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5 stories matching dementia
- The Tragedy of Stephen Collins: A Squak Valley Life Lost to Paranoia
A haunting account of a young man whose mounting mental distress led to a fatal end on the edge of the wilderness.
- The Tragic Confinement of a Settler
A young woman is committed to the hospital for the insane after a period of profound distress.
- A Machinist Committed to the Asylum
A perfectly rational machinist is sent to Steilacoom despite his protests, leaving behind a wife and child.
- The Agitator in Fetters
A prominent Seattle suffragist and labor activist is declared incapacitated by her family, sparking a debate on her past political defiance and current state of mind.
- Five Years Barred From Marrying Again: A Judge's Plan to Rewrite Divorce
Judge Frater's bill would fix the grounds, put every divorce on the record, let courts forbid remarriage for up to five years — and jail anyone who tries it anyway.