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1. The Wireless Miracle at City Hall

   Curious citizens gather to witness a demonstration of the mysterious 'wireless telephone' inside police headquarters.

   Nov 12, 1909The Labor JournalCity Hall, Everett, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

2. A Cougar Attacks in the Salmon Hatchery

   A hungry cougar terrorizes a local salmon hatchery, leading to a desperate defensive battle involving dogs and a rifle.

   Oct 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanIlwaco, Pacific CountyStrange But True

3. The Heaviest Rain Ever Recorded Swamped Grays Harbor and Stranded the Trains

   3.27 inches in twenty-four hours, a sixty-hour gale, and washouts from Elma to Ocosta: the November 1892 storm cut every rail line into Aberdeen and left the Wynooche out of its banks.

   Nov 24, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyDisasters

4. Ilwaco Cannerymen Fight the Introduction of Catfish

   Local industry experts warn that catfish will destroy the salmon population in Washington waters.

   Feb 3, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIlwaco, Pacific CountyFollow the Money

5. A Union Send-off for the Ranch-Bound

   Everett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.

   Mar 3, 1911The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

6. The Professor and the Stewardess

   A Vashon Island college professor was physically confronted on a steamer by a former employee over accusations of theft.

   Feb 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

7. The Terminal City That Died on Grays Harbor

   A St. Paul syndicate graded streets, cleared forest and built a mile-long wharf for a railroad boomtown that never got its railroad. Only two families are left, living on clams.

   Apr 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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