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- The Guilland House Advertises 'No Chinamen'
A local hotel uses xenophobic hiring practices as a primary marketing hook to attract guests.
- The Steamboatmen’s Strike Ends: A Model of Labor Discipline
After a brief dispute over captain and engineer salaries, the Seattle waterfront workers have returned to their posts, praised by the press for their 'excellent' conduct and refusal to disrupt commerce.
- The Mukilteo Real Estate Boom
Developers pitch the 'natural advantages' of Mukilteo as a prime hub for shipping, milling, and homesteading on the Sound.
- Debt Burned Away in South Tacoma
The Clover Leaf Lodge celebrates a milestone, clearing their mortgage and securing their Masonic Temple.
- The Dream of Mukilteo: A Frontier Real Estate Pitch
A classic 19th-century land developer attempts to turn the 'natural advantages' of the Mukilteo waterfront into a booming commercial hub.
- Newport High School Earns State Accreditation
After only four years of operation, the local high school secures a major milestone, allowing its graduates to enter state universities without entrance exams.
- A Tired Opera Troupe Nearly Sinks, Then Saves Itself
The Pyke Opera Company reached Seattle after three days of hard travel, opened two comic operas under-rehearsed, and turned a rocky first night into a success.
- The Dream of the Mukilteo Homestead
Developers pitch the promise of self-sufficiency and deep-water access to prospective homesteaders in a growing Mukilteo.
- The Boomtown That Was: A Glimpse of Seattle in 1876
A survey of the territory paints a portrait of a frontier Seattle defined by the roar of sawmills, the promise of coal, and the ambition to conquer the Cascades.
- The Mukilteo Land Rush
A frontier real estate advertisement reveals how developers sold the dream of independence to prospective settlers by subdividing the rugged waterfront into 'homesteads.'
- The Great Goat Gambit: Seattle's First Angora Import
A local merchant imports the territory's first genuine Angora goats from Mexico, betting that their mohair will be worth more than the meat.
- Variety and Hilarity at Frye’s Opera House
A packed house in 1888 Seattle revels in everything from German mimicry to 'dashing soubrettes'—with one notable exception.
- The Mukilteo Colony Pitch: A 19th Century Developer’s Dream
Before it was a residential hub, Mukilteo was marketed as a grand 'colony' with promises of deep-water docks and agricultural self-sufficiency.
- Idaho Guardsman Drowns Near Pasco
Ben Treadwell, age 20, dies after suffering a suspected cramp or heart attack while swimming in the Columbia.
- The Great 'Chautauqua' Debate
After weeks of indecision, a committee chooses Point Defiance for a massive cultural assembly site, highlighting the rapid civic growth and ambition of the Puget Sound region.
- A Family Homestead for Sale in 1872 Olympia
A historic property listing reveals the price of a comfortable cottage and orchard near the Old Courthouse in the territorial capital.
- The Snoqualmie Pass Road Proves Successful for Cattle Drives
Reports from the Kittitas Valley indicate the mountain road is in excellent condition for transporting livestock to the Sound.
- The Seattle Hotel That Won Over Snohomish Shoppers
A historic hotel and mercantile shop on the Sound becomes the preferred destination for Snohomish County residents seeking quality goods and fair dealing.
- An Invitation to a Vanished Olympia Homestead
A real estate advertisement from 1872 offers a glimpse into a long-lost residential property on the site of the original Thurston County Courthouse.
- A Life-Threatening Day at the Yesler Wharf
While working at the coal chutes in 1872 Seattle, a young man is crushed by a rail car, highlighting the brutal risks of the city’s early industrial backbone.
- Seattle Athletic Club Dazzles with 'Midwinter Night's Dream'
A packed Cordray's Theater applauds a lavish amateur travesty of Shakespeare, complete with cross-dressing fairies and a floral tribute to the librettist.
- The Price of Paving Seattle
An editorial call to stop Seattle's streets from falling into ruin.
- Senator Squire Intervenes to Reopen Spokane Bank
After the 1893 financial panic, political pressure from Senator Watson Squire helped the Citizens' National Bank of Spokane resume operations.
- Forging the Frontier: The Perilous Push for a Stillaguamish Road
A survey team traverses the wilderness from the Snohomish valley to Kent’s Prairie, scouting a path for a wagon road that promised to open the interior to settlement and trade.
- Puyallup Valley Proves Fertile Ground for Tobacco
Local tobacco growers receive high praise from San Francisco experts who find the regional crop matches the quality of Connecticut-grown leaf.