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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 24 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 59 |
| 1895 | 56 |
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- Labor Unions Shift Health Care Responsibilities
Seattle's Typographical Union votes to cut its internal sick-benefit clause, moving toward a regional relief organization model.
- Judge Overturns Deportation Orders for Five Chinese Men
In a legal victory for the detainees, Judge Hanford reversed deportation orders for five Chinese individuals, ordering their immediate release from custody.
- A Local Reputation at Stake
Bertha Denton fights back against media portrayals, threatening a slander suit following reports about her actions at Camp Murray.
- The Speaker of Norway’s Storthing Visits Seattle
Viggo Ullmann, a leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party, brings his campaign for national independence to a packed hall in Seattle.
- A Precarious Request for Legal Safety
Unable to file for divorce due to residency requirements, a mother seeks a court injunction to protect herself and her children from her husband's alleged abuse.
- Why the Great Northern Railway Matters
Reflections on how the newly completed transcontinental link will change the economy of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
- Search Party Sent for Two Missing Hunters
A hunting trip to the mountains near Tucannon turns into a desperate search for two missing young men.
- A Police Raid on the Iroquois Club
Detectives break up a poker game at the Iroquois clubrooms, highlighting ongoing tensions between gambling houses and city law enforcement.
- A Desperate Act of Domestic Despair
A local woman survives a suicide attempt following prolonged marital conflict and jealousy.
- Drafting the Constitution
As the constitutional convention meets in Olympia, delegates navigate high-stakes debates over statehood, judicial reform, and the volatile question of woman suffrage.
- The Loophole Arsonist
A man accused of burning down his own house escapes conviction because the law failed to define arson as a crime when committed against one's own property.
- A Municipal Solution for the Unemployed
City and county officials propose a public stone yard to provide work for the unemployed and discourage begging.
- The Lonely End of a Sound Pioneer
John F. Edwards, a sea captain and early pioneer who built his own boat to trade among Puget Sound ports, dies in poverty.
- Political Deadlock and Dirty Tricks in Olympia
Accusations of corporate puppetry fly in the Washington State Legislature as the battle for the U.S. Senate seat intensifies.
- New Safety Laws for Washington Coal Mines
The state legislature passes a radical bill requiring better ventilation and air quality to prevent mining disasters.
- The Balloonist Who Vanished Over France
Fred A. Gower disappeared during a balloon ascension from Cherbourg eight years ago. His brother returned to Tacoma from a trip around the world with no news—and Gower’s opera-singer wife still could not prove him dead.
- A Surprise Guilty Verdict in a Waterfront Holdup
A jury convicts I. W. Tollman of highway robbery, while the trial of John Murphy for the same holdup of John Smith continues in Judge Bellinger's court.
- The Newspaper War of Tacoma
A confrontation between the Ledger and the News turns physical as a publisher faces off against a union printer over the use of machinery.
- A Night of Highway Robbery on Tenth Street
A local attorney is held at gunpoint while a wave of petty crime and home invasions keeps the city in a state of alarm.
- The Phantom Lynching of Monte Cristo
Sensational reports of mass violence against Italian laborers in the mountains were debunked after local officials and witnesses found the camp quiet.
- A Wife, an Ox Goad, and a Land Feud: Homer Strait Butchered on a Cowlitz County Road
A lawsuit over a piece of land ended in a roadside ambush near Kalama, with Strait's estranged wife wielding an ox goad while her son-in-law emptied a pistol into him.
- A Gun Under His Nose: The North Seattle Highwaymen Go on Trial
John Murphy and two alleged accomplices are identified by the laborer they robbed at Front and Clay, while a second sandbagging case ends in a sealed verdict.
- The Fight for Religious Education in Schools
Clergy call for the inclusion of formal religious instruction within the public school curriculum, arguing that secular education creates a moral vacuum.
- Temperance Movement Fractures in Seattle
A bitter internal dispute within the Independent Order of Good Templars leads to a secession and the formation of a new division of the Sons of Temperance.
- City Hall Launches New Employment Office
Seattle's municipal government establishes a central bureau to help citizens find work, signaling a shift toward centralized city aid.