The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- Jul 4, 1888The City That Built Itself: Seattle’s Boastful Declaration of IndependenceOn the Fourth of July in 1888, The Post-Intelligencer published a massive editorial celebrating Seattle’s explosive growth, claiming it had 'doubled its population and quadrupled its business' while fiercely defending its economic survival against federal trade policies.Seattle, WA
- Jul 5, 1888The Mountain That Watched: Fire on Mount Rainier’s PeakAs Seattle and Portland celebrated the Fourth of July with parades and speeches, a mysterious signal fire blazed atop Mount Rainier, drawing thousands of eyes to the sky.Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1888The Price of Panic in 1888 SeattleWhen an unfounded rumor of a merchant’s bankruptcy swept through the city, the local business community banded together to stave off a catastrophic bank run.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1889The Pioneer Developer Building the Future of Downtown SeattleAs Seattle grapples with rapid growth and a critical shortage of hotels for visiting businessmen, pioneer Dexter Horton announces a major new business block on Cherry Street.Downtown Seattle, Seattle
- Jan 11, 1891The Underground Economy of Club Love LettersA century before texting, Seattle's gentlemen of leisure found ways to bypass the stuffy, anti-romance rules of private social clubs.Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1891The Old Song of Reactionary PoliticsA 1891 editorial draws a biting parallel between resistance to child protection laws in India and the stalling tactics of anti-progressives in the American West.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1892The Skating Rink Panic of 1892When a local major tried to shut down a Tacoma skating rink after a scandal involving his stepson, the local press defended the rink as a space for social independence rather than a den of iniquity.Tacoma, WA