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8 stories matching sadden
- The Orphan’s Plea: A Poem That Moved Seattle to Tears on Decoration Day
As the city honored Civil War dead with solemn processions and speeches, a young girl’s grief over her father’s unmarked grave brought the Grand Marshal to tears.
- The Great Grocery Heist of Citizens' Market
A shopkeeper and her manager vanish after running a credit-fueled grocery scam, leaving behind a trail of debt and hollowed-out stock.
- The Lonely End of a Skagit Prospector
After wandering the rugged wilderness for nearly a month, an elderly miner perished in the mountains near the U.S.-British border.
- A Sudden Tragedy at the Hoquiam Dance
A beloved young Aberdeen businessman collapses and dies mid-dance, sending shockwaves through the community.
- The Con Artist’s Benevolent Hustle
A smooth-talking stranger visits a Seattle tobacco shop, spins a yarn about a tragedy at sea, and leaves with more than just a sympathy donation.
- The Senate Deadlock Breaks at Olympia
After weeks of gridlock, Washington's legislature moves to re-elect John B. Allen to the U.S. Senate as the opposition dissolves.
- The First Rector of Trinity: A Quarter Century, and a Church Rebuilt from the Fire
Rev. George Herbert Watson marked 25 years in the ministry and 16 in Seattle, where he founded Trinity Parish, started Grace Hospital, and saw his first church destroyed in the Great Fire.
- The Miracle of the Daily Paper: How Pullman’s New Herald Brings the World to Your Doorstep
In its inaugural editorial, the newly launched *Pullman Herald* reflects on the alchemy of journalism—transforming rags into news—and celebrates the fertile wheat lands of the Palouse.
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- The Tragic Passing of Little Johnnie Alden
A grief-stricken child follows his father to the grave, unable to survive the loss of his hero.
- A Heartbreak by the Snohomish River
A lonely local man is caught in a 'melancholy case' of unrequited love, spending his days watering a hitching post in a lovestruck daze.
- A History of a Sad Honeymoon
A Seattle woman sues for divorce, alleging a brutal pattern of domestic abuse and betrayal mere months into her marriage.
- Falling Log Crushes Andrew Gullen's Leg on the River
A tragic accident on the Snohomish River leaves a young logger struggling for survival, highlighting the brutal toll of frontier labor.
- A Tragic End for Alice Belden
A young Seattle woman dies after eight weeks of agony following a kerosene lamp accident in her home.
- Abandoned in a Tent
A sick, elderly man found destitute near Lowden Station is moved to the county poorhouse after neighbors can no longer provide care.
- Tragedy in South Aberdeen
A community rallies to support a grieving neighbor after a death in destitution.
- The Sad Procession of the Snohomish Bachelors
A local scene captures the quiet, threadbare dignity of three men moving house, offering a rare, human glimpse into the isolation of frontier bachelorhood.