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  1. The Laundry Cashier Who Outsmarted the Bunko Gang

    Laundry cashier Julia Folsom foiled four men's short-change scam, snatching back the money before they could take it.

    Jun 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. A Blacksmith's Desperate Act of Heartbreak

    After his sweetheart jilted him for flirting with her sister, a Tacoma man attempted to end his life.

    Sep 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  2. The Fatal Feats of the Fire Fiend

    A traveling variety performer dies of consumption in Victoria after years of swallowing molten lead and red-hot iron.

    Mar 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. A Bolt Out of a Clear Sky Passes Inches From a Sleeping Man

    Lightning hits the flagpole of the Walla Walla Athletic Club on West Alder at seven in the morning, tears a hole in the roof, rips an American flag down through the building — and leaves manager S. S. Bettman untouched in his bed.

    Jun 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  4. The Fire Engine Test that Thrilled Fairhaven

    Citizens and business leaders gathered to watch a dramatic demonstration of a new chemical firefighting engine, sparking immediate calls for city-wide protection.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham

  5. The Blue-Flowered Bonanza: How Whatcom County Found Flax

    A Ferndale doctor's experiments convince the federal government that Puget Sound can out-produce Europe's linen fields — and New York capital starts paying attention.

    Jan 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFerndale

  6. The Tragic Awakening at the St. Charles Hotel

    A man awakes to find his roommate dead from a suspected morphine overdose, revealing the dark side of a local sailor's life.

    Jul 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerJackson Street, Seattle

  7. The Deadly Silence of the Mill

    A young fireman is killed instantly when a mill boiler explodes, leaving the community to wonder how his body was thrust beneath the furnace.

    Jul 27, 1893Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

  8. Blandford Takes the Blame in City Flume Patent Suit

    The Statesman accuses the city administration of forcing a contractor to take the fall for a costly legal infringement on a flume project.

    Jul 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanEast Alder Street, Walla Walla

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