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- The Open-Air Slumber of Seattle's Waterfront
When the summer heat turned tenement apartments into 'human lumber-boxes,' thousands of Seattle residents—men, women, and children alike—sought respite by camping overnight on the exposed, city-owned piers.
- The Great Tacoma Tailor Shop Fire
A late-night inferno destroys a popular tailor shop and nearby boarding house, highlighting the volatile fire risks in the booming city.
- The Terrier Who Took His Bedtime Seriously
When his mistress tried to teach a pet a lesson in discipline, the dog showed he was two steps ahead.
- The Ghost in the Water Mains
Seattle residents plagued by terrifying subterranean thumping discover the culprit is local utility infrastructure, not a haunting.
- The Unseen Labor of a Garden Hand
A day-laborer finds beauty and respite in the shadow of a forsythia bush while waiting for the train to bring the town’s elite back from their business.
- The 'Mercer Girl' Divorce Case
A seventy-two-year-old pioneer sues his wife of twenty-two years for divorce, complaining of her 'slipshod housekeeping' and a lack of clean bedding.
- The Night the Coal Ran: How a Company Outsmarted Strikers with Negro Labor and Winchester Rifles
In a brazen move to break the Koslyn coal strike, company managers smuggled in replacement workers from Illinois under cover of darkness, escorted by armed deputies who fired through the sleeping village of Seattle.