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7 stories matching particip
- The Seattle Paper Carnival of 1888
A meticulously staged historical pageant at the opera house brought the courts of Europe and the American Revolution to life, becoming the social event of the season.
- The Arsonist's Confession: 'He Wanted Me to Burn It'
A Tacoma man details his coerced participation in the Aurora Hotel fire, revealing a plot by property owner Ed Williams to collect insurance money.
- The Annual Hop Picker Scare
For twenty years, growers have panicked over the threat of a labor shortage, but one editor suggests that the 'scare' is more about business than biology.
- The House-Warming That Defined a Block: Gilson’s Party on Eighth Street
In the summer of 1888, B.K. Gilson and his wife turned their new home at 1018 Eighth Street into the epicenter of Seattle society, blending tea, games, and valuable gifts in a ritual that cemented social status in the growing city.
- The Agitator in Fetters
A prominent Seattle suffragist and labor activist is declared incapacitated by her family, sparking a debate on her past political defiance and current state of mind.
- The Great Seattle Fire Tournament: A Spectacle of Steam and Sweat
As the city prepares for a historic gathering of fire companies from across the Northwest, the rules are set, the hydrants are tested, and the stakes are high.
- The Opium Conspiracy: How Seattle’s Customs Chief Played Both Sides
A dramatic trial reveals a scheme where federal inspectors smuggled contraband across the border while pretending to seize it, exposing deep corruption in early 20th-century Pacific Northwest law enforcement.