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- The Cosmopolitan Hotel's Escaped Bear
A bear cub makes a frantic dash through the streets of Seattle, smashing mirrors and leading his pursuers on a wild chase.
- The Glass-Chewing Drifter of Seattle
A traveling laborer with a bizarre appetite is arrested after a barroom brawl ends in broken glass and a ruined mirror.
- The Mirror in the Half-Dollar: A Gambling Cheat's Downfall
A man arrested for theft in Seattle was found carrying a doctored coin designed to help him win at cards.
- A Lonely Death and a Superstitious Ritual
When Mrs. Emily Williams took her own life in a Seattle boarding house, she covered the mirrors in her room, revealing a grim adherence to old-world folklore.
- The Case of the Disappearing Diamond
A waitress at a local union kitchen accuses her suitor of petit larceny after a romantic outing results in a missing gem.
- Saloon Owner Attacks Longshoreman as Crowd Watches
After a longshoreman shattered a saloon mirror, proprietor Dan McNamara beat him in the street while about thirty bystanders failed to intervene.
- A Tragic End for a Lovestruck Youth
After his romantic advances were rejected, a Tennessee man took his own life in Port Angeles.
- The Empathetic Pup of Idol Hill
A local carpenter finds comfort in a loyal companion who mirrors his own physical struggle.
- The Push for Irrigation in the Yakima Valley
North Yakima residents lobby the state for a comprehensive irrigation system, mirroring successful agricultural transformations in California.
- The House Rejects Treason Resolution
Tensions reach a boiling point in the territorial legislature as members debate the loyalty of Delegate Isaac I. Stevens during the onset of the Civil War.
- Taming the Columbia River Sands
Government agricultural experts launch a multi-year project to stabilize the shifting dunes along the Columbia River.
- A Green Lake Home Lost to Flames
A handsome residence near Green Lake is destroyed by fire while the family is away, leaving behind only the memory of a swing in the backyard.
- A Rash of 'Skips' in South Bend
Local business owners face a string of losses as customers flee town without paying their bills.
- The Great Sound Earthquake
A violent, multi-shock tremor sends Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett residents into the streets, rattling buildings and nerves across the Puget Sound region.
- The Struggle for a Central Union Depot
As Seattle rapidly expanded, competing railroad interests vied for the prime waterfront site at the foot of Main Street, mirroring modern battles over urban infrastructure and transit hubs.
- Mary Stein Feist, 21, Dies by Suicide in Tacoma
A young bride, isolated and grieving for her family in Germany, takes her own life just seven weeks after her wedding in Tacoma.
- The True Cost of a Game of Billiards
A Seattle man learns a hard lesson about domestic economy and the hypocrisy of his own spending habits after denying his family small requests.
- The Tale of Two Cities: Yakima and Spokane
A former Yakima resident makes a business case for why Yakima is poised to mirror the rapid development of Spokane, citing coal, railroads, and the promise of opening Indigenous land.
- The Sad Martyr of Snohomish City
A local official’s descent into obsession over an impossible get-rich-quick scheme mirrors the mania of early Washington's frontier booms.
- The Warehouse Gang and the Land Office Thieves
A biting satire linking local corruption in Tacoma to the national betrayal of public land trusts under the Taft administration.
- The Unbeatable Fence of Old Town
A standoff between property owners and the city government plays out on an obstructed public thoroughfare, mirroring the modern tensions of land access in a growing metropolis.
- The Tragedy at the Marion Street Rooming House
A discarded lover murders a popular music teacher in her home before turning his gun on himself, leaving her two children orphaned.
- The Condemned Jail of 1876
A scathing Grand Jury report in 1876 denounced Seattle's 'lock-up' as a public nuisance, sparking a debate over fiscal priorities that mirrors the city's modern struggles with infrastructure and housing.
- The Promised Metropolis on the Columbia
A booster report envisions a massive industrial city of 50,000 residents rising from the sagebrush desert at Priest Rapids.
- The Smoke and Mirrors of Aberdeen's Variety Halls
A skeptical journalist pulls back the curtain on the 'Human Electricians' and fire-eaters captivating local audiences with chemical tricks.