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| 1877 | 21 |
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- A Nun, a Frightened Team, and a Forty-Foot Plunge on Whidbey
Sister Gertrude was driving alone on church work when her buggy backed over an Admiralty Head bluff. She survived the fall—and was nursed at the lighthouse.
- The City vs. The Tide Flats
When the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad attempted to drive piles for a slip at the foot of Jackson Street, the city of Seattle flexed its legal muscles to prevent the privatization of the waterfront.
- The Trial of the Anti-Chinese Conspirators
A federal judge clarifies the legal bounds of anti-Chinese intimidation in King County, 1886.
- A Young Life Lost in the Yakima River
While attempting to drive horses across a dangerous crossing, an eighteen-year-old laborer is swept away in the swift currents.
- The 'Two Per Cent' Shylock of Tacoma
As Tacoma voters head to the polls, bitter memories of the 1885 anti-Chinese expulsion flare up, branding a mayoral candidate with a nickname that still stings.
- The Tragedy on the Duwamish Road
A reckless driving incident near the Duwamish River leaves a mother and son severely injured.
- The Sheriff's Bad Week
Prosser's Sheriff C.E. Duffy had a string of bad luck involving a broken axle, a horse-drawn rescue, and a smashed finger.
- The Great Rabbit Hunt of White Bluffs
When ammunition ran low during a massive local rabbit drive, hunters resorted to clubs, rocks, and sheer chaos to secure their harvest.
- The Campaign to Purge Seattle’s Chinatown
In 1885, as anti-Chinese sentiment surged across the Pacific Northwest, a Seattle city official led a raid on the city's Chinatown, marking an early, aggressive move in the movement to drive the Chinese community out of the city.
- Kennewick’s First Rules of the Road
The city council implements a new traffic ordinance to curb reckless driving and prevent accidents on business streets.
- The Legal Definition of Animal Abuse
A jury acquits a man who killed a 'balky' horse, raising questions about the threshold for animal cruelty in the 1890s.
- The Jackrabbit Plague of Fruitvale
Farmers in the Fruitvale district are calling for organized rabbit drives as pests devastate alfalfa fields.
- The Log Boom Battle at Salmon Bay
A railroad company takes the city of Ballard to court over control of tide lands, seeking to block the city from driving piles for its own infrastructure.
- The Salvation Army's Odorous Opponents
A group of young men tried to drive the Salvation Army out of town by dousing their hall in polecat oil.
- The Great Coyote Drive Falls Flat
A massive community hunting effort ends in embarrassment as the wily predators evade the local volunteer army.
- The Tragic Death of John Curran
A laborer crushed in a freak accident while driving a rock-laden cart through South Seattle.
- The Midnight Hog Thieves of Seattle
A neighborhood slaughterhouse foreman turns the tables on a persistent gang of livestock rustlers who had been terrorizing the area.
- Connecting the Lakes: Seattle's 1886 Tunnel Project
A new industrial contract promises to link Lake Union and Lake Washington, forever altering the local landscape to facilitate the region's burgeoning timber industry.
- The Great Mountain Trek for False Promises
Chasing the myth of high wages over the Snoqualmie Pass, one woodman discovers that even in the 1880s, 'labor shortages' were often just a cover for low-balling workers.
- The Fight to Modernize Queen Anne's Streets
A group of prominent property owners on Nob Hill are lobbying the city for a sprawling, multi-tiered parkway, signaling the first organized effort to reshape the district's public infrastructure.
- Keeping the Pass Open in Winter
A bold effort to keep the Snoqualmie Pass trail clear for cattle drivers sets a new precedent for Cascade mountain travel.
- Chief Copeland’s Lights-Out Crackdown
Eight Kennewick drivers face fines after a police sweep targets vehicles missing required tail lights.
- The Woman Who Won a Gunfight on the Road to Spokane
A woman driving to Spokane encountered a highwayman demanding her life or her money; she chose a third option.
- The Battle Over Public Water on the Speedway
A city council dispute erupts over whether the Riding and Driving Association should get free water for the Yakima Avenue speedway while businesses pay for their own.
- A Victory for the Pile Drivers
A long-standing labor dispute between a local pile driving firm and bridge workers ends in a settlement.