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- Jun 6, 1876The First Train to Seattle: A Lightning Ride and a City’s ArrivalOn June 3, 1876, the Northern Pacific Railway blasted its way through the Cascade Mountains, delivering 100 Chinese immigrants and a crowd of hopefuls to Seattle in record time.Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1876The $6 Million Secret: How Seattle’s Future Railroads Were Sold to Washington PoliticiansA shocking dispatch reveals that the Northern Pacific Railroad and its associated land companies were secretly divided among top U.S. Senators, Grant, and a 'army of lobbyists'—proving that the infrastructure shaping Puget Sound was built on political patronage.Seattle, WA
- Apr 26, 1895A Stranger's Bullet Leaves Fraser Dying—and Page Asking Seattle for a Fair ShakeShot and dying, Fraser made his will and gave a statement to prosecutors while the accused gunman, held in the county jail, denied being a gambler or a tough and pleaded for a square hearing.King County Jail, Seattle, WA
- May 8, 1895A Man Shot Dead Over a Disputed Chip in a Seattle SaloonA friendly dice game turns lethal when the stakes are raised a dollar a throw — and the shooter's trial hinges on the character of every man at the table.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18, 1895A Two-Dollar Chip, a Drawn Revolver, and a Death in the Hotel BarroomA gambler named Page goes on trial for shooting Harry Fraser dead in the barroom of Seattle's Northern Hotel — a killing that began over the change from a $20 bill.Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1895The Hasheesh Defense: A Seattle Murder Trial Turns on a Drugged CocktailHarry Fraser was shot dead in a Northern Hotel saloon. The accused insisted the last thing he remembered was dice dancing on the table—and a drink that may have been laced with hasheesh.Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1895Hasheesh, Absinthe, and a Human Pelvis in the Page Murder TrialDefense experts told a Seattle jury that a drug could explain Page's condition on the morning he shot Fraser, while the state argued he remembered everything.Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1895After the Page Trial, Seattle Asks Why Every Man Carries a RevolverAn editorial demands an end to the city's gun-carrying habit, arguing that petty disputes end in bloodshed because half the town is a walking arsenal.Seattle, WA