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  1. When the Skagit River Swallowed Mount Vernon: The Great Flood of 1894

    A sudden heat wave melted mountain snow, sending rivers over their banks and putting whole towns underwater. In Mount Vernon, 300 men fought a losing battle against the rising Skagit.

    May 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Vernon, Skagit CountyDisasters

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  1. A Tragic Labor Tragedy at the Port Gamble Mill

    A young laborer, driven by economic necessity to work beyond his experience, loses his life in a mill accident.

    Aug 2, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Gamble Mill, Port Gamble

  2. A Candidate’s Philosophy on Education

    W. D. Gillen, candidate for county school superintendent, argues that manual training and domestic science must not eclipse core academics.

    Jun 30, 1910The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden

  3. A Street Fight Over a Package of Meat

    A man attempted to steal a package of meat off the steps of the Golden Gate building, only to face a vigorous drubbing from his victim.

    Nov 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Ave, Seattle

  4. Tragedy Claims a Local Athlete

    A promising senior and local high school star passes away just days before he was set to leave for college.

    Oct 3, 1903The Evening Statesman120 West Chestnut Street, Walla Walla

  5. The Fight for Life in the Depths

    A harrowing, vivid account of a fisherman's life-or-death struggle against a giant cephalopod, reprinted from Victor Hugo's 'Toilers of the Sea' in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

    Jun 20, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  6. The River's Grimmer Secrets

    A gruesome discovery near the Coyote pumping station finally provides a clue to a year-old riverside mystery.

    Mar 16, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  7. The Sea Gives Up a Member of the Ganiard Party

    Four months after a storm swallowed a family of musicians bound for a dance, the body of young Wesley Ganiard is recovered near the mouth of the Snohomish River — but his mother is still missing.

    Feb 27, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Gardner, Everett

  8. The Great Northern's Political Shake-Up

    A key legal appointment in Seattle shifts the landscape of Washington's gubernatorial race.

    Sep 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle

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