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1. The Great Finley Hog Hunt

   A routine butchering job turns into a chaotic, nine-shot ordeal that leaves a local hog and a broken axe head in its wake.

   Jan 25, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterFinley, Benton CountyStrange But True

2. The Railroad Fixer Who Helped Build Seattle Dies of a Cold Caught in Olympia

   Jesse W. George, Great Northern right-of-way agent, former U.S. marshal and survivor of the 1889 fire, dies at his Fourth and Cherry home after pneumonia.

   Mar 24, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

3. The Single Tax: A Seattle Paper Takes On Henry George

   In 1894 the Post-Intelligencer mounts a full-throated attack on Henry George's land-value tax, warning it would 'rob labor' and hand the ground itself to the rich.

   Sep 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

4. The People’s Ticket: Olympia’s 1891 Caucus Revolt

   A printed slate handed out at the door, a mayor booed as 'defeated,' and a second-ward protest meeting: the fight over who would control Olympia's city nominations.

   Dec 1, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

5. The Christmas Confidence Game

   A crafty drifter in a small town orchestrates a social and financial coup by fabricating the death of his friend's wealthy uncle.

   Dec 22, 1888Pullman HeraldPullman, Whitman CountyBoom & Bust · True Crime

6. The Libel Pamphlet That Ended With Psalm 52

   Rev. M. H. Nichols, already convicted of libeling Elder T. B. Ford, circulated a new attack on Dr. W. P. George—and Judge Humes fined him $25.

   Apr 28, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSuperior Court of Washington for King County, SeattleScandal

7. The 'Gold Brick' King: How a Master Con Man Sold Copper to a Banker

   A too-trusting Aberdeen banker, a man disguised as an Indian, and a forged letter from the San Francisco mint—the Seattle trial of the notorious swindler 'Rebel George' Knowlton.

   Sep 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

8. The First Rector of Trinity: A Quarter Century, and a Church Rebuilt from the Fire

   Rev. George Herbert Watson marked 25 years in the ministry and 16 in Seattle, where he founded Trinity Parish, started Grace Hospital, and saw his first church destroyed in the Great Fire.

   Jul 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

9. A Printing Office Blunder

   A romantic visit to a printing office turns disastrous for a typographer when his fiancée accidentally destroys his hours of labor.

   Aug 23, 1880Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

10. The City That Vanished: Seattle’s First Real Estate Bubble and the Ghosts of Terry’s Addition

    A look back at January 1890, when Seattle’s land boom was in full swing, prices were soaring, and developers like George Dorffel were selling lots in new subdivisions to speculators eager for a quick profit.

    Jan 13, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDenny Park, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

11. The Missing Warrants in Tacoma's City Treasury

    Ex-city treasurer George W. Boggs swore he had no assets, then gave two contradictory accounts of a mining note and a pencil receipt for city warrants.

    Apr 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

12. The Editor Who Made the Post-Intelligencer a Power—and Died Too Soon

    When George H. Heilbron died suddenly at his Seattle home, newspapers across Washington mourned a young editor whose pen had become a force in state affairs.

    Apr 18, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

13. A Lake Union Mill Went Up in Flames—Then Neighbors Saved the Lumber

    A sash-and-door factory leased by George E. Dow & Co. was destroyed late Sunday night. The fire department could not save the building, but quick action kept a $3,000 lumber stock and the wharf from burning.

    Oct 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Union, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

14. The Tragedy at Port Blakely

    A brutal killing on the bridge at Port Blakely sparks an investigation into the violence and instability fueled by alcohol access.

    Jun 27, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyTrue Crime

15. A Hospital for the Poor, Not the Pauper House: Seattle General Prepares to Open

    The Seattle General Hospital will open June 15 in the leased Avon house on Front Street, offering free treatment to the needy and a training school for nurses—backed by a women's auxiliary that has already raised funds through lunchrooms.

    May 29, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Gone Forever

16. The Ball That Shook Seattle: A Night of Masks, Money, and 'Transposed Sexes'

    In the damp cold of February 1877, Seattle’s elite gathered for a masquerade ball that defied social norms, featuring cross-dressing performers and a prize for the 'best sustained character'—a rare glimpse into the territory's vibrant, chaotic social life.

    Feb 17, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyNightlife

17. The Seattle Editor Who Worked Himself to Death in a Bathroom

    George H. Heilbron, editor-in-chief of the Post-Intelligencer, was only 38 when apoplexy killed him at his Cherry Street home. His doctor blamed years of nervous exhaustion from overwork.

    Apr 6, 1895The Seattle Post-Intelligencer1107 Cherry Street, SeattleWork & Pay

18. The Mill That Vanished Before Its Workers Got Paid

    Kent mill hands won wage liens, then found the company's assets allegedly shifted to a new corporation—and the sheriff returning 'No property found.'

    Aug 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

19. The Democrats Drum Up Candidates—and One Staged His Own Surprise Party

    Seattle Democrats organize ward clubs, weigh fusion with Populists and independents, and trade rumors over sheriff, treasurer and prosecutor—including a would-be senator who bought his own gold-headed cane.

    Sep 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Scandal

20. A Defaulting Treasurer’s Debt Finally Comes Due—for a Governor and His Bondsmen

    A Seattle judge orders E. P. Ferry and other sureties to pay King County $29,143.60 plus years of interest for George D. Hill’s vanished public funds.

    Dec 28, 1891The Olympia TribuneSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

21. The True Cost of a Store Tab in 1872 Seattle

    A young couple's struggle with 'monthly accounts' reveals how merchant credit traps were the predatory debt cycles of the 19th century.

    May 9, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

22. The Chamber of Commerce’s Grand Gesture: Seattle’s Business Elite Rally Behind Senator Squire

    Over 500 merchants, officials, and their ladies board the steamer Bailey Gate for a two-day excursion to Olympia, aiming to sway the state senate with a show of unified commercial support.

    Jan 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPike Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

23. The Republicans Who Tried to Fuse With the Democrats

    A dissident Republican meeting at Grand Army Hall named a conference committee to cut a county-ticket deal with Democrats—then the city attorney walked out.

    Sep 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

24. Guns at the Polls: Seattle’s First Ward Primary Erupts in a Street Brawl

    Sheriff Woolery and saloon man John Considine tried to seize a Republican primary by arresting the election judges; Chief Rogers and his police fought back with warrants, clubs and drawn revolvers.

    Sep 2, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

25. The Dynamite of Gilman: A Murderous Grudge Ends in Lynching

    In a fit of rage over a domestic dispute, Albert Schaeffer blew up his neighbor's home in Gilman, killing three people. The town’s response was swift and brutal.

    Jan 8, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

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