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5 stories

  1. The Suicide of H. A. Ray: A Seattle Man’s Tragic End Amidst Scandal and Debt

    Prominent waterworks official takes his own life in Chicago after financial ruin and a complex romantic entanglement with a woman he claimed was his sister.

    Feb 19, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

  2. The Sawdust Menace: A 19th Century Struggle for Our Rivers

    Decades before modern environmentalism, Chehalis locals were already fighting the devastating impact of industrial waste on their salmon and trout streams.

    May 24, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Great Hotel Hunger: Chehalis Builds to Catch the Rail

    As the Northern Pacific Railroad surveys threaten to bypass the town for a rival route, citizens scramble to build a modern hotel and waterworks just to stay relevant in the race for territorial dominance.

    Jan 26, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Political Erasure of Lewis County

    Citizens in rural Washington cry foul as the 1889 constitutional convention districting map threatens to strip their county of political representation.

    Apr 17, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyCity Hall

  5. The Rowdy Bible Debate

    A theological debate between an ex-rev and a professor turns into a shouting match, leaving the audience divided and the town of Chehalis unsettled.

    May 25, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyStrange But True

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