The Intelligencer
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- Jul 18, 1872The Legal Scramble for Maynard’s LandA bitter newspaper feud reveals the messy reality of early Seattle’s land titles, where a complex divorce and a 'lost' first wife sparked a struggle over ownership in the city’s heart.Seattle, WA
- Apr 1, 1876The Great Snohomish Church Hunt: Why Our Clergy Keep FleeingA local editorial lambasts the community's inability to retain a minister, blaming itinerant preachers for their incompetence and demanding a permanent, educated clergyman who will actually work rather than just preach.Snohomish, WA
- Jul 7, 1876Seattle's 1876 Centennial Oration and Pioneer MemoryOn the nation's Centennial, Seattle pioneers recounted early conflicts with Native peoples and the settlement's growth into a commercial hub.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Jul 18, 1876The Struggle for a Fire-Proof SeattleIn 1876, a local editor warns that Seattle’s reliance on wood-frame architecture is a dangerous gamble for a growing city.Seattle, WA
- Aug 2, 1876The Murderer in the ParlorA frontier tavern killing, a suspicious trial, and a woman who rose from obscurity to the height of Washington society—only to be haunted by a past she thought she’d buried.Seattle, WA
- Nov 3, 1876The Laundry Business Boom of 1870A local editor observes the financial success of Chinese laundries in California and urges Seattle entrepreneurs to claim the market.Seattle, WA
- Nov 23, 1876The Midnight Butcher of SeattleA traveler stops for the night at a remote fisherman's hut, only to find himself terrorized by the sound of steel scraping against stone.Seattle, WA
- Dec 30, 1876The Struggle for Tax Equity in 1876A Seattle editorial argues that delinquent property taxes and legal loopholes are placing an unfair burden on the public, demanding legislative reform for the growing territory.Seattle, WA
- Jan 6, 1877The Price of Discontent: A Warning from the 1877 PanicWhile Seattle thrives on the steady hum of mills and logging camps, a Seattle editor warns citizens against petty grievances by recounting the harrowing hunger and unemployment plaguing the rest of the country.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1877The Curse of the Golden Calf: Seattle’s Economic Anxiety in 1877As banks tightened their grip on local capital, a Seattle editor warned that hoarding wealth—rather than investing in local industry and homes—was a dangerous path to ruin.Seattle, WA
- Feb 14, 1877The Labor Panic of 1877A Seattle editorial weighs in on the xenophobic rumors of coal mine labor imports, framing the struggle between capital and the working class.Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1877'Free' Printing, $176 Later: Seattle's County Contract Scandal of 1877The Dispatch accuses the Intelligencer of taking public money after bidding to do the county's printing for nothing—and demands the next contract be opened to honest bids.Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1877The Original Seattle Growth StrategyIn 1877, business leaders debated how to fund a private office to lure immigrants from 'grasshopper-stricken' regions, mirroring today's debates over attracting talent and industry to the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Mar 28, 1877British Co-operative Building and the Goal of HomeownershipBefore the age of the modern mortgage, Seattle’s early pioneers looked toward international cooperative building societies to help working citizens plant roots in the city.Seattle, WA
- Jan 5, 1878The Mud-Locked Road: Seattle’s 1878 Infrastructure FeudA bitter war of words erupts in the press over the impassable Snoqualmie road and the 'cheek' of local politicians asking for funding they refused to spend.Seattle, WA
- Jan 19, 1878The Bankrupt Giant and the Tacoma Land RingA skeptical editor exposes the Northern Pacific Railroad's questionable finances and a suspicious telegraph campaign used to inflate land values in Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 1, 1878The Great Seattle Printing ConspiracyWhen the Dispatch editor exposed a 'plunder' scheme by rival newspapers to inflate public printing costs, he revealed the messy, graft-filled reality of 1878 municipal administration.James Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 20, 1878The Fight Against the 'Two-Percent Shylocks'A fierce 1878 constitutional debate in Washington Territory pits anti-monopoly reformers against banking interests.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1878The Art of the Lunch-Counter HeistA hungry traveler uses a sharp tongue and a little bit of 'brass' to get a free meal in 1870s Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Aug 20, 1878The Soil-Killer’s LedgerAn 1878 editorial warns that Pacific Northwest farmers are repeating the mistakes of fallen empires by exhausting their land for short-term profit.Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1878The Case of the Misunderstood BrawlerA sensational report of a violent street fight in Seattle turns out to be a classic case of mistaken identity, where a frightened man accidentally assaulted the wrong person.Seattle, WA
- Nov 24, 1880The Great Seattle Turkey HeistA desperate plea from your neighbors to return their fruit jars, as petty theft plagues the city ahead of the Thanksgiving feast.Seattle, WA