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9 stories matching mcleod
- The Dark Perils of the Tide Flats
A lonely worker from a nearby lumber camp is found drowned after losing his way in the pitch-black darkness near the waterfront.
- A Barroom Brawl on Washington Street
A morphine-addicted laborer brings chaos to a downtown saloon, highlighting the volatile daily life of Seattle's waterfront workers in 1899.
- The Pen Hits Capacity
Walla Walla's state penitentiary reaches a historic high in inmate population as a new group of prisoners arrives.
- An Ex-Sheriff Charged With Kidnapping Over a Columbia River Fishing Feud
A former Clatsop County sheriff is arrested in Tacoma on a charge of kidnaping, the long-delayed reckoning from an 1890 raid on Washington-side fishermen accused of illegal trap fishing.
- A Tragic Death in the Shadow of the Jail
A young bride, ostracized by society, dies of grief while her husband awaits extradition from the county jail.
- The Great Olympia Real Estate Boom: 'Only a Question of Time'
As the capital city experiences a frenzy of property sales and predicts its future as a metropolis powered by Turnwater Falls, locals debate whether the boom is sustainable or just hype.
- The Forger Who Ordered Champagne to the Mansion of J. M. Colman
For two weeks a smooth-talking stranger worked Front Street with forged order slips and a taste for the good stuff — until six bottles of champagne went to the wrong address.
- Six Drowned and the Dead Looted: The Wreck of the Strathblane
Eyewitnesses described a fearful scene off North Beach as the iron ship Strathblane broke apart—farmers rode into the surf to save survivors while others rifled the dead.
- The Gambler’s Shield: How Seattle Saloon Keepers Dodged Mayor Moras’ Purge
When Chief Justice Burke urged the city to revoke liquor licenses from gambling dens, the Common Council refused—citing legal technicalities and protecting the very establishments the mayor wanted shut down.