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- A Tacoma Man Wins a $350,000 Yakima Land Fight
Jay Yordy bought the downtown property at tax sale; the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Ontario Land Company's claim.
- A Tree, a Right of Way, and a Man From Ontario
A hired hand clearing the Idaho & Washington Northern grade is crushed by a falling tree; his body comes home to Newport for burial before the long ride back to Walkerton.
- The Search for a Missing Seattle Heir
After twenty-seven years of silence, a missing heir surfaces to claim a $300,000 estate, reuniting a family divided by distance and time.
- Farmers Organize Against Seattle and Tacoma Power Monopolies
The Western Progressive Farmers group pushes for a state-wide 'superpower' initiative, breaking with municipal interests over grid control.
- The Price of Public Space
North Yakima officials consider abandoning a gift of 20 acres to the city, sparking a clash between land donors and the council.
- The passing of a pioneer dentist
Dr. John Colburn Grasse, an early resident of Seattle and a founder of the State Dental Association, dies at home.
- The Divorce Mill: Three Women Escape Their Marriages in Seattle
A single day in Judge Humes’ court saw three women granted divorces on grounds of desertion, cruelty, and financial abandonment.
- A Wife Says Her Husband Tried to Shoot Her—Then Altered the Deed
Rachel McDonald's divorce suit describes years of cruelty, a terrifying revolver threat, and a scheme to erase her name from their Ravenna property.
- The Twin Separation: A Seattle Reunion After 32 Years
Separated as infants and lost to the winds of time, two sisters find each other in Seattle through a chance resemblance and a neighbor's intuition.
- The Oxford-Educated Mohawk Chief Who Came to Seattle
Dr. Oronhyatekha, supreme ranger of the Foresters and chief counsellor of the Six Nations, tells a Seattle reporter of Queen Anne's buried silver, self-supporting schools, and a people whose ballots, he boasts, cannot be bought.
- The Revenge of the Clipped Horses
A neighborhood feud in O'Brien turns into a courtroom drama after a farmer's prize horses are spitefully shorn.
- The Centralia Medical Scandal
Two physicians and a nurse are arrested for a 'surgical operation' that led to the death of an elderly business owner.
- The Boy Who Only Wanted Ice Cream
A young boy's petty theft from a grocery store reveals a stark reality of neglected children in the city.
- Tragedy at O'Brien Station
A man's life ended by the rails while seeking a way home.
- The Tragic End of the Moncks
A young couple is found dead in a Seattle hotel room, a desperate final act following the husband's unemployment.
- A Devastating Betrayal in Marriage
An elderly woman sues for divorce and the recovery of her property after her husband allegedly swindled her and threatened her life.
- The passing of Amos Bowman, Anacortes founder
A polymath pioneer of the Pacific Northwest and journalist who once worked for Horace Greeley has died in his home city.
- A Courtroom Brawl Over a Mining Fortune
John R. Wolcott loses his bid to control the Persinger group of mines in Kittitas County after a contract dispute, and his attorney nearly comes to blows with opposing counsel.
- Seattle's Fugitive Fire Chief Says His Accusers Stole the Evidence
A.B. Hunt, indicted for fraudulent naturalization papers, has disappeared—but allies say he is gathering proof that a stolen Canadian fire-company minute book was smuggled into Seattle to frame him.
- A Standish Descendant Dies, and Kennewick's Civil War Veterans Thin to Six
Oscar Howe left his wife and baby in 1862 to ride with an Illinois cavalry regiment, homesteaded his way west, and spent his last decade in Kennewick — where his passing leaves only six of the old G.A.R. post.
- The Reverend’s Estate: A Seattle Administrator Accused of Paying Himself First
Rev. L. Parker wants the court to approve his accounts, but a special administrator says he spent estate money without permission, inflated legal fees, and sent a mortgage to his brother in Canada.
- The Dry Crusade Meets in Seattle, and Admits the Room Is Half Empty
King County Prohibitionists adopt a sweeping platform against the liquor traffic, name delegates, and set a September convention—despite a light turnout.
- Jailed on a Ten-Word Telegram: A New Arrival Fights an Arson Charge From Manitoba
Charles F. Ireland moved his wife and children to Puget Sound to start over. The morning after he landed, a Manitoba 'government detective' wired ten words, and he was locked up with 'convicted criminals of every hue.' He wants Seattle to hear his side.
- The Fire Chief Who Ran for the Border
A telegram from British Columbia, a contested resignation, and a letter to the editor expose the perjury and naturalization fraud case that consumed Seattle City Hall.
- Seattle's Fire Chief Vanished Before His Day in Court
A.B. Hunt disappeared after telling friends he was off to Tacoma for trial; the city removed him, named Alexander Allen Jr. chief, and left a mystery that only deepened when his father was summoned to prove his birth.