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| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 6 |
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- They Put Their Houses on Wagons: How the Railroad Killed One Yakima and Made Another
The Northern Pacific wins its Supreme Court fight over a depot too late — Yakima City's residents have already hauled their buildings across the sagebrush to North Yakima.
- The Bitter Battle for the Yakima Depot
A railroad official defends the controversial move of the townsite to North Yakima, dismissing long-standing charges of corruption and 'outrage'.
- Political Infighting Hits Washington’s Young Agricultural College
Regents move to meet in North Yakima in an apparent power struggle to depose college president Warren Lilley.
- The Heroine of North Beach
How Martha White, a solitary woman on the storm-lashed coast, braved mountain-high waves to pull dying sailors from the surf.
- The Smallpox Panic Reaches Seattle
Health officials in Seattle rigorously screen travelers from British Columbia to prevent a cross-border outbreak.
- When Puget Sound Was a Racetrack
Before the railroads tamed the region, the giants of the inland sea settled their business with high-stakes steamboat duels that captivated early Seattle.
- The Political Departure from North Yakima
Defeated political candidates poke fun at their own misfortune through a satirical account of leaving town after a failed election cycle.
- The Town That Was Moved by Rail
When the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed established Yakima City in favor of its own private land, it didn't just build a station—it forced an entire town to pack up and move.
- Financial Scandal Hits North Yakima
Local investors panic as a national building and loan association faces allegations of a 'gigantic steal.'
- Major Fire Consumes North Yakima Business Row
A devastating blaze sweeps through Second Street, causing thousands of dollars in damages but no loss of life.
- A Rough Week in Chehalis
A local train wreck and a string of mishaps keep the town busy.
- Fatal Collision at the Commercial Street Crossing
A young mill worker dies after being struck by a switch engine while rushing to a fruit stand.
- Streetcar Plunges into Seattle Waterfront
An electric car derails on the North Seattle waterfront, sliding into the tide flats and impaling a passenger on pier pilings.
- A Desperate Jailbreak in North Yakima
Two prisoners, one feigning insanity, brutally assaulted a Deputy Sheriff with a rock-filled burlap sling in a failed bid for freedom.
- The Hostage Crisis of the Teanaway Woods
A territorial dispute over two Japanese women in North Yakima turns violent, forcing a desperate appeal for help in Seattle.
- Thanksgiving Prank Turns Violent in North Seattle
A holiday game involving neighborhood boys resulted in a knifing and an arrest after a scuffle broke out on Battery Street.
- The North Bend Ducking Stool
When a man terrorized his family during a drunken rampage, his neighbors took justice into their own hands with an icy river dip.
- The Great Seattle Streetcar Consolidation
A multi-million dollar maneuver promises to unify the city's competing electric lines, potentially abandoning local power-houses in a massive quest for operational efficiency.
- A Grand Vision for a Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Prominent North Yakima citizens incorporate a new railway company with ambitious plans to tap coal fields and agricultural valleys.
- The Narrow-Gauge Dream Through Naches Pass
A completed survey and North Yakima's $100,000 pledge push a rail line toward the Sound.
- The Drunken Rampage of a North Seattle Man
After a mysterious tumble down a steep Seattle staircase, a local man terrorized his neighborhood until police intervention.
- The Captain Who Sailed North to Sell Ice — and Found There Wasn't Any
A would-be ice merchant arrived in Puget Sound expecting a frozen market. The climate had other plans, so his crew started cutting piling instead — and stumbled into the region's real fortune.
- The State Draws a Street Grid Across Olympia's Tide Flats
The tide land appraisers lay out 150-foot avenues over the Olympia waterfront, naming them for Isaac Stevens, Governor Ferry and Columbia Lancaster, and reserving 300 feet of harbor for wharves, slips and commerce.
- The Bank Cashier Who Vanished
After leaving the North End bank during the workday, a prominent cashier disappeared, leaving behind a trail of confusing clues and a frantic search in the Olympic Mountains.
- The Fire Ordinance of 1892
New city laws mandate fireproof construction materials in North Yakima's central business district to protect against catastrophic loss.