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- The Ghost of the Streetcar Line
A Seattle streetcar driver recounts the haunting memory of a boy he once lashed with his whip, only to learn later that the child was dying.
- The Condemned Murderer Who Ran the Jailhouse Court
Thomas Blanck, awaiting execution for murder, was unanimously elected to preside over the county jail's prisoner-run tribunal—complete with fines, lashes, and a Bible in his cell.
- The Murder in Governor Stevens’s Outer Office
A former Hudson’s Bay man recalls the Puget Sound War: decapitated heads carried to Olympia, Chief Leschi hanged near Fort Steilacoom, and his brother Quiemal killed while waiting to surrender.
- Harvest Hand Brutally Whipped by Crew Near Hadley
A threshing crew allegedly used a fabricated charge of sexual assault to justify the violent beating of a fellow laborer.
- The Great Flag Heist at Whitman College
In a daring midnight operation, twelve freshmen scaled the Memorial Building to plant their class banner on the spire.
- After the Clallam Went Down, a Seattle Man Asked Why No Puget Sound Steamer Had a Lifeboat That Floated
J. Walton wrote to the president and to Congress with a plain charge: not one passenger steamer on the Sound is properly equipped to save lives — and in two round trips to Nome he never once saw a fire drill.
- The Dueling Tomcats: A Hunter’s Tale of Feline Fury in Spring Brook
A local hunter witnesses a violent territorial battle between two male wildcats, fought over the affections of a female observer, before intervening with his shotgun.
- Devastating Floods Paralyze the Pacific Northwest
Massive flooding across the Fraser Valley and regional rivers has severed communications, washed away farms, and cut off rail travel.
- The Night They Walked to an Indian Village: A Shipwreck Survivor’s Tale
After the steamer *Port Gordon* smashed against rocks near Destruction Island, four men survived a nightmare of broken lines and drowning comrades by building a raft from hatches—and then walking ten miles through the brush.
- The Blast at Mason Slip
A steam tug carrying three crew members is obliterated in a freak explosion on the Seattle waterfront.
- The 'Pompous Autocrat' of the Sound
A Seattle newspaper lashes out at a revenue cutter captain who refused to aid a vessel in distress, claiming his uniform shouldn't be 'rubbed the wrong way.'
- The Commonweal Army's Standoff in Puyallup
While General 'Jumbo' Cantwell rallies unemployed protesters with fiery rhetoric, Northern Pacific officials and U.S. marshals prepare for a train-seizure confrontation.
- The Poet-Waiter Who Drowned in Seattle Harbor
C. W. Chantrell came from a noble French family and carried a love poem in his pocket. He died broke, alcoholic, and alone on the steamer Idaho—and Seattle's coroner called it an accident.
- A Wooden Pistol Emptied the King County Jail
Thomas Blanck, awaiting appeal for murder, locked the night jailer in a cell and walked out with eight other prisoners—armed with a black wooden fake.
- Tacoma Park Board Erupts in 'Fossil' Feud
Facing mounting debt and public scrutiny, the city's Park Board lashes out at 'meddlers' and critics.
- The Heroine of North Beach
How Martha White, a solitary woman on the storm-lashed coast, braved mountain-high waves to pull dying sailors from the surf.
- Poisoned and Ambushed on the Road Home
A local rancher survives a harrowing highway robbery attempt involving a spiked flask and a desperate gunfight.
- Vigilante Justice in Ellensburg
A mob of 'whitecaps' forced an officer to surrender his prisoner, a Chinese man accused of harassment, for a public whipping.
- The Fight Over Washington’s Workmen's Compensation
Commissioner John R. Wallace lashes out at 'journalistic highbinders' and insurance companies attempting to discredit the state's new injury insurance laws.
- The Captain Who Caught a Monster: Seattle’s Own Sea Serpent Hoax
Captain Pat J. Boyton of Seattle claims to have captured a 63-foot sea serpent in the Pacific, sending a letter from his ship that has locals buzzing with wonder and skepticism.
- The Day Justice Went Mad: A Proprietor’s Threat and a Drunkard’s Triumph
In a Tacoma courtroom in January 1890, the owner of the Lomar House threatened to kill a man accused of drunkenness. The court watched, entertained, and ultimately acquitted the accused after witnesses proved he was sober.
- Vigilante Justice in Cle Elum
Citizens in Cle Elum adopt a brutal method of 'dealing with obstreperous hobos' using whips.
- The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent Secret
A 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.
- The Penitent Lion-Tamer
A quiet laborer in a traveling Seattle menagerie finds redemption through a final, fatal sacrifice.
- The Mail Must Go Through: A Fatal Storm on the Coast
A dedicated mail carrier and his father lost their lives in a treacherous storm off the Washington coast while attempting to deliver the mail from Montesano to Chehalis Point.
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- A Brutal End for a Balky Horse
A North Seattle man kills his horse after it refuses to move, drawing the attention of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- The Brutal Ring Battle at Tacoma
Seattle and Portland athletic clubs face off in a contentious match that ends in a knockout and accusations of foul play.
- Dragging Through the Storm
A stage driver survives a 48-hour ordeal in the snow by clinging to his horse's tail for survival.
- The Unsuccessful Shingle Mill Debt Collector
A laborer at a Ballard shingle mill attempts to collect back wages with his fists, but ends up in a brawl with his employer.
- The Ghost Caboose of Seattle
A high-wind storm sends a riderless train car hurtling down the tracks in a moment of unexpected local drama.
- The Legal Definition of Animal Abuse
A jury acquits a man who killed a 'balky' horse, raising questions about the threshold for animal cruelty in the 1890s.
- An Unexplained Blaze in Ballard
A house belonging to a shingle weaver is destroyed by a suspicious fire in Ballard, potentially linked to labor unrest.
- The Mosquito Strike
A local builder halts construction on his new home, citing labor costs against a fierce infestation of pests.