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- The Human Canvas of 1876
A traveling marvel of the frontier, a man covered in 360 intricate tattoos, arrives in Seattle to tell his harrowing story of survival.
- A Brutal Murder on the Trail to Fort Steilacoom
A soldier is found dead after a violent altercation involving multiple men, leaving the community in shock.
- Searching for the Wenatchee Mines
An expedition returns to Olympia after failing to reach the mountains, but reports finding vast, promising new territory.
- Tragedy in Montesano
A playful struggle over a revolver ends in the accidental death of a prominent town founder's son.
- The Fatal Breakfast
A Seattle widow sues an insurance company for $10,000 after her husband died from a fish bone injury, triggering a grim post-mortem examination.
- The Mystery of the Smalley House Fires
A suspicious string of blazes on Queen Anne Hill has residents calling for a new fire station.
- Coal Beneath the Prairie
Drillers for the city water department strike a coal vein in South Tacoma, suggesting the city may be sitting on a major fuel field.
- Two Gun Mishaps in One Week Leave Newport Men Wounded
A hunter swapping rifles and a 10-year-old boy with a .22 both shot themselves in the foot. Both were brought to Newport for treatment.
- A Theatrical Pioneer Returns to Walla Walla
John Maguire, the man who brought Maude Adams and the first minstrel shows to the Northwest, reflects on 24 years of touring.
- The Salmon Bite
A minor fishing injury on the Columbia River turns into a race against gangrene for a young man.
- The Great Escape at Steilacoom
Five convicts at the state penitentiary staged a daring, daylight breakout, leading to a desperate shootout in the woods.
- The Feeding Frenzy of 1889
Before the city’s meteoric rise, land developers in Seattle were already peddling the 'next big thing' across the water, promising smelters and shipyards to anyone with cash in hand.
- Sabotage on the Coal Line
A dangerous attempt to derail a coal train near Seattle highlights the intense tensions surrounding the city's burgeoning industrial infrastructure.
- Twenty-Five-Year-Old Stakes in the Monte Cristo Wilderness
Joe Pearsell, the prospector who opened the Monte Cristo mines, describes finding faded red survey stakes and 1850s sluice boxes in a country so savage he thinks it will only be tamed by tourists once the railroad arrives.
- The Hidden Costs of Invasive Pests
A single discarded fruit box from California brought the destructive San Jose scale to a local orchard, illustrating the need for strict quarantine measures.
- The State Can't Find Its Land — and Timber Companies Got There First
A state land cruiser reports that Washington's 670,000-acre capitol grant is mostly poor land already claimed by squatters working for big lumber outfits.
- The Invisible Army Under the Microscope
A scientific lecture delivered in Snohomish contemplates the origins of life, the invisible world of bacteria, and the processes of decay.
- The Underground Fire Beneath Jackson Street
Firemen battle a persistent blaze burning within the tide-flat ashes beneath the electric light works.
- Armed Robbery on the Arlington Heights Line
Masked men hold up a streetcar three miles outside Spokane, shooting a passenger who attempted to flee.
- The Boomtown Rhythms of Olympia
A report on the rapid industrial growth, real estate speculation, and social life transforming the capital city.
- The Widow of Endicott Shoots Her Son-in-Law
After her daughter eloped, a wealthy widow and old resident of the Endicott neighborhood is jailed for the shooting of her son-in-law.
- Bodies of Colman and Patten Recovered from Lake Washington
After weeks of searching, a homemade underwater viewing device helps recover the bodies of two men murdered on the water.
- A Child's Final Act of Mercy
A nine-year-old boy, dying from a pen-knife stab wound inflicted by a playmate, spends his final moments begging police to let his assailant go free.
- A Deadly Surprise at North Bend
A box of dynamite detonators exploded at a local tent, leaving a woman critically injured by metal shrapnel.
- Violence in the Opium Dens of Colfax
A brutal feud between laborers in a remote Eastern Washington opium joint ends in a horrific shooting and a manhunt.