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- The Laundry Room Explosion
A Highlands teacher narrowly escapes serious injury after a dangerous kitchen accident.
- Sheriff Challenges Corruption in Seattle
King County Sheriff Cudihee declares a crackdown on 'wide open' gambling, asserting his authority over the prosecuting attorney.
- The City's Frozen Pipe Crackdown
Tacoma water inspectors issue fines to hundreds of residents who left taps running to prevent freezing, raising $400 for city coffers.
- Gray Wolves Ravage Starving Livestock on Reservation
As winter conditions persist, starving animals on the reservation are falling prey to gray wolves in large numbers.
- Spiritual Growth in White Bluffs
An evangelistic revival leads to a record-breaking influx of thirty new congregants.
- The Farmers' Alliance Wants Financial History Taught in Schools
A skeptical editorial mocks the Farmers' Alliance’s push to make monetary policy a core subject in Washington classrooms.
- The Last Stand of Bebe Low: A Saloon Keeper’s Final Plea
In August 1876, Seattle saloon owner Bebe Low publicly demanded his debts be settled before disappearing from the city, leaving behind a cryptic notice and a legacy of vanished frontier commerce.
- Newport's Antler Hotel Adds Three Stories as Rooms Sell Out Nightly
Landlord Fiedler breaks ground on a major expansion to keep pace with demand, with a new sample room on the ground floor and guest rooms above.
- The Struggle to Build the Wishkah River Road
Local residents rally to fund a critical infrastructure link, exposing a backlog of unspent government appropriations.
- The Seattle Brick Yard Hustle of 1876
As Seattle began its transformation into a permanent industrial center, local entrepreneurs rushed to secure supplies for the inevitable building boom.
- The Gift of an Elegant Era
Tacoma club women receive a historic windfall as the W.R. Rust family donates the entire contents of their mansion for a new clubhouse.
- Sprague's Railroad Shops Import 120 Workers—and Lose Others to Canada
As old hands quit for the Canadian Pacific, the Baldwin works send a fresh corps of machinists and engineers to eastern Washington.
- The Mayor Who Refused to Expel
When an outsider asked to ban Chinese residents from Tacoma, Mayor Jacob Mann stood his ground against the era's tide of exclusion.
- Dynamite Sabotage in Wenatchee
A ferry boat in Wenatchee was destroyed by explosives in the middle of the night, adding to a string of local criminal activity.
- The Cemetery Crisis in Walla Walla
A growing city faces a grim reality as its burial grounds reach capacity and legal disputes stall expansion.
- An Hydraulic Solution to Snohomish’s Water Woes
Innovation at the eastern edge of town brings running water to the school house flat.
- The Impending Opening of Quinault Lands
Federal agents move to open the Quinault Reservation for white settlement, promising a new boom for the Olympic Peninsula.
- A Charity Ball for the Blue Canyon Mine Dead
Bellingham Hall fills to raise money for the families of married miners killed in the Blue Canyon disaster, while surviving miners add to the relief fund.
- The Hop Pickers' Smallpox Scare
As the hop harvest approaches, local labor agent Joseph Tebeau worries that fear of a smallpox outbreak will leave fields empty.
- The Cosmopolitan Saloon: A Front-Row Seat to 1870s Snohomish
Before the city was a quiet hub, the Cosmopolitan Saloon on First Street offered respite, spirits, and 'noble whisky' to the growing crowds of the Washington Territory.
- The Tragedy at the Schooner Mine
A miner is crushed in Whatcom, prompting local efforts to support his family in the East.
- The Peril of the Eleventh Street Grandstand
A foreman's decision to add weight to an already overloaded scaffold leads to a dangerous collapse at the Tacoma baseball grounds.
- Ancient Remains Unearthed Near Pullman
A gravel pit excavation on the Moscow-Pullman road has revealed the skeletal remains and tools of an Indigenous person, sparking local efforts to preserve the site's history.
- The Dry Dock That Put Puget Sound on the Navy's Map
Senator Squire adds $75,000 to complete the Port Orchard dry dock, a strategic win for Pacific cruisers and a lasting boost for Puget Sound.
- The Tragedy of the Iroquois Theater Fire Hits Home
A Tacoma family is confirmed among the victims of the deadly Chicago theater fire that shocked the nation.