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427 stories matching dispatch
- The Iron of Snohomish City
Before the concrete arrived, the pulse of the town beat in the forge of L. Hanson.
- The Industrial Heartbeat of Snohomish
Before the town was a bedroom community, it was a frontier hub of iron, wood, and hard labor.
- The Romantic Politics of the Frontier
When Congressional candidate Charley Voorhees fell in love with a woman outside the Northwest, the local women took it as a personal insult—and voted him out of office.
- State College Regents Accused of Inflating Contract Bids
A Tacoma dispatch reports laboratory equipment priced at $3,700 when the college chemist said it could be had for $1,700 — and a college hall contract nearly double the low bid.
- Forging a Frontier Living
A glimpse into the daily trade of a local blacksmith in 19th-century Snohomish, serving the loggers and farmers who carved the town from the wilderness.
- The First Strike of Chinese Railroad Workers in Seattle
A brief dispatch from 1872 reports that Chinese laborers brought in by the California railroad contractors walked off the job to demand higher wages.
- The False Alarm at the Tacoma Regatta
Two young Seattle women return home from a weekend of festivities only to find themselves arrested and cleared in a bizarre case of mistaken identity.
- The Last Word from the Dispatch: A Veteran Editor’s Farewell and a New Era Begins
In October 1876, the *Puget Sound Dispatch* underwent a significant leadership change. The outgoing editor, Bebia Brown, penned a reflective valedictory on his five-year tenure, while incoming editor Thomas B. Merry outlined his vision for Seattle’s future, pledging support for statehood and local industry.
- The 'Pirates' of Hood Canal Were Actually the Men Who Chased the Thieves
A Port Townsend dispatch mistakenly branded two Bangor residents as robbers; they were the ones who caught the real thieves and recovered a boatload of plunder.
- The Tragedy of the Wandering Unitarian
A brilliant but troubled clergyman's search for peace in the Pacific Northwest ends in a lonely death far from home.
- The Coal King of Snohomish County
Clarence Coulter outlines plans for a massive new coal shipping operation and rail line, eyeing the Northern Pacific market.
- Seattle’s Short-Lived Ambition to Become a Whaling Hub
A newly formed San Francisco company eyes Seattle as the base for its North Pacific whaling operations.
- The Perils of the Telegraph
A look at the chaotic and often hilarious errors produced by local telegraph operators.
- The Midnight Memory Lapse of a Seattle Husband
A husband’s errand to the druggist turns into a long, forgetful night at the local saloon, until a sudden telegraph dispatch snaps him back to reality.
- A Case of Mistaken Identity
A local linotype operator was arrested by deputies at the train station after being misidentified as a burglary suspect from Colfax.
- Homesteading on the Edge of the Forest
An 1878 dispatch from a settler near Lake Washington offers advice to 'respectable' newcomers looking to carve a life out of the untamed timberland.
- Fatal Mill Accident at Port Discovery
A worker dies after becoming entangled in industrial machinery, highlighting the extreme dangers faced by laborers in the Puget Sound timber industry.
- The Mysterious Port Gamble Heist
A bold robbery at Port Gamble sparks a frantic search for suspects believed to have fled toward Seattle.
- The Unsung Patron of Port Townsend
A local priest takes to the pages of the Dispatch to set the record straight on who actually paid for the town's new church, insisting on public accountability for his private donation.
- Fatal Booby Trap in Whatcom
Two men are being hunted after a 'trap gun' rigged to a door killed an unsuspecting visitor.
- Disease Outbreak Threatens Eureka Flat
County officials dispatch a veterinarian to investigate a reported case of glanders among livestock near Clyde.
- The Bitter Exit of an Editor-turned-Politician
After being unceremoniously replaced as Territorial School Superintendent, C. W. Wheeler of the Waitsburg Times vents his frustration in a bizarrely candid editorial.
- The Pony Legislature’s Last Stand
In Olympia, a defiant territorial delegate denies rumors that the 'rump' legislature met to move the state capital away from Seattle.
- Steamer Vashon Disabled in Puget Sound Accident
A faulty boiler plate leaves a fireman injured and passengers stranded off Manzanita Beach.
- The Ironworker of Snohomish
How a local blacksmith hammered out a living for the logging camps of the frontier.