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| Year | Stories |
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| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 87 |
| 1877 | 67 |
| 1878 | 47 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 98 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 108 |
| 1886 | 69 |
| 1887 | 78 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 134 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 56 |
| 1892 | 222 |
| 1893 | 254 |
| 1894 | 247 |
| 1895 | 273 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 64 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 33 |
| 1904 | 22 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 5 |
2,044 stories matching found
- Wealthy Miner Found Stupor-Struck in Seattle Lodging
After arriving from the North with $10,000, a miner is found penniless and in a stupor; his hosts are arrested for robbery.
- The Tragedy of a Forgotten Tenant
A woman who recently arrived in Seattle is found dead in her lonely boarding house, highlighting the indifference of a growing city.
- An Unknown Man Found Dead in South Seattle
A woman discovering a man's body in the brush near a local spring leads to an investigation that unearths a tragic, nameless end.
- The Man Who Vanished Into the Fog: A Barber’s Final Journey
Coroner Cross and Dr. Root piece together the identity of a decomposed body found near Salmon Bay, linking it to a boarder at the Commercial Hotel who may have taken his own life with morphine.
- The Stranger in the Basket
A disoriented woman arrives at the St. Charles Hotel, sparking a frantic search for her family in a city still finding its footing.
- The Unidentified Man in the Brush
A decomposing body found in the northern woods of Seattle leaves behind only a silver watch and a curious note.
- Seattle's Street Grading Unearthed Native Remains—and Discarded Them
In 1876, as Seattle graded its streets, workers found the remains of dead Indians and disposed of them without ceremony. A local paper reported it as just another improvement.
- The Tragic End of William Hill
The body of a Scottish laborer is discovered floating near the Seattle city front, leaving behind a simple will and a recommendation from a Victoria hotel.
- The Woman in Black and the Newborn Left for Dead
A Seattle coroner concludes that an infant found at a street corner was killed at birth by a blow to the skull. Detectives have no suspect, only a frustrated clue about a woman in black.
- A Soldier's Solitary End
The tragic discovery of a soldier found hanging at the government wharf.
- The Mystery Man at the Rail Yards
A man found critically injured near the Northern Pacific tracks dies in the hospital, leaving behind only a cryptic note and a broken life.
- The Hidden Hoard of Seattle's Recluse
When two elderly men were found dead in a filthy, squalid room, a subsequent search revealed a small fortune stashed in bedposts and rags.
- Rescued from the Tide Flats
A man found clinging to a pile on the tide flats with no memory of how he arrived there suggests a dark night in the city's underbelly.
- The Lonely End of a Mission Lodger
A man identified as George W. King was found dead in a cheap Seattle lodging house, revealing the precarious lives of the city's vulnerable.
- The Tragedy of an Unnamed Soul
A body found in Elliott Bay prompts a swift, quiet burial, leaving no clues behind.
- City Treasurer Found Guilty of Embezzlement
After a swift trial, Seattle's city treasurer is convicted, signaling a rare victory for local reform efforts.
- A Sudden Death at the Masonic Temple
A janitor who kept the furnaces running at the Second and Pike building dies quietly while at his post.
- The Unknown Man of Lake Washington
A decomposed body found near the Madison Street wharf is briefly linked to a notorious double drowning before being buried in potter's field.
- A Bartender, a Bullet, and a Stranger on the Bridge
Seattle police found Harvey L. Hellossis dying on the Grant Street bridge. His saloon was robbed, his keys were missing, and the man last seen with him had vanished.
- Tragic Drowning on the Waterfront
A local plumber loses his life in the bay after a night of drinking.
- The Great Hop Louse Debate of 1892
A scientific dispute over crop-destroying insects exposes the perils of amateur entomology in the Washington territory.
- The Jailbreak That Never Was: A Seattle Jail Security Crisis
When guards discovered tunneling and hidden tools in the city jail, the potential for a mass breakout triggered a city-wide security lockdown.
- The Strange Disappearance of Nellie McNeil
After a frantic police search, a woman reported missing is discovered living in a rooming house above a local saloon.
- The Cloroform Clue in the Felling Murder
A specific bottle shape found at a murder scene leads investigators to a Tacoma drug store, renewing interest in a local killing.
- An Unlawful Entry Trial
A Chinese man arrested under the Exclusion Act is brought before the U.S. Commissioner, highlighting the pervasive surveillance of the era.