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- The School Board's Costly Real Estate Wake-up Call
After proposing to trade high school land for a smaller plot, officials discover the exchange would cost them thousands and force a costly infrastructure upgrade.
- The Art of Survival on $4 a Week
A Seattle family reveals the harrowing, precise mathematics of feeding themselves for pennies a day in the wake of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
- A Lawyer's Desperate Flight
A prominent attorney vanishes, leaving behind a wake of financial ruin and betrayal.
- The Beast on the Bluff: Hunting a Panther in White River
A Seattle neighborhood turns out with dogs to track a predator that decimated a local farmer's livestock.
- A Child’s Fall into a City Excavation
A young girl’s tumble into a construction pit sparks a damages lawsuit against an investment firm.
- The Case for a City Fire Marshal
Seattle's Board of Underwriters pushes for a dedicated official to investigate suspicious fires and enforce building safety in the wake of mounting insurance concerns.
- Mayor Ronald Defends His Appointment
Mayor Ronald addresses criticism regarding the appointment of J. M. Wolfe to the Board of Public Works.
- The Final Act of Henry Yesler
A look back at the life of the pioneer sawmill owner whose legendary generosity and deep ties to early Seattle shaped the city's foundations.
- The Great Circus Invasion of 1889
Fresh from the ashes of the Great Seattle Fire, the city found a brief, surreal escape in the arrival of a massive traveling show.
- A Final Peace: The Passing of Mrs. Smith
A poignant account of the final days and passing of a local woman, Mrs. Smith, who died surrounded by her family.
- A Steamboat Showdown on the Sound
When two rival steamers raced from Tacoma to Seattle, the smaller vessel left its larger competitor in its wake.
- The Great Schism at Market Street Baptist
A congregation splits as 22 members depart in the wake of internal conflict, signaling the end of a long-standing church feud.
- The Hotel Clerk’s Cold Comfort
A traveler spends a night of debauchery and wakes up convinced he’s been robbed—only to find the city's hospitality was more secure than his own memory.
- Seattle Rebuilds After Fire, Clearing Ruins and Sheltering Residents
Following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the city grapples with the logistics of debris clearance, housing relief, and the return of labor.
- Knights of Labor Declare War on Monopoly
Assembly 101 releases a manifesto against Jay Gould, framing the labor struggle as a historic battle for the future of the working class.
- An Elopement to Victoria
A high-society elopement from Seattle leads a young couple to wake a minister in the middle of the night across the border.
- A Lonely End at the Villard House
John McDonald, a 67-year-old timber cruiser from Montana, dies of exhaustion in a local saloon after a week-long drinking bout.
- Police Raid the 'Whitechapel' District
Justice Miller fines two dozen women in the wake of a citywide vice sweep.
- The Price of Heat: Challenging the Seattle Coal Monopoly
An editorial analysis exposes how a concentration of control in the coal industry is gouging Seattle residents while stifling competition.
- A Family’s Tragic End in the First Ward
A domestic dispute in Seattle ends with a wife dead, a husband in custody, and a toddler left in the wake of the violence.
- The Ghostly Burglar of the Columbia House
Boarders at a downtown Seattle hotel were baffled by a mysterious thief who appeared to move through locked doors while they slept—only to have the landlady turn the blame back on them.
- The Great Seattle Rebuild: Rethinking Fire Safety After the Ashes
In the wake of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, experts and local leaders scramble to replace wooden tinderboxes with new, fireproof standards and modern building codes.
- Children Buried Alive in Snow Slide
A faithful dog saves four children after a massive snow slide in Antelope Valley leaves them buried beneath the drifts.
- The Divided Skirt Comes to Seattle
Young women adopt the 'Boston rational suit,' braving ridicule and finding recruits at the university and high school.
- Seattle’s Chamber of Commerce Grapples with Anti-Chinese Riots
In the wake of the 1886 anti-Chinese expulsion, the city's commercial leadership convened to discuss the city's reputation and its stance on 'law and order.'