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- The Great Wheat Heist
Spokane elevator manager S.F. Sherman and aide E.C. Loveridge were arrested for stealing 27,290 bushels of wheat.
- Workman Falls Twelve Feet in New Brick Building
Henry Lohse survives a dangerous plunge through an elevator hole at O.R. Stone's construction site.
- The Art of Raising Houses
Seattle property owners take pride in extreme, gravity-defying architecture as they elevate buildings to create room for new business ventures.
- Living on Borrowed Time in Lower Seattle
A scathing editorial decries the 'man-traps' of the waterfront, where buildings are propped up on flimsy planks to accommodate rising street grades.
- The Northern Pacific's Expansion Plans for Puget Sound
Superintendent John Muir details new steamships, massive grain elevators, and Alaskan tourist excursions as the railroad bolsters the Northwest region.
- A Massive New Landmark for Seattle
Construction begins on a state-of-the-art Catholic hospital, featuring the city’s first steam elevator and a futuristic ventilation system to serve the rapidly growing region.
- The Cornerstone of Charity: Grace Hospital Rises Above the Sound
On an elevated plateau overlooking the water, Seattle's Masonic orders join the clergy to dedicate a new hospital dedicated to all, regardless of creed.
- Inferno in the Olympics
Citizens gather on Church Hill in Port Angeles to watch a massive timber fire burning in the Olympic Mountains.
- The Northern Pacific Stakes its Claim
Railroad giants bond the Dr. H. A. Smith farm for a new Seattle terminus.
- 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.
- The Great Courthouse Location Battle
Prominent citizens join a protest against building the new county courthouse on a high hill that is inaccessible and inconvenient.
- Raising the Warhawk from the Depths
A complex maritime engineering feat underway at Port Discovery to salvage a sunken vessel.
- Spokane Editor Grudgingly Concedes Women the Ballot — and Fears for Their Womanhood
Washington Territory's 1883 suffrage bill passes the legislature, and the Spokane Falls Review's editor can't decide whether to congratulate women or mourn the loss of their 'sphere.'
- The 'Combined Eye-Glass and Deadshot Expectorator'
A traveling salesman tries to peddle an absurd invention to the local elite of the Pacific Club to 'fix' a social problem nobody knew they had.
- The Unreasonable Burden of Moral Regeneration
A bold editorial argument for women's suffrage, dismissing the 'degradation' objection and the notion that men need women to save them from their own vices.
- The New Rail Connection to Moscow
A rail expansion project promises a 'magnificent boom' for the towns of Pullman and Moscow, fueled by land donations and rapid construction.
- Digging the Portage Canal
A progress report on the ambitious project to connect Lake Washington and Lake Union by a man-made waterway.
- Skeptics Question the 'Boom' in Tacoma
A blistering critique of the 'Tacoma Ledger' and its persistent, unsubstantiated claims regarding the city's industrial future.
- Lake Washington Water Flows Into the City
A new engineering milestone as city reservoirs are filled from the lake, promising both hydration and fire protection for a growing Seattle.
- The Great Sidewalk Scandal: When Pullman’s Streets Were a Death Trap
In November 1888, the newly minted *Pullman Herald* didn't just report on grain elevators and railroad politics—it launched a blistering attack on city officials for allowing Main Street to become a public hazard, threatening lawsuits over broken legs.
- The City’s New Face
Architect W. E. Boone unveils ambitious plans for a massive brick residence and new commercial structures, signaling a construction boom in Seattle.
- A Boisterous Welcome at the Snohomish River
A festive crowd greets a delegation of Seattle visitors with a thunderous, mysterious salute.
- The Town That Grew 'In Spite of Reason'
A Walla Walla editor visits Spokane Falls and tries to explain its explosive growth — new brick blocks, crowded lodging houses, idle men in the streets, and a land office so busy it needs two more clerks.
- The Gateway to the East: Why Snoqualmie Pass Won the Race
Decades before the modern highway, historical surveys and trade routes proved Snoqualmie Pass was the vital artery for Seattle’s expansion across the Cascades.
- The Train That Ate the School Walk
Northern Pacific freights parked across Howard Street force Spokane children to scramble around cars, and the paper wants City Hall to act.