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- Apr 23, 1882Drunken Longshoreman Saved from Seattle’s DocksAfter stumbling off the Main Street wharf, a local laborer’s immense voice narrowly saves him from drowning in the harbor.Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1887The 'Cubic Air' Ordinance and a Courtroom Stand-OffA legal clash in Seattle pits local officials against a law that criminalized living conditions for the Chinese community.Seattle, WA
- Oct 3, 1889A Bloody Dispute Over a Debt in WenatcheeA local man is fighting for his life after a heated confrontation over unpaid money turned into a violent gunfight.Wenatchee, WA
- Jan 24, 1891The Wild Cow That Ran Amok: Seattle’s First Public MenaceA runaway bovine terrorized the streets of Pioneer Square before being shot dead, sparking a bizarre legal battle over who owned the carcass and whether rotten beef could be sold to unsuspecting diners.Seattle, WA
- Mar 9, 1893Sixteen-Year-Old Karl Thompson Drowns in Chehalis RiverA boat capsizes near an old brewery, leaving a sixteen-year-old boy dead.South Aberdeen, Aberdeen, WA
- May 23, 1893Ballard Businesses Devastated by Early Morning FireA grocery store and adjacent saloons were lost in a significant blaze, with one family narrowly escaping the flames.Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1893The 'Stink Factory' Meets a Fiery EndNeighbors of a pungent fertilizer plant on the Grant Street bridge cheered as an early morning fire resolved a long-standing public nuisance that the City Council had failed to address.Grant Street, Seattle, WA
- Dec 19, 1893The Scandal of the New Zealand Dance HallA concerned Seattle resident warns of a dangerous 'plague spot' on South Third Street where teenagers are allegedly being lured into debauchery.Third Avenue S, Seattle, WA
- Apr 18, 1899The Council Strikes Back: Seattle Turns on Its Own Power CompanyMayor Humes vetoes saloon restrictions, but the City Council is far more concerned with a corporate power grab. They launch an investigation into the Snoqualmie Falls Power Co., accusing it of using legal injunctions to block the city’s water supply contracts and protect its private interests.Seattle, WA
- Feb 20, 1909The Struggle for a Tacoma Grand JuryAfter years of bureaucratic stonewalling, a grand jury is finally set to probe corruption within Tacoma’s county government.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 3, 1911A Union Send-off for the Ranch-BoundEverett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.Everett, WA