Harrison
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- Sep 21, 1876The Man Who Wanted to Steal a Horse by Playing 'Bravo'A young man’s attempt to intimidate a driver into surrendering his horse ends in a standoff with a revolver, revealing the raw, unpolished nature of justice in 1876 Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Apr 9, 1882The Sound’s Secret: How Deep Waters and Giant Trees Built a CityA reprinted editorial from New York reveals why Puget Sound is the 'Mediterranean of the West,' detailing its impossible depth, massive timber resources, and the strange phenomenon of forests with only small and giant trees.Seattle, WA
- Jan 17, 1889The King Who Wasn't: How Seattle Watched a Pacific Empire Betray Its OwnWhile the city prepares for its own boom, a local editorial warns that American honor is being sacrificed to German ambition in Samoa—and asks if Washingtonians care enough to stop it.Seattle, WA
- May 11, 1892The Roslyn Mine DisasterA devastating gas explosion in Northern Pacific Coal Company's Mine No. 2 leaves dozens of families in mourning as the town of Roslyn turns its city hall into a temporary morgue.Mine No. 2, Roslyn, WA
- Nov 3, 1892Is Immigration the Key to Worker Wages?A local editor argues that the recent stoppage of immigration due to a 'cholera scare' provides an accidental experiment in labor supply and demand.Aberdeen, WA
- May 2, 1894The Roslyn Coal Miners Defy Wage CutsMiners at the Northern Pacific Coal Company reject a new contract, demanding a fair wage as the specter of the 1888 strike looms over the camp.Roslyn, WA
- May 7, 1895A Railroad Detective’s Inside Man Foils a Cle Elum Train RobberyTwo men were bound over in Ellensburg for an attempted holdup near Cle Elum after an informant exposed their plans.Cle Elum, WA