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450 stories matching avoid
- The Grain Thief's Defense
An accused thief avoids conviction by arguing that his alleged crime was actually an attempt to settle a debt.
- Blood on the Ballroom Floor
A dance in Belltown ends in a violent altercation and a tragic suicide.
- Seattle's Filipino Community Nearly Lets Rizal Day Slip
A local editorial asks why no one is organizing the annual celebration of the Philippines' national hero—and who will foot the bill.
- Schoolhouse Fire Averted by Students
Swift action by pupils and Principal Kirkpatrick saves the White Bluffs grade school from an accidental chimney fire.
- A Total Circus Failure
A traveling circus skips the city license fees and leaves the locals furious with a botched performance.
- The Pioneer Variety Store's 'Clearance' Sale
A shopkeeper at Seattle's Pioneer Variety Store announces an urgent clearance sale to avoid 'carrying' his current stock into the coming year.
- The 'Unfair' Blacklist of 1910
The Everett Trades Council issues a sweeping blacklist of local businesses and contractors, pressuring workers to boycott those deemed hostile to union interests.
- The Struggle for Order in 1885 Olympia
As anti-Chinese riots swept through Tacoma and Seattle, the citizens of Olympia gathered to pass a desperate set of resolutions, hoping to avoid the 'lawless expulsion' of their neighbors.
- The Disgraceful Scrawl of Territorial Law
A scathing editorial from the Weekly Dispatch reveals that the Territorial Legislature's laws were so poorly drafted, blotted, and grammatically mangled that the editor suggests burning them to avoid litigation.
- The Nurseryman's Deception
A local farmer recounts the frustration of buying fruit trees that failed to grow true to their labels.
- The Battle for Yesler’s Hall: Court vs. Convention
As Seattle prepares for the Republican Territorial Convention in August 1876, a scheduling conflict with the District Court raises questions about civic priority and power.
- Suspended by the Wrists: A Perilous Fall in Downtown Seattle
A local painter narrowly avoided tragedy after a ladder slipped and left him dangling from meat hooks.
- City Council Balks at Hospital Fees
Tacoma officials clash with Fannie Paddock Hospital over the rising costs of public health and scarlet fever care.
- The Tinderbox Downtown
A small chimney fire at a local tin shop narrowly avoids tragedy, sparking a community call to clear flammable debris from Seattle's rooftops.
- Navigational Neglect at Shoalwater Bay
Local mariners demand better buoy systems to avoid future shipwrecks on the treacherous bar.
- Prohibitionists Debate Women's Suffrage
A state convention becomes a battleground over a pro-suffrage plank.
- The Bankburn Mutiny Claims
A crew's attempt to secure better provisions leads to jail time and allegations of wage theft.
- The Resistance of Ah Sin
A Chinese man accused of illegal entry avoids deportation after his community rallies to testify on his behalf in Seattle court.
- A Local Cable Car Strike Averted
Workers on the Madison Street line negotiate a contract to avoid a walkout as the company faces financial instability.
- Diphtheria Closes School in Walla Walla
A local report highlights economic tension and a health crisis in Walla Walla, while a child in Waitsburg narrowly avoids a poisoning tragedy.
- A Marriage to Avoid the Law
A kidnapping case in Kelso takes an unexpected turn when the defendants are wed in court to resolve their custody and living arrangement disputes.
- The Unwritten Law of Ballard
A Chinese laundryman is chased from the suburb by a mob enforcing a local, extra-legal ban on residents of Chinese descent.
- The Poison-Peddling Pharmacist
The head of the state board of pharmacy is caught stealing and adulterating strychnine intended for local farmers.
- A Miraculous Escape from the Josephine Explosion
A local woman and her children avoided tragedy on the doomed steamer by a mere thirty minutes.
- The War on Orchard Mildew
District Horticultural Inspector Luke Powell issues a dire warning to apple growers regarding the spread of powdery mildew.