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218 stories matching deserv
- The Death of Belle Lincoln
A woman dies after being found severely beaten in a remote area, highlighting the vulnerability of marginalized people in the frontier.
- The Plagiarism Scandal of the Walla Walla Poet
A local Tacoma salesman is publicly shamed after allegedly passing off someone else's verse as his own.
- Abandoned and Starving in the Mountains
After the Wellington disaster, laborers recount being treated like 'cattle' by the Great Northern Railway while awaiting unpaid wages.
- The Day Seattle Shut Out Port Townsend
A lopsided rugby-style football match between the Seattle Athletic Club and a raw Port Townsend squad reveals the growing pains of early Pacific Northwest sport.
- The Fight for Territorial Voice
Washington Territory Democrats push for a seat at the national table, arguing that 1.5 million people in the territories deserve a say in choosing the next President.
- The Northern Pacific’s Land Grab Scheme
A political battle heats up as corporate interests maneuver to acquire valuable iron and coal lands before the Washington State Constitutional Convention.
- The Steamboatmen’s Strike Ends: A Model of Labor Discipline
After a brief dispute over captain and engineer salaries, the Seattle waterfront workers have returned to their posts, praised by the press for their 'excellent' conduct and refusal to disrupt commerce.
- Walla Walla's Industrial Resilience
After a devastating fire, the Gilbert Hunt Company rebuilds its threshing machine factory with modern fireproof materials.
- The Political Plumes of Washington Territory
A partisan battle over which political party actually deserves credit for the birth of Washington State.
- The Political Hustle for Tacoma's Streets
As the Commissioner of Public Works lobbies for a raise for the Street Superintendent, political maneuvering behind the scenes suggests that Scott Snyder is the favored candidate for the lucrative city post.
- The Wharfinger's Reward: A Real Estate Gift from Henry Yesler
In an era of rising industrial ambition, Seattle's pioneer mogul Henry Yesler gifted four prime city lots to his longtime wharf manager as a gesture of gratitude.
- The Great City Treasury Mystery
A skeptical newspaper accuses the Seattle city government of diverting public funds meant for the Lake Union sewer tunnel into private speculations.
- The Great Ferry Dispute
Citizens in the lower valley unite against a proposal to move the local ferry to the O-W bridge, arguing the location serves only sand and sagebrush.
- A Night of Music and Politics in 1872 Seattle
A town gathering for a local official reflects a brief moment of unity in a territory weary of 'Carpet Bag' appointments.
- Seattle's Amateur Athletes Rally for the Franklin Miners
Mandolins, wrestling, slackwire and buck dancing packed the Seattle Theater to raise relief money for the families of the Franklin mine disaster — pushing the fund toward $2,000.
- The Gold Medal of the Sea
Martha White of Copalis receives a federal gold medal for her heroic rescue of three drowning men.
- After a Lifetime at the Inn, Anna Quick Hands Over the Keys
A Spokane hotel man leases the Newport Hotel for a year as its founder — who opened a house in Old Town before the Great Northern ever arrived — retires for a well-earned rest.
- Why Do We Pity the Rich Criminal?
An editorial questioning the double standard applied to wealthy fraudster C. D. Hillman compared to the swift punishment of the poor.
- The Settlement of the Colville Valley
An engineer’s report argues that the Colville Valley is held back by the presence of Indigenous and mixed-race populations.
- The Capitulation of Captain Stone
A domestic dispute over custody ends with an arrest and a forced surrender of a child in Fairhaven.
- A Community Responds to a Mill Worker's Tragedy
When a worker lost his arm in a gruesome sawmill accident, his coworkers passed the hat to ensure he was cared for.
- Blackface for Charity: Tacoma's Church Children Stage the 'Pickaninny Minstrels'
At St. Luke's parish house the children of Tacoma's Episcopal set performed a minstrel show to fund the Sheltering Arms, and the correspondent pronounced it wonderful — a measure of how respectable racial caricature once was.
- College Musicians Take Seattle by Storm
Stanford and University of California students perform a sold-out concert at the Seattle Theater, complete with a bushel of roses and a bouquet of turnips.
- The Political Flip-Flop
A local editor denounces a political candidate for switching party affiliations after losing a primary race.
- The Bunco Men Convicted
A trio of swindlers who targeted two young Norwegian women finds themselves behind bars, but the local paper blames the victims for their own misfortune.