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16 stories matching anger
- The Transformation of Jim
After serving time in jail, a local man known as Jim commits to learning English and adopting American customs.
- Political Infighting Rocks the People's Party
Seattle activists revolt against 'fusion' strategy and the perceived buying of political influence through newspaper subsidies.
- Father and Son Arrested After Violent Family Dispute
A domestic conflict in the Walla Walla addition results in the arrest of a father and his son following allegations of abuse against a pregnant woman.
- Vigilante Justice on the Monte Cristo Road
After a foreman was killed in a brutal dispute at a railroad camp, the workers took the law into their own hands and lynched four suspects.
- A Reunited Heir in a Gambling Den
Thirty years after a pioneer staked his claim, a wandering son is tracked down in a Spokane gambling house to collect his inheritance.
- John L. Sullivan and the Color Line
A scathing editorial critique of prizefighter John L. Sullivan’s racist rhetoric regarding boxing rival Peter Jackson.
- A Political Duel on the Streets of Ellensburg
A courtroom dispute between two prominent local Democrats spilled into the street, ending in gunfire and an arrest.
- Fatal Shooting at Fort Simcoe
A young man is killed during a reservation arrest, sparking threats of a riot among his friends.
- The Parasol Beatdown on Commercial Dock
A husband’s attempt to slip away from his marriage is thwarted by an irate wife and her umbrella.
- The Deckhands Who Walked to Edmonds
Two sailors, forcibly removed from their ship by union men in Seattle, recount a harrowing trek on foot to escape the reach of labor organizers.
- A Mill Owner Held Hostage by His Own Unpaid Crew
When John Tuilock threatened to shut his Rainier shingle mill without paying his hands, the men seized him, marched him back, and forced him to write checks at the point of their anger — until a deputy sheriff rode to the rescue.
- The $1,000 Bill and the Hatchet in the Hallway
Arthur Neal chased his wife Jennie through a Front Street lodging house after a missing banknote; Jennie Neal went downtown to seek peace bonds.
- The Powerhouse Killing in Hamilton
A quarrel over steam, firewood and a dollar a day left an electric-light manager dead, a young night watchman charged with murder, and a town talking of lynching.
- The Ship Canal Double-Cross at the Democratic Convention
Seattle's delegates went to Olympia ready to die on the canal plank. Their own campaign manager had already sold them out.
- Seattle Democrats Bolt Their Own Party Over the Lake Washington Canal
Furious that the state convention caved to Pierce County and denounced the Lake Washington canal, King County Democrats vow to vote the Republican ticket — and to knife their own party from top to bottom.
- Dirty Tricks, 1892: Yakima's Candidate for Governor Fights Back
A Seattle paper accused the Democratic nominee of fleeing his debts and defrauding orphans. Snively's supporters called it a Republican smear—and produced letters to prove it.