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1. A Woman Vanishes Toward the Cowlitz River

   At Little Falls, a woman last seen walking toward the Cowlitz River has been missing since Monday, prompting search parties and fears she may have gone to the family claim or taken her life.

   Mar 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerVader, Lewis CountyTrue Crime

2. The Ditch That Would Cut Seattle in Two

   Washington's engineers begin staking the route of the government's Lake Washington canal, and condemnation suits are expected to follow on their heels.

   Mar 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

3. A Good Samaritan’s $10 Went Straight to the Bar Tab

   Woodinville’s A. G. McLean stepped between a bully and a smaller man at a Seattle hotel saloon. The bully thanked him by lifting a $10 bill and buying the house a round.

   Mar 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

4. Turned Back for Being Penniless: The $50 Wall at Seattle's Dock

   Fifty-six Japanese men and women arrive aboard the steamer Thistle — all admitted but two, who are deported to Victoria for lacking the cash the immigration law demands.

   May 8, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

5. Armed Guards, a Locked Forecastle, and One Sailor Who Swam for It

   Seattle's Sailors' Union accused a British ship of shanghaiing five men at Port Blakely; one escaped by jumping overboard, while the Shipowners' Association called the charges 'all bosh.'

   Apr 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyWork & Pay

6. Tacoma Officials Ordered to Shut Off the Water—or Else

   A judge cites the mayor and public works board for contempt after they ignore an injunction to cut Clover Creek; the city's upper neighborhoods may soon pay the price.

   Mar 7, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerClover Creek, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

7. Seattle’s Suspended Fire Commissioner Skips His Own Hearing

   George T. Masel is a no-show before a joint session of the city council, and the rumor is he would rather face charges than let creditors see his property.

   May 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

8. The Handsomest House in Snoqualmie Burned While Its Owner Was in Seattle

   O. D. Guilfoil learns by telegram that his family fled a two-story showplace as it burned; the $7,000 loss was uninsured.

   Mar 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie, King CountyDisasters

9. Rock-Throwing Crowd, One-Dollar Fine: Ah Sam’s Day in Court

   A Chinese man targeted by a Pike Street crowd was convicted of assaulting a boy in that crowd, but the judge reduced the penalty to $1 and costs after hearing the provocation.

   Feb 20, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPike Street, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

10. A Mutual Aid Lifeline for Seattle’s Unemployed

    In the midst of economic hardship, a local cooperative provides food and shelter to hundreds, sustained by community donations and church support.

    Feb 25, 1895The Seattle Post-Intelligencer1st Ave, Seattle, King CountyHousing & Rent

11. St. Louis Money Comes to Dig Seattle's South Canal

    A telegram to Eugene Semple announced that the Ames brothers and their St. Louis backers were on their way to take charge of the South Canal, as engineers surveyed the tide flats and a dredger headed west.

    Jun 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

12. Ballard Asked Seattle for a Drink—and Hinted at Annexation

    In 1895 Ballard was running on wells and springs. Seattle had Lake Washington to spare, and officials began talking rates, mains, and a merged city.

    Feb 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust · City Hall

13. A Dollar a Day: Bricklayers Force Olympia Contractors to Pay Up

    A week-long walkout over wages ends with contractors conceding $4 a day—but the capitol job is already behind schedule.

    Mar 17, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

14. A Low Bidder Cries Foul Over Tacoma’s New Water Pipes

    Charges of inferior material and work outside the contract were briefly cleared—until affidavits from a lower bidder forced a fresh council inquiry.

    Apr 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

15. Olympia's Backroom Bargain Over a Senate Seat

    Lawmakers arrive in Olympia pledging to organize fast, but the fight over a U.S. Senate seat and the speakership is already reshaping the session.

    Jan 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHotel Olympia, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

16. A Mayor's Nomination and the Aldermen Laying Plans to Block It

    Mayor Phelps names John J. Scurry to the board of public works, and the same aldermanic combination that fought his predecessor quietly organizes to sink the confirmation.

    Jan 25, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle City Hall, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

17. The Fight for Fire Protection on Renton Hill

    Residents of the Renton Hill neighborhood are organizing to demand an engine house, fearing their homes are too far from existing fire services.

    Jun 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · City Hall

18. Everett Hands Its Water Away for Fifty Years

    In a single night the council grants a private water company a half-century franchise — a free drinking fountain and city-hall water in exchange — while also founding a public library and selling off the fire team.

    May 29, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEverett, Snohomish CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

19. Mount Rainier Was Smoking, and Olympia Noticed

    In January 1895, a correspondent watching through a glass saw great volumes rising from the summit — and wondered whether the mountain had awakened.

    Jan 31, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

20. A Rough Night in the Tenderloin

    A Skagit man's night out in Seattle ends in a police cell after he attempts to force a young girl to accompany him.

    Jun 12, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

21. She Followed Him West, and Then She Followed Him With a Revolver

    Nine years after a New Hampshire lumberman's wife ran off with the hired nurse, the truth of a killing in Centralia came out — along with a note saying there was nothing left but to kill the man who ruined her life, and then herself.

    May 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCentralia, Lewis CountyScandal

22. Four Candy Counters and a Prostitution Charge

    Police called the fruit-and-candy stands on Third and Front streets a front. The women who kept them, and the men who lived with them, stood in police court and pleaded not guilty.

    Jan 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

23. The River Would Not Give Seth Catlin Back

    After Seth Catlin drowned, his father and a crew of searchers fought an eight-mile-an-hour current with fish nets and telegraph wire.

    Jun 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNapavine, Lewis CountyTrue Crime

24. The Populist Jury and the Banker

    A Walla Walla banker is convicted of taking deposits while insolvent, with the defense blaming the jury's 'Populist hatred' for the verdict.

    Jun 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

25. The Mystery of the Vanishing Gold

    A government shipment of gold disappears between Seattle and Port Townsend, leaving investigators baffled by a tampered seal.

    Feb 8, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyTrue Crime

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