Dr. Riley
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- Sep 1, 1876The Sovereign Grand Commander Comes to Port TownsendGeneral Albert Pike arrives by steamer to inspect the local lodges, lectures to the brethren, and is feted with a banquet and a Scow Bay clambake.Scow Bay, Port Townsend, WA
- Nov 12, 1891A Cow, a Pistol, and a PitchforkTwo men east of Olympia fought over a single cow—one with a revolver, the other with a pitchfork—and then showed up at the same doctor's office to get patched up.Olympia, WA
- Nov 27, 1891The Death Rate Was Up. The Health Officer Blamed the Syringe.In 1891 Olympia's health officer reported an unprecedented mortality spike—and pointed to morphine and cocaine injections, with young women said to be using them 'just for fun.'Olympia, WA
- Dec 3, 1891Olympia's Ward Caucus Turns on Who Counts as a CitizenA Second Ward meeting nominates C. H. Springer for council, but a delegate's citizenship and a sitting councilman's legal status throw the city ticket into question before the convention at Columbia Hall.Olympia, WA
- Jan 8, 1892The Mayor's Chair Is No Bed of RosesOlympia's old city officers resign to clear a ballot-printing challenge, the new mayor takes the oath—and both incoming and outgoing officials warn that public service brings more abuse than thanks.Olympia, WA
- Jan 11, 1892A Hard Day at the Coal Depot Ends in Paralysis for One of Olympia's Oldest CitizensA prominent Olympian collapses after a day of heavy work in the rain; doctors prescribe quiet as visitors crowd St. Peter's Hospital.Olympia, WA
- Aug 10, 1893The Dangers of the Donkey EngineA logger suffers a catastrophic, life-altering injury at a Shelton camp after a piece of heavy equipment fails during a haul.Shelton, WA
- Aug 9, 1894Rainier Is Taller Than the Map: The Barometer Fight Over Washington’s MountainA new summit reading revived a two-year-old claim: Olympia’s Dr. Riley had used three government barometers to put Mount Rainier near 15,000 feet—well above the official 14,444.Mount Rainier, WA