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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 4 |
16 stories
- Thirty-Seven Dead at Franklin: Seattle Rallies for the Widows of a Mine Disaster
A day after an explosion killed thirty-seven coal miners in the Franklin pit, the Post-Intelligencer opens a relief fund for the widows and orphans left behind — pleading with readers that the miners' own generosity cannot stretch far enough.
- Dragged From Her Company House: A Tenant Sues the Coal Company
Maria May says Oregon Improvement Company agents broke into her Franklin home, beat her, and threw her out half-clothed in 1891. She is asking for $15,000.
- Two Dead at Franklin: A Foreman's Heroic Death and a Verdict That Cleared the Company
A King County coroner's jury blames three miners for the gas explosion that killed Charles Anderson and foreman Park Robinson — and explicitly exonerates the owners, praising Robinson for a rescue attempt he 'could have avoided.'
- Two Gas Explosions in the Franklin Mine Kill the Pit Foreman
A rescue attempt turns fatal as a second blast tears through the Franklin coal mine, killing foreman P. B. Robinson and burning nine men.
- The Trial of William Holmes
A trial begins in the shooting death of a miner in Franklin, with insanity cited as the defense.
- The Great Train Escape
A federal prisoner leaps through a train window at 30 miles per hour while handcuffed, sparking a desperate manhunt in the woods near Pasco.
- A Widow Sues the Coal Company That Buried Her Husband
Nettie Jones wants $10,000 from the Oregon Improvement Company for the death of Albert J. Jones in the Franklin mine explosion of August 1894 — one of a string of suits the company is answering by questioning whether the survivors even lived in Washington.
- After the Franklin Mine Explosions, the Company Says the Worst Is Over
Two explosions tore through the Franklin coal mine on a Thursday afternoon, killing pit foreman Park Robinson and injuring nine. The company's manager insisted no more would die — and angrily denied rumors the blast was caused by boxing up a burning seam.
- The Great Pasco Land Grab of 1889
Capitalists from across the U.S. descended on the junction of the Columbia and Snake Rivers, pitching a 'Gate City' to Seattle investors.
- An Ethereal Display Over the Pacific Northwest
A witness reports a strange, luminous phenomenon over the Washington plains that left onlookers spellbound.
- Vaccination Orders in Franklin
The Oregon Improvement Company mandates vaccination for all employees and school children to curb a smallpox threat.
- A Young Actor's Tragic End
A 17-year-old performer collapses and dies during rehearsals, leaving his family in mourning.
- The Speculative Birth of a Frontier Metropolis
How 1889 land developers sold the dream of a 'Gate City' at the junction of the Snake and Columbia rivers.
- The Promised City of the Desert
Promoters in 1889 pitched Pasco as the inevitable 'Gate City' of the Inland Empire, promising a metropolis at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
- The Promised Land at the Confluence
A high-stakes real estate pitch from 1889 promises investors a fortune as Pasco positions itself as the 'Gate City' of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Promised Land on the Snake River
A speculative real estate venture in 1889 promised that Pasco—the 'Gate City of the Northwestern Empire'—would soon be the greatest railroad hub in the West.