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94 stories matching dread
- Five Diphtheria Cases in One Family Near Jackson's Camp
A wife and four children at Penrith fell ill with the dreaded disease. All but one child are now out of danger.
- A Community Under Siege: The Whidbey Island Diphtheria Outbreak
A harrowing account of how a single family was devastated by diphtheria in Oak Harbor during the summer of 1887.
- The Miracle at the Bend
An engineer’s harrowing account of a toddler playing on the tracks, the desperate silence of the brakes, and an inexplicable survival.
- The Bananas Scandal
A small-town preacher faces calls for his resignation after being spotted sharing a piece of fruit on a sofa with his wife.
- The Stranger’s Fatal Fight at Benton
A bystander’s attempt to break up a tavern brawl in a small town near Seattle ends in a tragic, senseless death.
- The Phosphorus Terror of Hoquiam
A saboteur sows the streets with incendiary devices, nearly reducing the town to ash before the rains intervene.
- The Diphtheria Outbreak at Leavenworth's Schoolhouse
When an infectious disease forced the closure of the local school, the town’s newspaper demanded accountability, questioning why infected children were permitted in the classroom.
- The Man Who Paid to Live: A Tacoma Resident’s Plea for Relief
In an era of unchecked capitalism and political corruption, one man in Tacoma offers a stark, personal testament to the crushing weight of poverty—proving that even in the 'Land of Opportunity,' survival is not guaranteed.
- The Politicization of the Bench
A critique of the growing trend to select judges based on their partisan alignment rather than their legal expertise.
- The Great Dimple Scandal
A jealous husband, a mysterious package, and a 19th-century beauty obsession gone wrong in an upper-crust Seattle home.
- The Smallpox Threat from Victoria
As cases of smallpox rise rapidly in British Columbia, Seattle calls for a strict maritime quarantine to protect the city.
- Tragedy on the Log Booms
A young boy drowns in the slough near Weatherwax's logging works.
- A Double Tragedy in Lewis County
A tragic hunting accident leads to a young boy's death and the subsequent destruction of his family home by fire.
- A Diphtheria Scare at the Falls
A young woman's battle with a deadly disease prompts a public health warning for Spokane.
- The Letter that Carried Fever
A tragic medical mystery unfolds as a mother's joyful news becomes a vector for disease across the Pacific Northwest.
- The Auditor’s Scathing Reply
A war of words erupts between a Mason County auditor and the Adjutant-General over military duty records.
- Rabies Scare Puts Every Dog in the Richland District Under Quarantine
A state veterinarian quarantines the Columbia River Valley after a mad dog bites local animals, ordering dogs tied or muzzled from the Horn to the Columbia.
- The Art of the Legislative Dodge
A blistering political attack on a gubernatorial candidate accused of cowardice and 'dodging' his duties in the state house.
- The Hidden Hazard on Commercial Street
Pedestrians are at the mercy of runaway teams and deep mud in an alleyway near Phillips' stables.
- The War on 'Black Spot' in Washington Orchards
A state horticulturist investigates the mysterious apple tree disease threatening the region's fruit crops.
- Smallpox Scare Triggers Camp Quarantine
Fear grips the Kittitas country as laborers flee a camp riddled with the 'dread malady' before authorities can secure a quarantine.
- Farmer Chases Engineers Away with Barbed Wire
A landowner in the lower Yakima Valley defended his property rights in spectacular fashion, chasing an engineering crew off his land with a lasso of barbed wire.
- The Near-Miss that Saved the Orchard Boom
Anxious farmers watch the thermometer as a late-spring frost threatens to wipe out the region's record-breaking fruit potential.
- The City That Waited for a Comet
Halley's Comet was predicted to bring doom, but Everett's residents found the celestial visitor to be a massive letdown.
- The Unsolicited Burden of the 'Young Man's' Future
An 1875 newspaper advertisement in Snohomish promised a cure for the 'uncertainties' of life, reflecting a 19th-century obsession with self-improvement and the fear of personal stagnation.