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| Year | Stories |
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| 1882 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
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- The Gambler’s Three Widows
A Portland gambler’s estate sparks a bitter legal battle between three women, each claiming to be his rightful wife.
- A Fatal Accident on the Tide Flats
A local hotel proprietor dies in a hunting accident near the Tacoma waterfront.
- Theater Patron Swindled at The Comique
A local man claims he was robbed by theater managers and a companion after purchasing wine and beer.
- The Deserted Husband's Tale of Woe
A Seattle man brings his domestic grievances to Justice Court after his wife reportedly elopes with a man he had taken in as a charity case.
- Mortgaged the House, Chased Alaska Gold — and Vanished in a Storm
F. M. Post traded his Lake Stevens ranch for an Everett lot, borrowed against it, and set out up the Stikine with his wife and children. Neither he nor his son could handle a boat.
- The Great Dayton Fire: A Block of Ashes and a City’s Near Miss
On the night of April 2, 1882, flames consumed three blocks in downtown Dayton, Washington. While the town paid with its buildings, Seattle’s own fire department narrowly escaped disaster thanks to a single force pump.
- The Rural Crusade Against Bovine Tuberculosis
Washington dairymen are aggressively culling infected herds, signaling a shift toward modern agricultural standards and interstate livestock trade.
- The Big Watch and Spectacle Fire Sale
After a brush with insolvency, a Seattle merchant pivots to an aggressive clearing-out sale of watches and musical instruments.
- The Political Wedding of the Season
A look back at the high-society union of a Tacoma banker and the daughter of a Chief Justice, which captivated 1891 Seattle.
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- Fatal Quarrel in a Mining Camp
A love triangle between Newcastle miners ends in a shooting death.
- The Ogden Lumber Company’s Paper Trail
A suspected forgery scheme involving Washington lumber interests and Utah banking.
- The Con Man Who Taught the City a Lesson
A prolific swindler who posed as a businessman and senator-associate leaves a trail of bounced checks and broken promises across Seattle, Tacoma, and Fairhaven.
- The Iron-Clad Gamble: Mining Boom and Bust in Ellensburg
While town officials and speculators fought over iron mines and irrigation bonds, the local gambling houses waged a literal turf war.
- The Shadow of the Lake Union Tunnel
After years of obsession with a major public works project, a retired worker takes his own life during a period of deepening despondency.
- Bringing The Ivory Tower to Town
Whitman College professors visit Kennewick High to bridge the gap between academic theory and civic life.
- The Industrial Slaughter at the Edge of the State
How a remote peninsula became the center of a massive salmon-canning boom.
- The Community-Funded Battery
Kennewick rallies to outfit its local volunteer artillery unit with a 'mess fund' as they prepare for the trenches of Europe.