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- A Sudden Tragedy on the Tide Flats
A dray team loses their footing on a rain-slicked plank road and plunges into the dark water below.
- Dockside Misadventure for Ship Captain
Captain Elnathan Lewis suffers a brutal fall on the ice-slicked logs of Seattle’s waterfront.
- The Mud-Slicked Battle for Pacific Northwest Football Supremacy
Multnomah Athletic Club defeats Seattle on a rain-soaked gridiron, claiming the unofficial title of regional champion.
- The Sylvania Baldness Epidemic
When a small-town boredom led to a mandatory, clipper-enforced hairstyle for every man in sight.
- The Tragedy of a Backyard Stream
A toddler’s unsupervised play ends in a heartbreaking drowning in a narrow irrigation ditch, highlighting the perils of a growing city.
- A Fatal Fall for a Tacoma Fireman
A member of Native Hose Company No. 1 dies after falling from a wet, slick roof while responding to a call.
- Democrats Rally at Germania Hall
Enthusiastic convention nominates George P. Wright for mayor amidst slick floors and political bluster.
- Counterfeit Gold Strikes Aberdeen
A clever swindler floods local businesses with fake five-dollar gold pieces before disappearing on a train toward Tacoma.
- Five Arrested for Raiding Front Porch
A household’s belongings left on a Seattle porch proved too tempting for a group of passersby.
- The Ghost in the Photograph
A grieving man’s obsession with the afterlife leads him into the dark, hidden corners of 1876 Seattle—and to a tragic end.
- The Great Manastache Mining Hoax
A town's feverish dreams of gold were shattered when a slick assayer fled with their hopes and their money.
- The 'Line-Man' Forger of 1891
A young con artist dressed as a weary lineman successfully swindled several Seattle clothing stores and a saloon before vanishing into the night.
- The Judge Who Declared Unions Illegal
In a landmark charge to the grand jury in 1893, Chief Justice Thomas Burke declared that any combination of workers preventing employment was a 'conspiracy against the law of the land,' effectively criminalizing the labor movement before Washington even became a state.
- The Letter That Asked: Is Olympia's Street-Tax Ordinance Even Legal?
A citizen signing himself 'Marius' argues that the city's method of charging property owners for street paving and grading violates due process — and warns that if the assessments collapse in court, every taxpayer in town will pay for it.
- The 175-Pound Ghost That Fought Back
A skeptic grabbed a séance spirit, discovered a 175-pound man under the gauze, and touched off a fistfight in a Fremont parlor.
- The Mayor's Chair Is No Bed of Roses
Olympia's old city officers resign to clear a ballot-printing challenge, the new mayor takes the oath—and both incoming and outgoing officials warn that public service brings more abuse than thanks.