after seizing a Northern Pacific train in defiance of federal court orders.

    May 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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