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- Mar 28, 1877Seattle’s First Great Street: How Denny Hill Became Front StreetIn March 1877, the city is racing to finish the brutal grading of Front Street, transforming a muddy slope into Seattle’s first grand thoroughfare.Seneca Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 6, 1882The Boy Who Vanished: Seattle’s Great Search for Little HarryA two-year-old toddler slipped out of his mother's sight on Commercial Street, sparking a frantic manhunt that drew hundreds of neighbors to the sidewalks.Seventh Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 20, 1883An Inside Job at the County JailTwo prisoners, a clerk accused of theft and an embezzling stevedore, escaped the King County jail by cutting their way out with tools smuggled from the outside.Seattle, WA
- Dec 23, 1883Jubilee Singers Pack Seattle's Maison Doree TheaterA touring African-American jubilee troupe drew a capacity crowd to the Maison Doree Theater, mixing music and comedy that left the house roaring.Seattle, WA
- Nov 26, 1885The Buried Wealth of King County: Seattle’s Industrial RiseHow a series of accidental discoveries and ambitious railway projects transformed the coal industry around Seattle, turning the region into an industrial powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Jul 3, 1888The Fourth of July That Wasn't: Seattle's Flooded FestivalAs the city prepares for its biggest celebration in decades, a relentless Pacific Northwest downpour threatens to wash away the fun—and the crops.Pike Street, Seattle
- Aug 12, 1888The Secret Arrival of the Southern PacificA new rail incorporation is revealed to be the northern tentacle of a powerful California monopoly, promising to reshape Seattle into a major railway terminus.West Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Mar 27, 1890The Sergeant-at-Arms Breaks a Representative's NoseA legislative debt dispute turns violent on the floor of the Washington House, leading to a physical brawl and a public reprimand.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jul 21, 1893The Hotel Proprietress and the RevolverA hotel owner at Bryant shoots a man after a tense confrontation over rumors.Bryant, WA
- Aug 11, 1893A Woman’s Escape from an Abusive MarriageA Seattle woman recounts the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband in Gilman and her struggle to leave him.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1893Police Raid a Pioneer Square Poker GameOfficers break up a high-stakes poker game at the New Zealand House, arresting the 'cappers' and seizing evidence.Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1894The Mystery of the Cedar River MonstersA fishing expedition into the wilderness turns into a strange, unexplained struggle against an unseen force in the depths of the river.Cedar River, Maple Valley, WA
- Jun 6, 1894A Veteran, a Fake Opium Deal, and a $2,000 SwindleJohn Tilley thought he was buying cut-rate opium. Instead, police said, two men walked off with his cash, his watch, and a mortgage from his Idaho ranch.Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1895A Coal Elevator Gives Way at the Foot of Madison StreetTwo coal cars and three workers fall twenty feet when a corroded hydraulic cylinder bursts at the Seattle Coal & Iron Company bunkers; all escape without a scratch.Seattle, WA
- Jul 10, 1903The High-Stakes Wager on Walla Walla's Marshal RaceElection fever reaches a fever pitch as local bettors drop thousands on a tight race for police chief.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 16, 1908The Rural-Urban Divide: Who Actually Runs Whatcom County?An early 20th-century editorial breaks down how the city of Bellingham dominated local government spending despite having only a minority of the population.Bellingham, WA