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| Year | Stories |
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| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 5 |
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9 stories matching herrick
- A Deadly Feud Between City Officials
A simmering estrangement between Port Angeles officials culminates in a broad-daylight shooting that leaves a city doctor dying.
- The Tragedy on the Streets of Port Townsend
After a violent street confrontation involving an iron wrench, Dr. I. R. Herrick has died, leaving a judge accused of the killing in precarious condition.
- The Great Hoquiam Bear Hunt
A group of local hunters brings home a bear, but nobody can agree on who actually landed the shot.
- The Mob That Stopped a Cannery
Business owners in Everett face threats and intimidation for attempting to hire Chinese labor.
- The Curious Case of the Jailbird Burglar
An enterprising thief escaped jail, went on a suburban burglary spree, and was promptly caught while trying to swipe silverware.
- The Color Line at the Oberon: Seattle’s First Civil Rights Test
When a prominent Black minister is ejected from a local music hall for his race, he threatens legal action under state law, sparking a public debate on discrimination in early 20th-century Seattle.
- The Election of 1892: Private Detectives and Political Brawl
As Seattle heads to the polls, allegations of private security 'thugs' and corporate-funded campaign spying highlight a desperate, high-stakes municipal battle.
- The Deadly Cost of the 'Pistol Habit'
A fiery editorial argues that the rampant culture of carrying concealed weapons in the Northwest is transforming citizens into outlaws and fueling a cycle of preventable street murders.
- The Disappearing Doctor of Port Angeles
After spinning elaborate tales of Irish estates and gold mines to his neighbors, a local physician flees with stolen instruments and borrowed furniture.
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- A Sausage Maker’s Body Washes Ashore at Priest Point
Charles Honick had been missing three weeks. A boy found him on the beach, and Olympia’s police chief and coroner went to see whether foul play was involved.
- Tragedy at the Western Mill
A 17-year-old worker is crushed by a falling log while loading a rail car in Tacoma.
- The $31.15 in a Drowned Man's Pocket
When Charles Honick's body washed up near Priest Point, Olympia wondered if he had been murdered. The cash still in his clothes told a different story.
- The Perils of the Hand-Crank
A Hover resident sustains a serious injury while starting his automobile, highlighting the physical dangers of early motor travel.
- A Near-Fatal Jolt at the Haystack
A routine day of farm repairs turned into a brush with death when a derrick cable made contact with a power line near Finley.
- The Ice That Crushed a Man: A Frightful Death on White Pass
Louis Wrick was clearing ice near the summit of the White Pass when a massive block gave way, pinning him beneath tons of frozen weight. Another worker survived; Wrick did not.
- 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.