Charles Prosch
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- Jun 20, 1872The Newspaper Editor and the Political BruiserA brutal street assault in Olympia reveals the volatile intersection of frontier politics and an independent press.Olympia, WA
- Mar 16, 1878The Great Spelling Bee of 1873Before high-speed internet and digital debates, Seattle’s social life centered on the grand Spelling Match, a community competition held at Yesler’s Hall.Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1892The Clambake at Olympia: A Congressman’s Final DaysJournalist Charles Prosch recalls the Pacific Northwest visit of Representative James Brooks, whose brilliant career ended in a disgrace that haunts political history.Olympia, WA
- Oct 23, 1892Railroad Boom Built Spokane's Brick-and-Stone DowntownA pioneer revisits Eastern Washington's boomtown and marvels at its rapid transformation from a frontier hamlet to a bustling metropolis powered by the falls.Spokane Falls, Spokane, WA
- Sep 17, 1894From Vera Cruz to Seattle: The Improbable Life of Levi F. ComptonA Mexican War veteran, gold rusher, bridge builder and Odd Fellows patriarch died at his Spring Street home, leaving a civic record that stretched from Virginia slavery to a Chehalis reform school.211 Spring Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1894The Pastor Broke Down: Seattle Buries the Pioneer Who Built Its Reform SchoolA crowded North Seattle church, a room full of old pioneers, and a eulogy so affecting that the minister — a friend since 1849 — had to stop and compose himself.Seattle, WA