Mr. Johnson
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- Aug 6, 1858Gold in the Wenatchee—and a War Warning at Fort SimcoeA hard-riding express reaches Steilacoom with word of 300 miners in the new Wenatchee and Naches diggings—and a settler's letter warning of a wider Indigenous war over the invasion.Wenatchee, WA
- Dec 23, 1876The Logging Tragedy on the DuwamishA young worker’s sudden death in the woods serves as a grim reminder of the perils facing early laborers in the Seattle territory.Seattle, WA
- May 15, 1877The Slave Ship That Vanished: An Old Man’s Confession in SeattleA weathered sailor walks into a Seattle saloon and recounts the night his crew mutinied against a slaver, only to watch the ship sink with 200 souls aboard.Seattle, WA
- Apr 5, 1885The Unfilial Gift: A Father's RegretAn elderly farmer, swayed by sentiment, signs over his land to his daughter and son-in-law, only to be cast into the kitchen and ignored.Seattle, WA
- Mar 1, 1889The $10,000 Bet That Built Seattle’s Front StreetSuperintendent Thompson risks a fortune to beat the calendar, while a separate land dispute erupts over tide flats near Grant Street.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 19, 1889The Quarantine Lie: How Providence Hospital’s Smallpox Cover-Up Sparked a Public Health CrisisA desperate letter from hospital staff reveals that patients were turned away or allowed to leave while infected with smallpox, leading to a chaotic quarantine and widespread community fear in early 1903 Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Sep 17, 1889The Express Messenger Who Borrowed the Company’s CashA Wells Fargo messenger in Tacoma finds himself in a pickle after a 'borrowed' funds scandal lands him in hot water with his superintendent.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 13, 1890The Prairie Schooner Pilgrims: From Texas to the Timber BaronsTwo men from a thirty-strong wagon train arrive in Aberdeen after a six-month odyssey across the continent, proving that even with poor roads and vast distances, Grays Harbor is the new promised land for ambitious settlers.Aberdeen, WA
- Nov 24, 1891The Treasurer Who Vanished, Then Wrote Home From Puget SoundAn Iowa county official disappeared in the 1870s. After his death, his family gathered at the Olympia Hotel to settle an estate—and letters revealed a hidden life, a bank failure, and a real-estate boom he hoped would make restitution possible.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Dec 10, 1891Aberdeen Lures Big Shipyard with Eastern CapitalA new industry promises $50,000 in investment and jobs for 250 men by next summer.Aberdeen, WA
- Sep 4, 1894The Xora Wins the Day on Elliott BaySeattle’s newly organized Elliott Bay Yacht Club staged a full regatta, with the Xora taking first class, the Truant winning second, and a capsized Linda giving the crowd a scare.Seattle, WA