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- A Close Call at the Buffalo Shingle Mill
A mill worker is lucky to keep his arm after a terrifying accident with a shingle saw.
- The Trial of Albert Friedrich: A Deadly Betrayal on the Waterfront
After a night of beer and camaraderie in Seattle, a man is found shot near the waterfront; his friend stands trial for a crime that gripped the city.
- A Civil War Veteran Vanishes Between Saloon and Lodging
Charles Honige, a 71-year-old Olympia character known for selling hot weinerwurst after dark, left Hosneider's saloon at 10 p.m. and was never seen again.
- The Vagrant Preacher: An Elderly Man’s Desperate Plea for Dignity in Spokane
Paul Hoffman, a German Lutheran minister turned job-seeker, was arrested for vagrancy after collecting donations from churchgoers. In his cell, he wept as he recounted his fall from grace.
- The Waterfront Brawl
A drunken knife fight among sailors leads to a mysterious disappearance, leaving the Seattle police baffled.