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- The Unsolved Disappearance of Peter Stanup
Community anxiety grows in Tacoma over the vanishing of a prominent Puyallup leader, with theories of foul play and political suppression circulating.
- The Yakima Valley's Great Hop Boom
Farmers across the Yakima region are racing to plant hops, betting that local soil and climate will dominate the industry as neighboring districts struggle with pests.
- The Big Thaw Returns Tacoma to Work
After two weeks of deep snow and arctic cold, Tacoma's building trades are finally getting back to business.
- A Temporary Solution for Seattle's Growing Pains
Business leaders move to quickly construct a wooden hotel to address the city's urgent lack of lodging.
- When Seattle Society Turned Shakespeare Into a Skirt-Dance Spectacle
The Seattle Athletic Club packed Cordray's Theater for three nights with an all-local Shakespeare travesty, imported costumes, and a cameo from 'everybody' in society.
- The Great Sticker Campaign of 1909
Tacoma’s boosters are planning a massive, city-wide sticker campaign to promote the town to the world.
- Baseball Returns to Everett
Jack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.
- The Whatcom Million-Dollar Bet
Citizens of Bellingham Bay pledge their own wealth to lure the railroad, hoping to transform their sleepy coastal town into a Pacific terminus.
- Tacoma’s Water Works Scandal
A grand jury struggles to uncover the truth behind allegations of bribery and corruption in Tacoma's municipal water system purchase.
- The Rising Cost of City Progress
An editorial analysis questioning whether the tripling of street improvement spending under the current administration is delivering value to taxpayers.
- The Great Clam Bake of 1885
A Seattle party crosses the Sound to Port Blakely, where local Indigenous hosts treat the visitors to a massive, traditional clam bake that captures the awe and appetite of the pioneer era.
- Yakima Takes Over the Tacoma Exposition
Hundreds of Yakima residents board a special train for a massive regional showcase, surprising Tacoma with their turnout and pride.
- The Jailhouse Gas Leak Incident
A young woman suffering from a mental health crisis dismantles jail plumbing in a desperate attempt to end her life.
- Kennewick’s Wartime Red Cross Success
A local Red Cross supper and sale raises $215 for the war effort, highlighting community unity during the First World War.
- A Disturbance in Chinatown
A man brandishing a revolver on Washington Street is subdued by police after causing a panic among his neighbors.
- The City’s Strawberry Obsession
A local glut of strawberries has upended the market, left bakers with half-empty pie tins, and frustrated fruit merchants.
- The Future of East Seattle: A New Coney Island for the Northwest
As cable cars crowd toward Lake Washington on Sundays, developers Stern & Miller promise a pleasure resort of hotels and dancing pavilions that will eclipse all others.
- Midnight Bombing in Chinatown
A mysterious explosion at a local laundry sends residents running into the streets.
- The End of the Homestead Era in Walla Walla
Federal authorities are canceling land claims after a wave of fraudulent 'residency' filings in Franklin County.
- A Waterfront Captain's Sudden Death, and the Suicide Rumor That Didn't Hold
Capt. J. H. O'Hara died at his wharf office in Tacoma; a post-mortem found no truth to talk of suicide, while friends remembered a hard-drinking but well-liked waterfront figure.
- A Wartime Call to Conscience
A fiery editorial urges Kennewick residents to stop making excuses and contribute to the Red Cross war fund, arguing that personal sacrifice is a duty of citizenship.
- The New Secret Ballot
How Washington's new voting system is designed to curb the corrupt practice of vote-buying.
- The Teacher and the Secret Society
The local school board rejects anonymous, secretive charges against a teacher, asserting the right to public accountability.
- The City That Waited for a Comet
Halley's Comet was predicted to bring doom, but Everett's residents found the celestial visitor to be a massive letdown.
- The Pythian Revels: A Dry Town's Mock Rebellion
While Washington navigates its new prohibition laws, a local fraternal order plans a satirical 'Red Letter' parade to mock the state's dry mandate.