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10 stories matching ensur
- Washington Territory's 1886 Statehood Bill
Delegate Voorhees presents the case for Washington Territory's admission into the Union, emphasizing the constitutional safeguards proposed in his latest bill.
- The Scandal of the Crumbling Hospital
An architect blows the whistle on shoddy bricks and corner-cutting builders at the new Territorial Hospital.
- The Waterfront Labor Squeeze
A standoff at the Seattle docks over shipping contracts and idle labor leaves the local waterfront in turmoil.
- The Skagit Cougar’s Poisoned Last Meal
A bold mountain lion terrorized a Sedro farmstead, but an ingenious local farmer ensured it was the predator’s final raid.
- A Broken Leg and a Stranger's Kindness
After a brutal accident on the steamer Merwin, a man is left to fend for himself until a stranger intervenes to ensure he gets care.
- The Great Railway Truce of 1886
A high-stakes standoff between the Knights of Labor and the Northern Pacific Railroad reaches a tentative peace in Seattle.
- The War for the Northwest: Railroad Moguls and the 'Rounders' of Portland
A bitter editorial from 1886 exposes the propaganda campaign waged by Northern Pacific railroad agents against Portland to secure terminal dominance for the Puget Sound region.
- The Great Seattle Theater Con: A Swindler’s Exit
A smooth-talking promoter claiming to represent an opera company flees Seattle under the cover of night, leaving behind a baffled police guard and a nearly empty safe.
- The Miner’s Dignity: When Newcastle Stood Against the Clock
A tense standoff at the Newcastle coal mines reveals the human cost of industrial efficiency and a worker's refusal to be 'watched like a slave.'
- Seattle’s First Home Guards Organize
Following a period of local instability, Seattle’s prominent citizens formally established a territorial militia to 'protect property' and ensure the rule of law.