Charles Johnson
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- Jun 1, 1888The Great Flour Rush: Arkansas Millionaire Plans to Reshape Seattle’s North EndN.P. Elsenmeyer arrives from Little Rock with hundreds of feet of waterfront property and a promise to build a massive mill, sparking hopes for a new industrial boom in the city.Seattle, WA
- Sep 5, 1889Caught Red-Handed: A Midnight Grocery HeistA burglar's attempt to crack open a downtown Seattle grocery store was thwarted by an alert clerk sleeping just upstairs.Seattle, WA
- Dec 1, 1892The Human Cost of Railroad ExpansionA laborer files a massive suit against his contractor after an injury on the Great Northern line costs him his leg.Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1894Chief Willard Smashes the 'Black Jack' TablesPolice Chief Willard ended a South Third Street gambling operation by raiding the game and tossing the furniture off a high fence.Seattle, WA
- Jun 14, 1894Tornados and Vanishing Towns: The Floods of 1894A voluntary weather observer describes an unprecedented summer of destruction in Okanogan County, where tornados flattened 'shacks' and the Columbia River rose to record heights.Lake Chelan, Chelan, WA
- Jun 28, 1895Two Gas Explosions in the Franklin Mine Kill the Pit ForemanA rescue attempt turns fatal as a second blast tears through the Franklin coal mine, killing foreman P. B. Robinson and burning nine men.Franklin, WA
- Jun 30, 1895Two Dead at Franklin: A Foreman's Heroic Death and a Verdict That Cleared the CompanyA King County coroner's jury blames three miners for the gas explosion that killed Charles Anderson and foreman Park Robinson — and explicitly exonerates the owners, praising Robinson for a rescue attempt he 'could have avoided.'Franklin, WA
- Jan 18, 1909City Hall Janitor Crushed in Elevator TragedyA routine morning cleanup ended in a gruesome death for an elderly janitor when an elevator started unexpectedly.Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 20, 1909Coroner's Jury Clears Elevator Operator in City Hall FatalityA janitor's death in the elevator shaft was ruled an accident, as the operator testified he believed the path was clear.Tacoma, WA