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| 1903 | 1 |
1 story matching mclelan
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- Pioneer Dies in Tragic Railway Accident near Crocker
A longtime Tacoma resident meets a sudden, grisly death under a freight train, leaving behind a mystery about his presence on the tracks.
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- The Last Bow of a Valley Pioneer
C. L. McGlothlen, a homesteader who arrived when Yakima was sagebrush, is remembered for his musical contributions and deep ties to the pioneer community.
- The Passing of a Richland Pioneer
Mrs. Amanda McElvain, widow of the engineer who built many of the region's earliest irrigation canals, dies at home.
- A Perilous Trip Near Lake Chelan
An advertising agent and his companions narrowly avoid a fatal plunge into a canyon while traveling through the mountains.
- The Tragedy on the Stump
James McIlveen, a carpenter, was arrested for making a political speech to a row of stumps on Queen Anne Hill after escaping from a hospital window in just a blanket.
- The Trial of 'Mickey' McGrekan: A Window into Frontier Domestic Violence
A young woman’s struggle for survival and a legal showdown in 1887 Port Townsend reveal the brutal realities hidden behind the closed doors of boarding houses.
- The Tragedy at Holmes Harbor: A Log Roller’s Fatal Mistake
In the early days of Snohomish County’s timber boom, a simple error in judgment turned a lunch break into a death sentence for James McLachlan.