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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 7 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 14 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 27 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1894 | 24 |
| 1895 | 17 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
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12 stories matching intens
- The Tragedy of a Domestic Cage
A Seattle woman’s desperate attempt to escape an abusive marriage ends in a violent suicide after her husband, an older man driven by irrational jealousy, takes his own life following a brutal assault.
- The Forgotten Women of the 1887 Labor Convention
A rare glimpse of women organizers taking the floor at an early Seattle-area political gathering, challenging the 'monopolists' of the Gilded Age.
- The Unprecedented Heatwave of 1887
As temperatures soared to over 100 degrees, Seattle grappled with a record-breaking heat spell that left dozens dead and the city in a state of exhaustion.
- The Forgotten Map: When North Idaho Was Seattle’s Neighbor
For years, North Idaho residents pushed to break away from their own state and join Washington Territory, citing geographic reality and political isolation.
- The Great Fourth of July Fireman’s Brawl
A celebratory fire competition in Tacoma turned sour as fire companies from across Washington Territory clashed over disputed rules and near-riotous crowds.
- A Desperate Hour in Chehalis
After a domestic quarrel, a former probate judge in Chehalis attempts to end his life in the same room where a gruesome murder occurred years prior.
- The Senator and the Invisible Mountain
A visiting U.S. Senator’s high-profile welcome to Seattle is punctured by the realization that local landmark Mount Rainier is nowhere to be seen behind the heavy, industrial smog of the 1880s.
- The Election of '86: How King County Voters Rejected Woman Suffrage
A landslide victory in the 1886 legislative race reveals a deeply divided electorate and the intense political maneuvering surrounding women's right to vote in Washington Territory.
- The Wheels of Justice on the White River
Seven Indigenous petitioners take to the Seattle probate court to settle an estate, finding themselves navigating the complex and often impenetrable bureaucracy of settler law.
- The Invisible Safety Net of 1880s Seattle
When the boom of 1884 brought hundreds of desperate families to the Pacific Northwest with no resources, a group of Seattle women stepped in to build a child’s refuge where the county had failed.
- The Wild West Street Brawl Between Two Police Chiefs
A power struggle in Tacoma turned into a street-side standoff, forcing residents to choose sides as two men claimed the title of Chief of Police.
- The Cannery Confrontation: Tacoma’s Labor Fight Over Chinese Workers
When an agent attempted to bring Chinese laborers to a Tacoma cannery in 1887, city officials clashed over the rule of law versus the intense public anti-Chinese sentiment.