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| 1854 | 2 |
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| 1876 | 23 |
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| 1895 | 109 |
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| 1899 | 12 |
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772 stories matching consist
- The Trial of a Man Known Only as a 'Pimp'
A Seattle lawyer challenges a city ordinance that allows for arrests based on reputation rather than criminal acts.
- Four Men Spend the Night in a Boiling Crater: An 1883 Assault on Mount Rainier
A climbing party from Olympia reaches the summit of Mount Rainier and bivouacs inside the crater, where the ground itself is too hot to touch.
- The Orchards of Lyle: A Fruit Boom Waiting to Happen
A correspondent tours the young orchards above the Columbia at Lyle, where ex-ironworkers and a Portland streetcar conductor are betting their futures on prunes and apples.
- A New Year's Pardon for the Boy Who Went to Prison at Seventeen
Oscar Bradshaw, convicted of murder at Pasco in 1906 and sentenced to life, walks out of the penitentiary at twenty — on the condition that he go home and support his crippled father.
- The Tragedy at the Schooner Mine
A miner is crushed in Whatcom, prompting local efforts to support his family in the East.
- The Zig-Zag Company Protest
When a traveling troupe attempted to cancel their show, the local audience took matters into their own hands.
- Train Wreck at Pilchuck Creek
A bridge collapses near Snohomish, sending a work train into the water.
- Hidden Artesian Spring Found Under Seattle Building
Workers drilling in the basement of the Sullivan building strike a fresh water supply that flows at a consistent daily rate.
- The Lonely Death of 'Mike the Rooster'
A once-prominent figure in the city's sporting fraternity dies in a lodging house on Washington Street from a morphine collapse.
- The Price of a Business Failure
A telegram from creditors forces a frantic, 'regardless of cost' liquidation sale of R. Simon's men's clothing store in downtown Seattle.
- Sultan River Prospectors Build a Half-Mile Flume
Deep in the Snohomish backcountry, a group of determined prospectors labors to divert the Sultan River in hopes of striking it rich.
- The Neighborhood Kids’ Backyard Circus
A group of North Yakima children stage a backyard circus complete with a dog-drawn chariot, an educated rooster, and an ill-fated mule.
- Alki Point Picnic A Rousing Success
Twelve hundred residents gather for games, dancing, and festivities to support school music programs.
- Whatcom Republicans Map Out Election Strategy
Local GOP leadership gathers to resolve disputes over district representation and candidate nominations ahead of the upcoming county convention.
- The Hidden Wealth Beneath Aberdeen’s Streets
Prospectors discover mineral ochre deposits under the bluff, hinting at a future for local paint manufacturing.
- An English Syndicate Bets $100,000 on Stevens County Lead and Silver
A Chicago mining journal tours the Metaline district, where companies are sinking shafts, building tramways and waiting on a railroad to turn lead and silver claims into a boom.
- The Ballard Marshal’s Trial
A former Ballard policeman stands trial for the killing of a man during an arrest gone wrong.
- Prospectors Return From the Wild Olympics
An exploration party recounts the rugged terrain and gold-bearing quartz found near the head of the Hood Canal.
- Seattle Coal Workers Strike at the Docks in 1886
A tense confrontation unfolds at the Seattle coal bunkers as workers strike against company intimidation.
- The City Debates Public Power
Seattle officials initiate a formal investigation into the city owning its own electric light plant.
- The River's Grimmer Secrets
A gruesome discovery near the Coyote pumping station finally provides a clue to a year-old riverside mystery.
- Golden Chariot Mine Prepares First Shipment
High-grade copper ore is being hauled to the Oroville station for a trial shipment to the smelter.
- The Trial of John Trumbull
A Port Townsend lawyer is accused of facilitating the unlawful entry of Chinese immigrants into the United States via forged certificates.
- The Leap Year Ball of Black Diamond
When the mining town’s social calendar was handed over to the ladies, the town hall erupted in a celebration to fund a Japanese-themed wedding spectacle.
- The Auction Block of 1878: A City’s Property Under the Hammer
While Seattle’s Common Council met to approve small municipal expenses, the sheriff was busy auctioning off downtown blocks to satisfy debt in the growing territory.