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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
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| 1899 | 1 |
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| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
7 stories matching slack
- The Unwelcome Interviewer
A reporter who tried to push his way onto the Villard party’s steamer learns that some doors—and decks—are firmly closed.
- A Grand Jury’s Grim Look at Seattle’s Jail
A scathing report from 1888 slams local conditions for youth and calls for urgent reform, while calling out industrial pollution in the Cedar River.
- The Police Chief Who Couldn't Keep Order
For two years, Seattle's police force has been mired in incompetence and apathy under a Chief who avoids the law.
- The Struggle for a Coal Railroad
Business is stagnant, and a local editor argues that the only path to prosperity is building a city-backed rail line to the Green River coal fields—despite opposition from the Northern Pacific.
- The Shadow Over Seattle's Waterfront
As the anti-Chinese movement spreads through the Pacific Northwest, agitators in Seattle and Tacoma organize a campaign of expulsion, claiming the city's prosperity is at risk.
- Fatal Miscalculation at the Tacoma Railyard
A tragic accident involving a Northern Pacific Railway official highlights the brutal mechanical risks of the era's expanding infrastructure.
- The Sheriff’s Mercy in Union
A coal miner facing eviction due to a grocery debt is granted a reprieve by an empathetic sheriff.