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| Year | Stories |
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| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1895 | 4 |
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- Grinding Wheat in a Coffee Mill
A pioneer’s recollection of early survival in Western Washington reveals a harsh reality of isolation, lack of basic goods, and the brutal collision of cultures on the frontier.
- A Pioneer's Final Day in Hanaford Valley
Theophilus Hanaford, the first settler of the valley that bears his name, died suddenly while working on his farm.
- The Centralia Doctor Who Beat a Murder Charge, Then Died of the Fight
Dr. James D. Minkler was convicted of killing a patient through surgery, won a new trial and an acquittal — and spent his last years in the shadow of the case.
- A Tragic Day at the Shingle Mill
A worker in Centralia suffers a horrific industrial accident, highlighting the extreme dangers of early Washington timber mills.
- The Political Orator Who Was a Wanted Man
L.E. Wilson, a fiery People’s Party speaker in Lewis County, was unmasked as a fugitive and serial bigamist.
- The Price of a Teaming Business
A pre-dawn blaze in Centralia destroys a feed barn and stables, claiming the lives of the teamsters' horses and revealing the high stakes of early Seattle-area transport labor.
- Thrown Off the Train for Three Miles
A railroad conductor enforces a strict, rigid, and brutal fare policy against a weary worker in Centralia.
- A Desperate End for a Displaced Policeman
James E. Penrod, a former Denver officer left destitute after political shifts, takes his own life in Centralia.
- The Dark Secrets of a Deathbed Will
A Centralia druggist claims his arrest on fraud charges is a retaliation for his testimony regarding a coerced deathbed will that disinherited a dying man to benefit his doctor.
- The Centralia Medical Scandal
Two physicians and a nurse are arrested for a 'surgical operation' that led to the death of an elderly business owner.
- Witness Corruption in the Minkler Case
A key witness in a Centralia manslaughter case was jailed after evidence emerged that he accepted a bribe to skip trial.
- The Political Battle for the Capital City
A fiery editorial argues that Centralia—not Olympia—should be the rightful capital of the new state of Washington, based on the convenience of the commercial class.
- The Preacher, the W.C.T.U. Woman, and the Congregation That Chose Not to Look
Rev. C. C. Marston talked his way out of a scandal in Centralia, was dismissed in Olympia, and has resurfaced in Illinois doing revival work — with another man's wife at his side and his own wife and five children left in want.