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828 stories matching black
- Mining Disaster Claims Young Worker at Black Diamond
A tragic accident at the coal mine leaves a widow mourning her only son.
- The Battle for the Black Diamond Saloon
Mine workers and company interests clash over a controversial saloon license located near the cemetery.
- The Black Cat Hoodoo: How a Rodent and a Number Stopped Seattle’s Streetcars
When a black cat crossed the tracks and a streetcar number matched a fatal prophecy, Seattleites stopped riding—not because of safety, but because of superstition.
- The Crossing at Black River
In 1877, King County sought bids for a new bridge, marking a quiet moment of infrastructure expansion in a landscape that would soon be permanently altered by river rerouting.
- A Coal Company's Strikebreaker Gambit in Roslyn
A Northern Pacific manager admits the company is importing Black miners from the East to break the Roslyn coal strike—and hints the miners' refusal of a pay cut left him no choice.
- A Seattle Improvement Company Tried to Dispossess a Black Homeowner—He Cited the Constitution
S. H. Stone bought a lot in a 'high-class' residence addition. When white neighbors objected, the company moved to undo the sale—and his lawyer answered with the U.S. Constitution.
- The Coal Miners’ Masquerade Wedding
A wedding in the company town of Black Diamond turns into a spectacle when local miners gatecrash the festivities in full gear.
- A Rejection of Anti-Black Rhetoric
The Fairhaven Herald takes a rare, strong public stance against a neighboring editor's racist call for colonization.
- The Price of Coal in Black Diamond
A community mourns a miner killed on the job, sparking a massive turnout at his funeral.
- A Stabbing in Tacoma's Black Political Class
A state Senate candidate and a lodge prosecutor fought over $7 and a treasurer's report—then the wounded candidate returned to the jury box.
- Wild West Chaos in Black Diamond
A gambling dispute at an unlicensed saloon in Black Diamond spirals into a shootout, narrowly missing local schoolchildren.
- A Train Accident at Black River
A woman suffers a severe injury while disembarking from a train, highlighting the dangers of early rail transit.
- Draining the White River Valley
Engineers plan two new drainage ditches from Kent to the Black River to reclaim farmland from swamp.
- The Woman in Black and the Newborn Left for Dead
A Seattle coroner concludes that an infant found at a street corner was killed at birth by a blow to the skull. Detectives have no suspect, only a frustrated clue about a woman in black.
- A Terrifying Bike Encounter
A Thurston County man narrowly escapes a black bear attack while cycling on a rural road near Little Rock.
- The Black Diamond Wrestling Grudge
A boastful challenge leads to a bizarre wrestling match in the Black Diamond mining camp, resolved in mere seconds.
- The Unsung Frontier: A New Era for Black Diamond
Readers in the Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer get a rare, optimistic dispatch from the mining town of Black Diamond regarding its rapid development and natural beauty.
- A Gunfighter Imported for a Seattle Primary
Sheriff Woolery and saloon-world fixer John Considine tried to seize a First Ward Republican primary—and brought a jailed gambler along to help.
- Mining, Military Drills, and a Skunk's Demise in Black Diamond
An 1885 dispatch from the Black Diamond coal fields details civic improvements, the formation of a local militia company, and a comical, if ill-fated, experiment involving a captive skunk.
- Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Black Jurors
A landmark federal ruling confirms that excluding Black citizens from criminal juries is an unconstitutional violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The Fifteen-Year-Old Hunter of Avondale
A teenage boy fells a massive black bear with two shots in the woods near Avondale.
- The High-Stakes Rivalry of the Seattle Racetrack
After a controversial 'dead heat' left spectators threatening violence, two local favorites prepare for a definitive $150 rematch.
- The Segregated Mines of Roslyn
Strikes in the coal fields led to a tense, uneasy truce between white and Black miners, who worked the same pits but remained strictly separated.
- A Coal Mine Burns Beneath Black Diamond
Mine No. 12 is sealed and pumped full of steam after an underground fire. Superintendent Morgans gives it two weeks to prove it can ever be worked again.
- The Brutal Reality of the Black Diamond Ring
A quiet, illicit prize fight in a local hall ended with a forced surrender as seventy-five spectators watched a miner beat a man from Franklin.