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26 stories matching doe
- The Mysterious Case of 'John Doe' at the Polls
A crackdown on anonymous, blank warrants used to harass voters during Seattle’s city elections.
- The Wharfside Brawl
A confrontation between expressmen at Commercial Wharf turns violent, resulting in a biting incident and a police intervention.
- The Man Who Wasn't: Tacoma’s Mysterious 'John Doe' and the Burglary That Never Was
Police Chief Fackler returns from Everett with a prisoner who fits the description of a local thief, but lacks the evidence to prove it. A tale of mistaken identity and urban anxiety in early 20th-century Tacoma.
- Guns at the Polls: Seattle’s First Ward Primary Erupts in a Street Brawl
Sheriff Woolery and saloon man John Considine tried to seize a Republican primary by arresting the election judges; Chief Rogers and his police fought back with warrants, clubs and drawn revolvers.
- Tragic Industrial Death at Spokane Rail Yard
A switchman is killed instantly after his foot is trapped at a crossing during a freight car maneuver.
- The Cowboy of Elliott Bay
A Spokane journalist turns cowboy on the open water, lassoing a fleeing deer from the deck of a Puget Sound steamer.
- Ione Shuts Its Red-Light District—and Issues Warrants for the Men Who Frequented It
In a Pend Oreille County mill town, the mayor and council ordered the resorts closed, charging three women and preparing John Doe warrants for their clients.
- A Killer, a Gold-Brick Swindler, and a Widow's Missing Coat
James Murphy waits to learn whether he'll be shipped to Walla Walla for killing Phil Doe in the Copper Chief saloon — while a con man's loyal wife scours Front Street for the coat a dead man wore.
- The White Doe of the Cascades: A Rare Albino Captured in the Wilds
A peculiar white deer, killed north of Cascade Valley and brought to Spokane for exhibition, offers a glimpse into the region's untamed wildlife.
- The Violent 'John Doe'
A man arrested for peddling suspected stolen goods in Seattle fights back against officers and is sent to jail for contempt of court.
- A Father’s Suit for Seduction
A Seattle father seeks $10,000 in damages for the alleged seduction of his teenage daughter.
- The Taxing of the Gypsies
A local attorney critiques the county assessor's aggressive collection of taxes from an encampment of travelers.
- Uncle Sam Sells a Fort: Fort Townsend Is Set Adrift as Seattle Angles for the Garrison
President Cleveland approves transferring the old military reservation to the Interior Department for sale, clearing the way for a new post at Magnolia Bluff.
- The Deadly Loaf of Bread
A betrayal between business partners takes a dark turn in Semiahmoo when a loaf of bread becomes a vessel for strychnine.
- The Amazon of Second Street
When an officer attempted to arrest a man during a street brawl, his wife stepped in with a display of pugilistic skill that stunned the police and the crowd.
- Seattle Women Storm the Hospital Board—and Split Over How to Do It
At First Presbyterian Church, fifty women formed an auxiliary to Seattle General Hospital, but not before one faction insisted they should sit on the board as equals, not as a separate ladies' society.
- The High Price of Homesteading
A local lumber company leverages a housing-shortage pitch to sell building plans, even as court notices reveal the brutal reality of tax-foreclosure cycles for local settlers.
- 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 Great Tacoma Auto Heist
A mechanic attempts a high-speed repossession of a Winton touring car, triggering a cross-city chase between Tacoma and Seattle.
- A Robbery, a Room at the Hotel, and a Prisoner Who Walked Away
With no jail to hold her, a woman accused of robbing a rancher in the Riverside cribs was lodged at the Newport Hotel — and vanished before breakfast. Old Town suspects a conspiracy, and a Sandpoint grand jury is listening.
- The Gold-Brick Con: A Tacoma Contractor Swindled
A Slavonian contractor loses $550 to two men posing as subcontractors in an elaborate fake-deal scheme.
- The Mystery of the Oyster Creek John Doe
An unknown man is discovered dead in the rocks at Oyster Creek with curious items in his pockets, including a Canadian quarter and a padlock key.
- Brawls Erupt Outside a Pioneer Square Billiard Hall
A night of violence in Seattle’s waterfront district leads to a messenger boy and a laborer fighting on the sidewalk.
- The Peeping Miner and the Stolen Money
A miner from Franklin claims to have witnessed a robbery at a saloon on King Street through a crack in the door.
- The Bunco Man’s Cold Feet
After swindling a local man out of his savings, a group of confidence men returned the stolen cash in fear of the law.
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- A Coal Town's Benefit Concert for a Fire Victim's Grave
Black Diamond's Ladies' Aid Society raised money on Feb. 22 to improve the burial lot of Daniel Downey, killed in a fire.
- The Devil's Range
A drunken seaman's terrifying hallucination on a Port Townsend stove.
- A Community's Gift to a Stricken Laborer
When a worker was left destitute and suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, local merchants and friends in Seattle rallied to set him up in his own business.
- Demented Girl Rescued from Puyallup Reservation
After being found chained to an outhouse floor, a young Indigenous girl has secured a place at an asylum.
- The Hunter and the Cougars
A Skagit County hunter recounts a harrowing, split-second encounter with a pack of cougars while stalking deer in the snow.
- A Close Call in the Columbia River Gorge
A young woman on horseback survives an encounter with a starving cougar.
- The Case of 'Doc' Stewart
A young man is headed to the county jail after an altercation in the streets of downtown Seattle.
- The Pioneering Female Physician of Seattle
Dr. S. D. Hewes, the first woman graduate in medicine to establish a practice in the Washington Territory, brings a decade of experience to the frontier.