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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 34 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 26 |
| 1892 | 114 |
| 1893 | 113 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 94 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1903 | 53 |
| 1904 | 28 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 49 |
| 1910 | 5 |
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953 stories matching son
- A Daughter’s Power Play Over a Family Estate
A Swedish immigrant challenges the administration of her late husband’s property, claiming her own daughter and son-in-law conspired to cheat her out of her inheritance.
- The Family Tree That Became a Tangled Mess
A courtroom drama unfolds over a bizarre multi-generational marriage that left a family in civil war.
- A Father’s Long Search for a Missing Son
Twenty years after his son disappeared following a summer in the White Bluffs valley, a Yakima father offers a reward for news of his whereabouts.
- A Tragic Hour for a Renton Widow
In a harrowing sixty-minute span, a widow faces the loss of her son-in-law, a house fire, and a broken leg.
- 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.
- The Son-in-Law from Hell
A pioneer father-in-law sues for extortion, alleging his relative seized his farm and tossed him out in the rain.
- A Mother’s Relentless Search for Her Missing Son
After traveling for days to find her 14-year-old son who had fled to work in the harvest fields, a mother finally reunites with him in Walla Walla.
- A Deadly Labor Dispute Over Wages
A trap-line worker is killed in his cabin by his stepson following a quarrel over unpaid labor.
- Tragedy on Vashon Island
A widower takes his own life after preparing a final meal for his two sons.
- A Mother's Sorrow at the City Jail
A woman travels from Spokane to Seattle to reunite with her son, only to find him imprisoned for vagrancy.
- The Wealthy Beggar of Chestnut Street
A local charity worker uncovers a surprising case of a woman posing as destitute while living in relative comfort.
- A Tragic Warning in the Slate Creek Woods
A logger is killed by a falling tree, fulfilling a premonition voiced by his son just moments before.
- The Truancy Crackdown
A laborer is arrested by truant officers for keeping his son home from school to assist with the family's finances.
- A Case of Heartless Ingratitude in Tacoma
A mother who sacrificed her farm for her son's move west is left destitute in Tacoma.
- Seattle Mayor's Sons Jailed After Altercation
Mayor Thomas Humes publicly stands by the law after his two sons are arrested for forgery and assaulting a police officer.
- A Father Arrives After a Policeman Is Shot
The father of a young clerk accused of shooting a Seattle policeman comes to town, hires counsel, and blames liquor for his son's fall.
- The Mother-Son Counterfeiting Ring
A woman with a criminal past and her son are caught after operating a makeshift mint out of their homes in Des Moines and Tacoma.
- Tragedy in Montesano
A playful struggle over a revolver ends in the accidental death of a prominent town founder's son.
- Three Shots on a Palouse Sidewalk
A quiet read in a chair turns into a close-range family shooting when J. H. Hughes’s son-in-law opens fire.
- Prominent Banker's Son Convicted in Liquor Trial
A jury in Prosser returns a guilty verdict against the 19-year-old son of a local bank president for illegal liquor possession.
- Father Threatened with Jail Over Son's Truancy
A local father learns that his son's late-night job as a messenger was no excuse for missing classes, as the court issues a 50-day ultimatum.
- The Political Shadow of the Civil War in North Yakima
When the President nominated a former Confederate leader's son to a federal land office in North Yakima, the local press ignited a firestorm over whether the territory should be a landing pad for the sons of secessionists.
- A Bitter Family Feud Over Stolen Farm Proceeds
A Walla Walla father brings a lawsuit against his son, alleging the younger man embezzled partnership funds and property proceeds.
- An Indifferent Son and a Mother’s Exile
When a 75-year-old widow began to wander, her only son sought to institutionalize her rather than provide care.
- A Mother's Fight for Her Son
While recovering from surgery in Spokane, a mother discovers her son has been kidnapped; she eventually tracks him down in Olympia.
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- The Boy from the Desert
A young man, raised in the comfort of a merchant’s home, struggles with an inexplicable longing for a life he never knew.