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- Jan 22, 1872Surveying the Wilderness for Iron RailsAs the Northern Pacific Railroad push reached deep into the Montana and Washington territories, engineers braved brutal winter storms and rugged mountain passes to chart the future of the Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Dec 16, 1876The First Census of a Boomtown: Seattle’s Population Swells to Nearly 4,000A newly published directory reveals the explosive growth of the Pacific Northwest's frontier city, detailing a population surge driven by logging camps and coal mines, while highlighting the stark racial demographics of 1876.Seattle, WA
- May 14, 1887The Horror on South Eighth StreetA brutal incident in the outskirts of Seattle leaves a neighborhood in shock after a domestic attack.Seattle, WA
- Oct 17, 1891The Westside Railway Deal and the Councilman Who Didn't Read ItOlympia's council weighed a cheaper route through C. M. Moore's block to reach the Westside Railway—until one committeeman admitted he had signed the report blind.Olympia, WA
- Oct 23, 1891The Trolley That Had to Buy a GulchA streetcar line blocked by a ravine gets its way to Harrison Avenue — for the price of a $1,630 strip of C. M. Moore's block 48.Olympia, WA
- Dec 2, 1891Olympia Puts Its Bond Mess on Ice—and the Mayor ObjectsA council committee recommends leaving the 1891 bond tangle to the next administration; the mayor warns the city is “in a mud hole” and wants the courts to force a decision.Olympia, WA
- Dec 9, 1891Olympia Votes Out the Old Council — and Inherits a Financial MessA day after the city election, the Tribune calls on the lame-duck mayor and council to resign so the city can untangle a debt larger than the law allows — and demands streetcars, street work and honest handling of the public's money.Olympia, WA
- Jan 13, 1892Olympia's New Council Hands 'Boss' Sickels the Purse StringsThe new city council takes office, gives Boss Sickels the powerful ways-and-means chair, and confronts a railroad-blocked sewer, a fire department asking for more hydrants and alarm boxes, and a thin city treasury.Olympia, WA