Olympia Hotel
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- Oct 16, 1891Hot Ashes Nearly Burn Down Olympia’s PrideA carelessly discarded batch of hot ashes smoldered for hours in the Capitol Steam Laundry before bursting into flame beneath the Olympia Hotel.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Oct 17, 1891The Hotel Fire That Nearly Stayed Out of the PaperWhen a blaze at the Olympia Hotel drew a sensational headline, the lessee asked the Tribune to spike the story. The paper refused—and used the fight to demand fire escapes and safer ash storage.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Nov 11, 1891Mossbackism in Olympia: The Club, the Hotel and the Saloon MenBoard of Trade members proposed folding the Washington Club into the Olympia Hotel to settle liquor complaints and give the board a cash stake—then the club's defenders blamed saloon keepers and 'picayune politicians.'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