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26 stories matching whine
- When the Prey Fights Back
A hunter discovers an unusually aggressive colony of rabbits in Whatcom County.
- The 1876 Plea to Ditch the City for the Soil
Amidst economic stagnation in a young Seattle, a local editorial poem urges the 'idle clerks' and unemployed of the city to trade their pens for plows.
- The Brutal Betrayal of Ida Bracken
A husband forces his wife into prostitution before assaulting her in a notorious district rooming house.
- Tragic Drowning of a Teamster
A Seattle teamster's solitary night ends in the chilling waters beneath the Commercial Street bridge.
- The City vs. The Depot: Seattle's 1889 Eminent Domain Fight
When the Oregon Improvement Company tried to blockade South Third Street to protect their rail interests, the city council responded that the public interest was not for sale.
- The Great Divide: The Fight for a Mountain Rail Link
As the population of Western Washington booms in 1882, Seattle residents grow tired of paying for infrastructure projects while Eastern Washington neighbors demand the work for free.
- City Engineer Fired Amidst Political Pressure
A storm of public indignation follows the board of public works' decision to remove the city engineer at the behest of shadowy political 'wreckers.'
- A Homesteader Investigates Wailing at a Haunted Spring
A pioneer’s harrowing encounter with mysterious, unearthly screams near Lake Washington turns out to be a clever advertisement for a patent medicine.
- A Homesteader Tracks Wailing to Haunted Spring
A terrified settler stalks a supernatural wailing in the woods near Lake Washington, only to find the culprit is far more mundane.
- Homesteader Investigates Wailing at Lake Washington Spring
A lonely homesteader chases a supernatural wailing into the woods, only to discover a surprisingly commercial origin for his ghostly disturbances.
- The Ghostly Wails of Lake Washington
A pioneer’s terrifying nightly ordeal near a 'haunted' spring ends not with a supernatural discovery, but with a piece of patent medicine marketing.
- Homesteader and Dog Trace Wailing to Haunted Spring
A lonely homesteader at Lake Washington uncovers a 'supernatural' mystery that turns out to be a very human, 19th-century marketing scheme.
- The Fake Canal Subscribers That Exposed a Seattle Newspaper War
In 1892 the Seattle Telegraph touted a popular subscription fund for the Lake Washington canal. The Post-Intelligencer called the list a confidence game built on the names of prominent citizens who never pledged a cent.
- The Ghostly Wailing of Lake Washington
A lonely homesteader’s terrifying nocturnal encounter leads to a discovery that reveals the ‘supernatural’ horror was nothing more than a discarded medical bottle.
- The Haunted Spring Mystery
A lonely Lake Washington homesteader risks his life to find the source of an uncanny, mournful wailing in the woods, only to discover a bizarre piece of litter at the center of the phenomenon.
- Homesteader Tracks Wails to Lake Washington's Haunted Spring
A lonely homesteader discovers the source of the eerie wails and mysterious shadows that had terrorized his cabin for thirty years.
- The Ghost of Haunted Spring
A lonely homesteader near Lake Washington discovers the source of a terrifying, mournful wail that had been disturbing his cabin nights.
- A Homesteader Hears Wailing at the Haunted Spring
A local homesteader hunts a terrifying, wailing spirit near Lake Washington, only to find a very earthly culprit.
- The Haunted Spring and the Swamp Angel
A terrified homesteader stalks a mysterious, inhuman wailing in the woods near Lake Washington, only to find a very modern solution to his suffering.
- The Haunted Spring Mystery of Lake Washington
A lonely squatter in the dense forests of early Seattle hears a terrifying, otherworldly wail that threatens his sanity until he discovers the source in the brush.
- The Death of the American Shipyard
In an 1873 speech, Congressman Alexander Mitchell argued that excessive taxation and protectionist tariffs were systematically destroying the American shipping industry, forcing once-prosperous shipbuilders into obsolescence.
- A Homesteader's Dog Fears the Wailing Lake Washington Spring
A lonely homesteader near Lake Washington discovers the source of the mysterious, discordant sounds that have been terrorizing his nights—and his dog.
- The Ghost in the Willow at Lake Washington
A lonely homesteader’s terrifying encounter with an 'uncanny wailing' near the shores of Lake Washington ends in a discovery that speaks more to the era’s aggressive patent medicine marketing than the supernatural.
- The Ice Water Gambit: How a Seattle Drifter Was Framed for Theft
A local vagrant was doused in freezing water and coerced into a false confession by a cunning runner, only to be caught red-handed on Third Street.
- The Confidence Man’s Tears: How a Thief Fooled His Victim and the Court
In May 1877, Seattle confidence operator Dowd was granted a change of venue after moving his robbery victim to tears with a sob story about his destitute family. The District Attorney’s lenient stance sparked outrage among citizens who feared the law was too soft on crime.
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- The Midnight Screecher: A Hotel Guest's Plea for Quiet
A fed-up boarder at a leading Seattle hotel demands justice—and a good night’s sleep—after being serenaded for nearly two hours by a crying infant.