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- Apr 29, 1854The Fight Over Suffrage for Mixed-Race CitizensTerritorial legislators debate whether citizens of mixed white and Indigenous heritage should be granted the right to vote.Olympia, WA
- Jun 7, 1862The Smuggler's Hold in Port TownsendA US Customs inspection reveals a secret cargo of sugar and pork, risking vessel forfeiture and perjury charges.Port Townsend, WA
- Oct 6, 1877The 'Atheneum' Dream: A Vision for Snohomish Intellectual LifeA group of forward-thinking Snohomish residents formalizes a new society dedicated to science, literature, and civic improvement, challenging the town to invest in its own cultural growth.Snohomish, WA
- Apr 20, 1878A Perilous Afternoon near Lake UnionA brush with disaster in the rugged timberlands of 1877 Seattle, where an accidental axe blow turned a day of surveying into a desperate journey for survival.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1889The Jury Struggles with a High-Stakes Financial ScandalAs the White forgery trial nears its conclusion in a Seattle courtroom, the jury is reportedly deadlocked and leaning toward acquittal, leaving the city in suspense.Seattle, WA
- Sep 28, 1889The 'Scrawniest Things' on Second Street: A 1889 Fight Over Slum HousingWhen the city's building inspector sought clarification on code, he triggered a blistering critique of the shoddy, dangerous 'rookeries' being erected in the shadow of the Great Seattle Fire.Second Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 18, 1891The City Council’s Hammock ScandalSeattle’s city fathers clash over the 'reckless extravagance' of buying thirty-four hammocks for the city jail.Seattle, WA
- Aug 18, 1899The Abandoned Souls of the NorthTragic reports from the Yukon reveal that ill gold-seekers are being expelled by Canadian authorities, leaving them to fend for themselves on American soil.Western Hotel, Seattle, WA