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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 6 |
52 stories
- Ezra Meeker's Hop Empire
A tour of the massive Puyallup Hop Company yards reveals a triumph of agricultural engineering and the battle against pests.
- The War on the Hop Louse
Prominent farmer Ezra Meeker warns that local growers must act immediately to spray their crops or face total ruin.
- The Struggle to Tame the White River
An engineer’s radical proposal to prevent the flooding that threatened Seattle’s growing suburbs, blaming deforestation for a changing climate.
- A Child’s Fatal Play
A young boy is killed while attempting to couple freight cars in Kent.
- The Price of Municipal Ownership in Kent
Citizens of Kent are left with a mounting debt and a white elephant after a failed attempt to run their own utilities.
- The Mill That Vanished Before Its Workers Got Paid
Kent mill hands won wage liens, then found the company's assets allegedly shifted to a new corporation—and the sheriff returning 'No property found.'
- Kent Bids for the Electric Rail
Citizens and business leaders in the White River Valley rally to secure a $100,000 subsidy for an electric railway line to Seattle.
- The White River Potato Swindle
A Tacoma produce buyer exploits a legal loophole to walk free after tricking local farmers out of their harvest.
- A Frontier Tragedy
A man is accidentally killed in the wilderness near Kent, and the news is kept from his dying brother in San Francisco.
- Kent Farmers Demand the Electric Railway Seattle Promised
A Kent Valley letter-writer says freight costs to Seattle are strangling the valley — and calls out the Rainier electric line to finally reach Renton and Kent.
- The Tragedy of the Harbor Dredge
A routine day at the mills turned fatal when a foreman was crushed during bridge construction, highlighting the perilous reality of Seattle's industrial expansion.
- The Kent Fair Association's Last Stand
Facing total insolvency, local stockholders in a King County fair association vote to forfeit shares and trade equity for debt to avoid bankruptcy.
- Proposed Tunnel to Save Kent Valley Farms
A Seattle engineer proposes a tunnel project to drain the White River valley to protect agricultural lands from seasonal flooding.
- Hop Field Knife Fight Ends in Acquittal
A dispute over work performance in a Green River hop field leads to a court appearance and a surprising verdict for an accused man.
- The Hop King's Forecast
Ezra Meeker weighs in on the state’s hop yield, the superiority of 'short-pole' farming, and the labor politics of the Puyallup Valley fields.
- Nine Minutes to Acquit: A Kent Killing Ruled Self-Defense
A jury took barely nine minutes to free a longtime King County man who killed a neighbor with a pitchfork after a quarrel over money on the road home from Kent.
- Hop Farmers Organize to Escape Middleman Monopoly
King County farmers gather in Kent to establish their own banking association, aiming to break the grip of speculators on the regional hop market.
- Transforming the Valley Floor
King County commissioners authorize a massive drainage project to reclaim 3,000 acres for agricultural use near Kent.
- The Kent Races: Peanuts, Lemonade, and Suspicion
While the crowds at the Kent track grew, the betting remained sluggish amid rumors of a fixed race.
- The Hop-Picker's Smallpox Scare
A panic at the Meeker ranch over a supposed smallpox outbreak threatened to upend the harvest—but the sickness was not what it seemed.
- Tragedy at O'Brien Station
A man's life ended by the rails while seeking a way home.
- Kent Voters Prepare to Decide Future of Utilities
A pivotal election looms as citizens consider bonding the city to bring water and electric services under municipal control.
- The Hop Fields of the Kent Valley
A report on the hop harvest around Kent and Auburn, highlighting the labor conditions and the influx of pickers.
- Kent Threw a Civic Ball to Buy a Fire Hose
When the town's fire hose fell apart under pressure, Mayor Overlock and the council turned a Washington's Birthday ball into a fundraiser—and sold tickets to nearly everyone in town.
- The Abandoned Animal at Black River
A freight train hit two horses on a trestle, leaving one to suffer for hours while officials argued over the timing of the accident instead of offering mercy.