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- A Council Franchise Handshake
A streetcar franchise is approved in less than two minutes as the city council moves to consolidate rail lines along Yesler Way.
- The Butter Was Shipped 'Tagless, Label-less, Mark-less'—and Washington Farmers Paid for It
A Redmond farmer's letter to the editor says Puget Sound producers are being squeezed by commission men and by adulterated Eastern butter sold in Seattle as creamery.
- Seattle Stealing the Wholesale Trade
A local merchant reports that San Francisco wholesalers are losing their grip on the Washington market to Seattle firms.
- The Fishermen’s Fight for Dignity
Seattle fishermen organize a new union to resist exploitation by fish dealers, challenging their precarious economic state.
- Northern Pacific Workers Face Widespread Wage Cuts
Facing revenue declines, the Northern Pacific Railroad imposes sweeping pay reductions on its staff, sparking potential strike actions across the system.
- Seattle's Sewer Scandal Exposed
Newly unearthed records reveal massive overspending and corruption in the city’s sewer construction projects.
- A Workplace Tragedy at the Docks
A yard hand files a lawsuit against the Stetson-Post Mill Company after a logging accident on a dangerous, chute-less dock left him permanently injured.
- The Marriage That Lasted Less Than A Week
A young woman in Tacoma files for divorce after discovering her husband was a bigamist and a serial liar who tried to use her as a pawn against her Prohibitionist father.
- Taxation Without Representation for the Poor
A scathing breakdown of how local tax laws favor wealthy landowners while crushing the small lot owner.
- Ballard Goes Dark
Facing a fiscal crisis, the Ballard City Council votes to cut off the neighborhood's electric streetlights to save $250 a month.
- Australian Tariffs Hit Washington Timber
A new trade duty on Oregon and Washington fir puts local lumbermen on alert.
- The Seattle Council Mandates a Living Wage for Streetcar Workers
A new city ordinance sets a minimum hourly wage of 25 cents for streetcar crews, capping a heated debate over labor protections in municipal transit franchises.
- Bill Nye’s Advice: Dig In, Don’t Look for Rail Lines
Humorist Bill Nye weighs in on the local obsession with railroad speculation in Fairhaven and New Whatcom.
- The White Ribboners’ Crusade in Cosmopolis
A local chapter of the W.C.T.U. mounts an impassioned campaign against the ‘despot’ of alcohol, labeling licensed saloons a failed experiment.
- The Bicycle Craze Is Killing the Horse Trade
A traveling horseshoe salesman reports that the wheel has gutted demand for horses, harnesses and carriages — and that Western horses are now worth 'less than nothing.'
- The Self-Taught Mechanic and the Frictionless Dream
A Seattle man is betting his future on a patented axle design, hoping to trade sawmill work for the life of an inventor.
- Seattle Tries to Close the Side Doors on Its Saloons
City officials drafted a new liquor ordinance to repeal the old “wide entrance” law and force every saloon to have a single street entrance, banning “ladies’ entrances” and other side-door workarounds.
- The Pullman Strike Collapses — and Seattle Quietly Comes Out Clean
As the great railroad strike of 1894 sputters to defeat nationwide, the Post-Intelligencer pauses to credit Seattle's police and strike leaders for keeping the city free of the violence that scarred the rest of the country.
- Seattle's Plan to Slash School Interest Rates
Local school officials draft legislation to move from high-interest debt toward a more stable, bond-funded model.
- Acquittal for a North Second Street Shopkeeper
A jury deliberates for less than fifteen minutes before acquitting a man accused of assaulting a young girl.
- The Bitter Battle for the Port Orchard Dry Dock
A failed bid for a federal contract triggers a nasty public feud between a powerful contractor and a U.S. Senator.
- The Moonshiner’s Crusade: A Local Man Offers to Lead a Private Army Against the Spanish
Arthur T. Abernethy, a Seattle resident with deep ties to Southern Appalachia, has proposed an audacious plan to President McKinley: recruit fierce moonshiners from North Carolina and Tennessee to crush the rebellion in the Philippines.
- A Deadly Winter Afternoon on Seattle's Unfenced Sidewalks
While the city celebrated a rare snowfall with coasting, a teenager's death and multiple injuries on elevated, railing-less sidewalks turned the joy into a tragedy.
- Seattle Bakers Threaten New Year’s Strike
Local union demands an end to grueling night shifts, as bakery owners signal a refusal to yield.
- The Deadbeats Who Were Stealing Seattle's Water
An 1895 water department report found the city pumping far more water per person than other cities—and a thriving traffic in illegal hookups, hidden leaks, and unpaid bills.