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- The Missing Will That Would Have Given Seattle a Library
Henry Yesler's widow and two doctors are arrested, accused of burning a will that left the pioneer's fortune—and his mansion—to the city.
- The Battle for the Heron Street Bridge
Aberdeen’s city government grapples with legal gridlock over funding a critical river crossing.
- The Great Political Tickling: How Daniel Bugley Outwitted Seattle’s Beriah Brown
A fiery editorial in the *Snohomish Sun* exposes a political alliance between two rival editors, accusing them of using religious fervor as a cover for partisan maneuvering.
- A Desperate Leap into Lake Washington
A woman known as 'Bessie' was rescued from the waters of Lake Washington near Madrona Park following a reported suicide attempt.
- The Tragedy at the Snoqualmie Ford
A day of innocent fun turned to horror at North Bend when a wagon crossing the river was swallowed by the current, claiming a young boy's life.
- The City Hall Tug-of-War Over the Stubblefield Estate
A heated city council session highlights the frantic effort to secure a charitable home, pitting real estate values against public trust.
- A Monster in the Mud
An unusually large sulphur bottom whale ends up stranded on the Olympia mudflats.
- A Close Encounter at Dungeness
A duck hunter narrowly escapes a twelve-foot shark after wading into the bay to retrieve his prize.
- A Team of Horses Rescued from Quicksand
A teamster faces disaster when his horses become trapped in treacherous, shifting sands on the Fairhaven waterfront.
- The Professor Who Rowed Himself Into the Lake
A local athletic instructor's intense workout on Lake Union ends in a watery disaster when his boat literally falls apart.
- Puget Sound's Fishing Future, Blocked by Ice and Freight
A federal fisheries report praises the region's deep harbors and salmon runs, but explains why deep-sea halibut and cod fishing has failed to pay—and what it will take to change that.
- Canoe Capsizes on Lake Washington
Two men were rescued by a passing steamer after their canoe was swamped by high winds near Madrona Park.
- The Daily Struggle: When Seattle Was Made of Mud
A local pedestrian finds himself literally stuck in the muck of Mill Street, illustrating the primitive state of 1885 infrastructure.
- The 1898 Sales Pitch That Called the San Juan Islands a 'Klondike at Home'
A judge's promotional essay promised apples, prunes, sheep, fish, limestone and health in Washington's island county—and complained that the outside world had not yet noticed.
- An Expensive Dip in the Sound
A purser's accidental plunge into the harbor leads to a secret payoff to hush a blunder.
- Taming the Elks of Humptulips
Two hunters capitalize on a deep snowstorm to capture and relocate wild elks near Humptulips City.
- The Bering Sea Bounty of 1889
A schooner arrives in Seattle with 50,000 pounds of fresh halibut, marking a rare high point in a market otherwise starved for salmon and halibut.
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- A Heroine in the Sound
A young woman saves two men from drowning after their boat capsized in a storm.
- A Fatal Tiller Blow on the Sound
A pioneer fisherman faces manslaughter charges after a tragic, unintended killing of a close friend.
- The Ghost Ship of the Sound: How a Tiny Ferry Conquered the Ice
After three weeks at sea and a harrowing journey through storm and ice, the *Flossie* arrives in Juneau, proving that Seattle’s maritime spirit is forged in the coldest waters.
- A Fishing Surprise in Guemes Channel
A local fisherman makes an unexpected catch when he discovers a shark hooked on his halibut line.
- A Mill Worker Vanishes, Leaving a Stamped Letter and a Shanghaiing Theory
J. R. Flack left his Tacoma room without his clothes or wages. His boss at Wheeler, Osgood & Co. suspects the former sailor was “shanghaied” aboard a vessel.
- The Dredger Pacific Resurfaces
A industrial mishap in the Sound leads to a dramatic recovery of a sunken dredger.
- The Hero of the Ferndale Disaster
When the British bark Ferndale went down in a freezing storm off the Washington coast, one local woman braved the surf to save the lives of three sailors.
- Three Times Overboard
Two fishermen survive a harrowing ordeal in the high seas off Cape Flattery.