Charles Anderson
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- Jan 6, 1877Billy Fife: Self-Taught Caricaturist of Frontier SeattleA biography of Billy Fife, a sailor and self-taught caricaturist whose sharp wit and rare artistic skill captured Seattle's frontier life.Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1883A Brutal Shooting Gallery KillingA Seattle shooting gallery proprietor is found murdered, sparking a swift coroner’s inquest that points to a traveling companion.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 11, 1892The Price of Clearing the FrontierA laborer dies on a brutal journey from the woods to a Seattle hospital after a tree-felling accident at a Richmond Beach grading camp.Richmond Beach, Shoreline, WA
- Nov 15, 1893Industrial Hazards on the RailroadTwo railroad workers suffer horrific injuries on the same track within a single day, highlighting the extreme dangers of manual labor in the 1890s.Black Diamond, WA
- Aug 11, 1894The Ward Clubs Revolt Over Delegate MathRepublican ward clubs across Seattle split over how county convention delegates were apportioned—and who got to name the primary judges.Seattle, WA
- Aug 30, 1894The Sky Turned to Smoke: Forest Fires Choke Puget SoundFires across Whatcom, Skagit and the Olympic Mountains destroyed bridges, barns and a shingle mill, derailed a Great Northern train and left Puget Sound under a suffocating haze.Bellingham, WA
- Sep 5, 1903The Great Hunter’s License FiascoA Spokane judge strikes down a state hunting law, labeling it a 'fearful and wonderful piece of work' riddled with drafting errors.Spokane, WA