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94 stories matching caution
- A Detective's Bizarre Extortion Claim
A Tacoma private investigator is accused of kidnapping a woman who claims he harassed her after a dispute over a $1,000 demand.
- The Panama Canal's Promise for Northwest Fruit
Shipping apples by sea via the Panama Canal offers a path to New York, but only the largest organizations can navigate the hidden costs of the route.
- After the Fire, A New Blueprint for Seattle
When the flames destroyed the commercial district, city leaders fought to enforce strict building codes to prevent a repeat of the disaster.
- The Blasting Accident That Halted the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
A foreman’s mistake triggers a deadly rockslide, marking a grim day of labor on the outskirts of 1888 Seattle.
- A Father’s Deadly Lesson
A tragic household accident on the White River ends in the death of a toddler when a borrowed rifle discharges during a demonstration.
- The Battle Over Corporate Power at Washington’s Constitutional Convention
As Washington delegates gathered to draft a new state constitution, a heated clash erupted over whether to explicitly restrain the influence of monopolies and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- The Political Tightrope of Territorial Seattle
In a 1887 campaign speech, future Seattle Mayor T.J. Humes attempts to balance the demands of laborers, miners, and the controversial issue of women's suffrage.
- The Great Cow-Milking Debacle of the Seattle Suburbs
A rustic attempt at domestic economy goes hilariously wrong when a young couple faces off against a calf.
- A Tumultuous Marriage Ends in Courtroom Drama
After neighbors are roused by screams and a bed is broken in a domestic scuffle, a Walla Walla man is acquitted of assault charges against his wife.
- Springdale Burned. The Reformer Didn’t Miss an Issue.
A fire swept away Springdale’s entire business district and wiped out its newspaper office. Editor Burrows still published an account of the blaze and promised a new press.
- The Jailhouse Scare: Seattle's Dynamite Terror
After dynamite bombs were discovered near the city jail, the authorities tightened their grip, trapping prisoners in silence and fueling public anxiety over labor unrest.
- Industrial Army Faces Trial in Seattle
Members of Coxey's Army appear in federal court after seizing Northern Pacific rail property to reach the capital.
- Convicts to Pave the Way?
Walla Walla's Commercial Club debates a new state law to employ penitentiary inmates in road construction.
- A Miraculous Escape at the Old Town Mill
A worker's arm was caught in a drive belt, and his body was hurled through an eight-inch opening in the floor, yet he survived with only a broken ankle.
- A Young Hero of the Sound
While canoeing near Tacoma, a young boy risks his life to rescue his brother and a friend from drowning in the icy waters of the Sound.
- The Editor Who Killed a Man: James Connell’s Return to Everett
After being acquitted of murder in Seattle for killing his rival Nelson Lee in a street fight, former Star editor James Connell has returned to his hometown of Everett—despite death threats and a formal warning from the community to stay away.
- The Great Northern's Mail-Tossing Problem
Mail clerks on the Great Northern train are repeatedly tossing sacks of mail into the wilderness near Scotia, leaving local postmasters to recover shredded, unidentifiable correspondence.
- The Great Escape to Blaine
Defying a government warrant, two newspaper publishers staged a daring cross-border escape into Washington to avoid political prosecution in British Columbia.
- A Voice in the Dark: The Burglar Who Knew the Girls' Room
Three young women in Port Townsend wake to a prowler fumbling at the bureau, hand over ten cents and two trinkets, and wait trembling for daylight.
- The Tragic Cost of Seattle’s Growth
After the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, city officials debated the ethics of sending relief funds to fire-ravaged Vancouver while the city struggled with its own credit and debt.
- The Labor Journal’s Feud with 'Postum'
A scathing takedown of a billionaire's anti-union newspaper advertisements.
- Seattle and Port Townsend Vie for Methodist University
Before the University of Puget Sound was established, Seattle’s founding elites fought a bitter, public battle over which developer’s land would house the city’s next great institution.
- The Struggle Over Fraudulent Certificates
Federal authorities clamp down on an alleged scheme to bring Chinese immigrants into the U.S. through falsified identity papers.
- Railroad War Erupts on the Seattle Waterfront
The Great Northern and Lake Shore railroads face off in a midnight standoff over coal bunker right-of-way.
- The Wheat Gamble: A Warning to Inland Empire Farmers
Former State College President E. A. Bryan cautions local farmers against abandoning diverse crops for the high-stakes 'wheat gamble' driven by war-time market trends.