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62 stories matching vashon
- The Vashon Machinery Heist
Two men receive three-year sentences for stealing a scow-load of machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard.
- The Intellectual Oasis of Vashon Island
Before the ferry commutes, Vashon Island was slated to become a Chautauqua-style summer retreat for the Puget Sound literati, offering a 'pleasant retreat' for scholarly quietude.
- Vashon Farmers Petition for County Spraying Equipment
Island growers urge the County Commissioners to purchase a communal power-sprayer to combat orchard blight.
- A Push for Independent Telephone Lines to Vashon Island
An independent operator seeks a foothold in Tacoma to break the grip of existing monopolies.
- The Vashon Island Cornerstone
On a Tuesday in May, island residents gathered to lay the foundation for the first Methodist Episcopal Church on Vashon Island, embedding a time capsule of 1886 history into the earth.
- The Vashon Island Opium Cache
Customs inspectors spend a day spading up an orchard on Vashon Island to recover a large stash of smuggled opium.
- Tragedy at the Queen City Hotel
A young rancher from Vashon Island, who traveled to Seattle to sell a shipment of shingle bolts, dies after being overcome by gas in his hotel room.
- Settlers Fight for Vashon Island Homesteads
Homesteaders on Vashon Island petition the government to open up lands held as military reservations, arguing they are no longer strategically necessary.
- Religious Conflict at Vashon College
A Catholic student leaves Vashon College after being forced to attend Protestant services, sparking a debate over secular versus religious education.
- Forest Fires Ravage Vashon and Peninsula
Settlers battle encroaching brush fires across Vashon Island and the mainland near Olalla.
- The Opium Shack on Vashon Island
A recluse on the south end of Vashon Island shot himself after years of opium use, leaving a needle, eight ounces of the drug, and a letter blaming a man named George Weston.
- Tragedy on Vashon Island
A widower takes his own life after preparing a final meal for his two sons.
- Vashon Island's Tent City Summer
An organized assembly on Vashon Island plans for a two-week rural retreat, complete with lecture series, music, and Sunday school drills, promising to appear 'like Jonah's gourd' in a night.
- Steamer Vashon Disabled in Puget Sound Accident
A faulty boiler plate leaves a fireman injured and passengers stranded off Manzanita Beach.
- The Tragedy of a Midnight Gale
A young sailor's life is cut short in a brutal storm, his small boat found shattered and abandoned near Vashon Island.
- The Peaches That Dazzled West Street
A Vashon Island fruit grower proves that Puget Sound soil can produce premium peaches, fetching double the price of California imports.
- The Burglar Who Asked for Prison, Then Fought to Stay Out
Eugene Kelly and Charles Amos were convicted of stealing machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard. Amos had plotted to kill a jailer; when put in irons, he begged to begin his sentence—then changed his mind and appealed.
- The Presbyterian Picnic at Vashon Island
A mid-summer gathering of Sunday School members turns the undeveloped shores of Vashon Island into a scene of croquet, baseball, and local amusement.
- A Suspicious Drowning off Vashon Island
A fisherman dies in a boat under curious circumstances, leaving his companion to answer for his suspicious behavior.
- The Canal That Never Was: How Island Residents Tried to Cut Through the Sound
In 1892, residents of Vashon and Maury Islands held a rally to propose digging a canal through the portage between their islands, aiming to shorten travel times to Seattle and Tacoma.
- Grim Discovery on Vashon Island
An unidentified man's remains were found stuffed inside a wooden box after washing ashore.
- A Vashon Island Farmer Stumbles on 80 Pounds of Smuggled Opium
A boy’s shout over a “funny box” on the beach leads customs inspectors to a sloop and an Italian sailor accused of running opium from British Columbia.
- Vashon Islanders Sue After False Larceny Arrest
Three men from Burton claim they were wrongfully jailed for stealing copper cable from a local telephone company.
- The Vashon Island Deer Hunting Loophole
A local justice dismisses a case against hunters because the state legislature accidentally excluded deer from the law prohibiting the use of hunting dogs.
- Vashon Islanders' Failed Bid for Annexation
A local election to transfer territory from King to Pierce County ends in a technical victory for King County authorities.
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- A Seattle Party Ran Fifteen Deer Into Puget Sound — Then Shot Them From Boats
Vashon Island settlers had let the local deer grow so tame they were a familiar sight. Then one snowy dawn a hunting party came over from Seattle with five hounds and swept the herd into the water.
- The Great Freeze: Island Waterworks Struggle
When the thermometer dropped, Vashon's plumbing systems proved no match for the elements.
- Tragedy at Point Defiance
A young fisherman vanishes after a struggle with his sail in the currents off Tacoma.
- The Islanders Build a Sanctuary
In June 1885, the residents of Vashon Island came together to hand-build a new Methodist church with timber from their own land.