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  1. The Great Exodus: Aberdeen’s Chinese Community Vanishes in the Night

    A local editorial and a sympathetic 'Communicated' letter reveal the forced departure of Aberdeen’s Chinese residents, highlighting both the racial hostility that drove them out and the rare moral outcry against their mistreatment.

    Nov 13, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Devil's Range

    A drunken seaman's terrifying hallucination on a Port Townsend stove.

    Mar 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  3. The Boss of Port Townsend

    A taxpayer-led revolt targets a city treasurer backed by gamblers, prostitutes, and the local political machine.

    Apr 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall

  4. A Local Dream of Justice and Hell

    A Seattle man dreams of a corrupt city court system that leads him straight into a satirical version of the afterlife.

    May 22, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. A Petition Vanishes and the Fight to Carve Up Spokane County Turns Nasty

    As Olympia weighs a bill to split off the new 'Sprague County,' Spokane Falls editors cry foul over a petition with 300 names that disappeared from an office — and defend a rival editor accused of inventing the theft.

    Oct 20, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  6. The Block Party: Young Married Couples Plot to Buy an Entire City Block in Seattle

    As streetcar lines extend to the suburbs, a group of young professionals in Seattle are pooling their resources to purchase a whole block of land, aiming to build matching homes and create a private enclave.

    Feb 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. A Child's Fatal Accident Near Palouse

    A twelve-year-old boy is killed instantly after falling from a wagon.

    Sep 15, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPalouse

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