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  1. The Bank Wrecker’s Last Stand

    Convicted financier St. John Dix vows to fight his imprisonment for the Whatcom bank looting scandal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Dec 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

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  1. The Station Master’s Garden Oasis

    A bachelor station agent in Elk, Washington, earns national acclaim for transforming a railway depot into a picturesque landscape masterpiece.

    Dec 12, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanElk

  2. The Outlaw Who Bought His Way Into a Saloon

    Frank Mossman, a notorious repeat offender with three prior jail breaks, walked into a Port Townsend saloon on Sunday night and refused to leave—until he threw rocks at the bartender.

    May 22, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  3. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson

  4. The Expert Turns Farmer

    A county agriculturalist who has spent three years advising local farmers decides to test his own theories by homesteading land.

    Feb 15, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  5. The Betrayal of a 'Friend' in Tacoma

    A classic story of a land deal gone wrong, where a trusted drinking buddy pulled the rug out from under an investor’s feet.

    Sep 25, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  6. Counterfeiting Scheme Uncovered in Gilman

    Two coal miners are arrested after allegedly being caught in the act of minting counterfeit currency.

    Nov 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  7. A Gold-Headed Cane for the Man Who Stayed on the Phone in a Burning Mine

    Newcastle honored C.C. Anderson, who kept giving orders to trapped miners as the roof burned above him.

    Jan 28, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNewcastle

  8. The Councilman and the Kentucky Saloon

    A Tacoma city councilman faces a public scandal after a local bartender accuses him of ruining business.

    Mar 28, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

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