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| Year | Stories |
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| 1877 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 |
7 stories matching outstretch
- The Tragic Shooting of Edward Minach
Frank Minach is bound over for trial after shooting his brother in a local incident that stunned witnesses.
- The Tragedy of the Volunteer
A sudden squall on Roche Harbor claimed the lives of three boys while their parents remained unaware of the danger.
- The Yellow Glove Standoff on San Juan Island
When American informality faced British stiff-upper-lip formality in a frontier courtroom, a pair of gaudy kid gloves settled the diplomatic score.
- The Mysterious Killing of 'Tex' Bagwell
A well-known gambler is found dead from a rifle shot in North Yakima, leaving behind a web of suspicion and a widow's former husband.
- A Heartfelt Greeting at the Waterfront
A young woman travels across the country to marry a man she has never met, meeting him for the first time at the Seattle wharf.
- The Blacksmith’s Inflation Correction
A local farmer brags about his record-breaking pork sales, only to find the village blacksmith has adjusted his own prices accordingly.
- A Prayer for the Property
A homeowner's desperate plea to save his burning house becomes a local spectacle.
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- Commuter Struck by Streetcar in South Tacoma
A Spanaway man was sent flying into a snowdrift after attempting to flag down an outbound trolley.
- A Merchant's Plight: The Cost of Overstocking
A Snohomish businessman faces financial ruin after a bad season leaves his shelves full and his creditors at the door.
- A Costly Slip at the City Dock
Thousands of dollars in railroad spikes plunged into the bay after a dock stringer gave way under the massive weight of materials.
- A Near-Fatal Jolt at the Haystack
A routine day of farm repairs turned into a brush with death when a derrick cable made contact with a power line near Finley.
- A Hundred Feet of Great Northern Trestle Slips Toward the River
Wet, frozen clay undermines the fill east of Newport, forcing railroad crews to wait for a pile driver before they can rebuild.
- Seeking Federal Aid for the Sunnyside Canal Extension
Senator Miles Poindexter tours the Kennewick valley as local leaders lobby for a federal survey to irrigate 40,000 acres of land between Kiona and Hover.
- The Peril of the Open Sewer
A pedestrian’s fall into an unlit excavation leads to a three-way courtroom battle between the injured man, the city, and a railway company.
- Farmers Take On the Pend Oreille With a Dike — and No Bonds
A railroad contracting firm agrees to build Calispel Diking District No. 1 for warrants instead of cash, giving 6,500 acres of bottomland one season to prove it can beat the high water.