Mr. Smith
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- Aug 12, 1876The Graveyard That Vanished: Seattle’s Urban Sprawl Swallows the DeadAs new dwellings rise on Front Street and Stewart Square, the old burial ground is being paved over, erasing a physical link to the city's earliest days.Belltown, Seattle
- Oct 21, 1876The Tall Tale of Germantown’s New ArrivalA young newcomer spins wildly imaginative yarns of buried gold and subterranean earthquakes, charming the neighborhood kids and confounding their parents.Snohomish, WA
- Nov 27, 1876The River’s Toll on the Timber TradeA sudden freshet on the White River washes away over 150,000 feet of logs, devastating local lumber operators and scattering timber as far as Smith’s Cove.Seattle, WA
- Apr 27, 1878A Steep Price for Three Dollars' Worth of WoodA father and his fifteen-year-old son were sentenced to pay a staggering fine—$46 total—after being caught pilfering scrap lumber from the city wharf.Seattle, WA
- Jul 25, 1883Riding the Rails to Newcastle: A Journey Through Seattle's FutureIn 1883, a Post-Intelligencer correspondent took the new Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad south from Seattle, dreaming of tide flats turned into wharves and a bustling commercial city.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Apr 2, 1887Locked Away for Being a StrangerA Seattle man traveling to meet his brother in Tacoma finds himself swept up in a case of mistaken identity, thrown into a filthy, unventilated jail cell, and ignored by officials despite his pleas for evidence.Tacoma, WA
- May 26, 1888The Scab Who Spoke Out: A Newcastle Miner’s Defense Against the 'Ring'In a fiery letter to the editor, a coal miner defends his decision to cross the picket line during a violent strike, accusing union leaders of forming a tyrannical ring and replacing loyal workers with non-union laborers.Kent, WA
- Sep 8, 1894Seattle's Library on the Brink: Fines Fall, Debt RisesThe city's finance committee and library commission meet to confront a growing debt caused by declining fine revenue, as circulation soars and the institution struggles to stay open.Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
- Apr 14, 1899The Stowaways of the Laurada: A $50 Fine for a Trip NorthTwo men caught sneaking aboard a steamer bound for Alaska were forced to disembark in Bellingham, facing Canadian customs penalties and a hefty fine.Bellingham, WA
- Aug 14, 1899The Phantom Arsonist of Queen Anne HillA grand residence on Highland Drive vanishes in a blaze, leaving investigators to wonder if a spurned enemy, a clumsy painter, or a spontaneous chemical reaction fueled the inferno.Highland Drive, Seattle, WA
- Aug 7, 1903The Marriage Trials of Jack and Mrs. SmithA domestic dispute over alleged infidelity and threatening letters spills into open court, captivating a curious Walla Walla public.Walla Walla, WA