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  1. Eatonville Doctor Accused of Taking School Funds

    A physician is accused of embezzling district funds, sparking a frantic manhunt across the Puget Sound region.

    Jan 25, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. Industrial Tragedy at the Far West Lumber Camp

    A young laborer is crushed to death by a falling boiler at an Electron construction site.

    Apr 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. Eatonville Doctor Vanishes Amid Fraud Allegations

    After swindling the community out of hundreds of dollars, a local physician vanishes into thin air, leaving a trail of bogus checks and empty promises.

    Jan 27, 1904The Tacoma TimesBlock 19, Eatonville, Eatonville, Pierce CountyScandal

  4. A Tragic Discovery in the Eatonville Woods

    A former Tacoma resident is found dead in the woods near Eatonville, leaving behind a family and an unresolved question of how he died.

    May 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  5. A Year's Wages Stolen at Gunpoint in Electron

    A laborer, having saved nearly a thousand dollars from his hard work at the Columbia Improvement Company, is held up at the point of a pistol while waiting for his train.

    Dec 28, 1903The Tacoma TimesElectron, Eatonville, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Fugitive Physician of Eatonville

    After vanishing in January with a trail of forged warrants, a former Eatonville doctor is apprehended working as a cook in Texas.

    Sep 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  7. A Runaway Caboose in Nisqually Canyon

    A train car breaks loose on the Tacoma Eastern line, turning into a runaway vehicle that ends in a wreck.

    Mar 24, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyDisasters

  8. The Miracle Hen of the Barn

    A farmer reports an astonishing, if scientifically questionable, account of a hen surviving over a month without food or water.

    Jul 19, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEatonville, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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