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- A False Alarm on Second Street
Police rushed to a residence expecting a gruesome tragedy, only to find a quiet house and a domestic misunderstanding.
- Officer Reprimanded for Abusive Conduct
A Seattle officer faces the police board after breaking down a door and using profanity during a raid on a lodging house.
- The Hometown Defense of John H. McGraw
Facing a smear campaign from political rivals in Tacoma, the future Washington governor calls on his former neighbors in Danforth, Maine, to vouch for his character.
- The Whistleblower Who Won
A Seattle man is acquitted of criminal libel for writing a letter warning labor organizers against a corrupt local official.
- The Gold Rush Myth
Aberdeen residents debunk the allure of Alaskan prospecting, citing harsh climates and unreliable reports.
- The Pen and the Fist: A Political Brawl
A physical confrontation between two local political figures in Tacoma ends with a heated, yet unresolved, public exchange.
- Tacoma Opium Trial: An Accomplice’s Testimony Threatens W. H. Horr
Federal prosecutors in Tacoma rely on a confessed smuggler to convict W. H. Horr, a Portland opium dealer, in a case that exposes the Pacific Coast opium trade.
- The Deadly Gilman Saloon Brawl
After a brief trial, a local man is found guilty in a fatal shooting sparked by a dispute at a Gilman establishment.
- The Horseshoe Saloon Robbery
A young ranch hand’s night out ends in a courtroom drama after his money and watch vanish in the back of a saloon.
- The Scandal of a Seattle Boarding House
After sensational rumors of a cross-country elopement, two sisters speak out to clear their names of a scandalous 'love triangle' reported in the papers.
- A Ghastly Find in the Ruins of the Spokane Mill
Construction debris yields the remains of a man presumed to be a victim of a fire from months prior.
- The Tragic Wreck of the Steamer Tacoma
Captain George D. Korts faces an official inquiry into the catastrophic loss of the vessel, revealing a series of navigational errors and failed rescue attempts.
- The Great Northern Bribery Scandal Ends in Acquittal
After a day-long investigation into allegations of juror tampering in a major condemnation case, Judge Osborn dismisses the charges due to lack of evidence.
- A Stovepipe and a Divorce
A domestic dispute involving a violent husband and a faulty stovepipe leads to a divorce decree in Judge Langley's court.
- The Divorce of the 'Pretty Little Cripple'
A husband’s suit for divorce against his wife, whom he accused of erratic behavior and opium use, reveals a harrowing counter-claim of domestic abuse in 1893 Seattle.
- Terror on the Rails
Saboteurs remove a rail from the Northern Pacific track near Buckley, nearly killing hundreds in a deliberate act of destruction.
- The Price of a Child's Abuse
A Seattle court hears harrowing testimony of an acrobat child beaten by his handlers, sparking a packed, tense courtroom drama.
- City Marshal Accused of Drugging and Robbing Traveler
A Georgetown lawman faces charges after an out-of-town visitor claims he was arrested, extorted, and left unconscious.
- The Inside Story of the Roslyn Bank Job
A tipster known as 'The Queen' and a remorseful participant reveal how a secret ring of thirteen men planned a violent bank heist in the coal mining town of Roslyn.
- The Tacoma Times Challenges a Media Blackout
The fledgling newspaper accuses local rivals of suppressing news about a mysterious transcontinental railway deal involving tide-flat lands.
- The City Clock-Watchers
Tacoma’s electric linemen accused of turning city work hours into a full-time pinochle parlor.
- The Opium Smuggling Trap
A Seattle man accused of opium trafficking convinces a jury he was actually working as a government informant to expose a crooked customs inspector.
- The Neighbors Saw Him Leave at Dawn
A Seattle divorce trial turned on back-alley sightings, a borrowed key, and an aging co-respondent who came and went at all hours.
- The Real Estate Tycoons of Early Seattle
A look at the men and the infrastructure driving the 1889 expansion of the city's streetcar lines and the booming Renton Addition.
- The Speculative Homestead That Built Everett
A federal land office ruling exposes how a 'homestead' was actually a calculated land grab to secure the future site of a new industrial city.