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141 stories matching grasp
- The Deckhand Who Went Overboard in Box Canyon
Painting the steamer Metaline, Frank Spaulding missed a grip rail and plunged into the cold, swift Pend Oreille River—then nearly cramped before a crewman fished him out with a pole.
- Eight-Year-Old Frank Smith Drowns in White River
A young boy drowns while crossing the river in a skiff as his sisters watch helplessly.
- The Rescued Souls of the Denmark
After the steamer Denmark founders at sea, survivors arrive in Washington, offering a glimpse of the harrowing endurance of 1889 sea travel.
- The City’s Grasping Monopoly
Tacoma’s editorial board calls out corporate greed and local political complacency regarding the city’s power infrastructure.
- Tragedy at Black Diamond Lake
A quiet young man loses his life while attempting to swim in the local coal mining town.
- The Temperance Revival Sweeps Olympia
Francis Murphy, the famed temperance orator, packs the Methodist Church as residents line up to sign the pledge.
- The Violent Custody Battle for a Child
A Seattle man is acquitted of kidnapping his own daughter after a struggle with his estranged wife and a neighbor over custody.
- The Mysterious Killing of 'Tex' Bagwell
A well-known gambler is found dead from a rifle shot in North Yakima, leaving behind a web of suspicion and a widow's former husband.
- The Duelist Who Missed Himself
A scorned man attempts an eccentric form of vengeance after a deadly quarrel with a local shopkeeper.
- The Industrial Grasping of the Tideflats
A legal notice from 1885 reveals the early enclosure of Seattle's waterfront by the railroad, shaping the city's geography for the next century.
- A Near-Fatal Trestle Accident Sparks Anti-Chinese Sentiment
A worker fell from the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad trestle into the bay, drawing attention to the precarious labor conditions and rising xenophobia of 1877 Seattle.
- The City vs. the Iron Monopoly
Seattle declares war on the Northern Pacific, calling out the company's broken promises, land grabs, and rate manipulation.
- Terror Near the Tracks
A ten-year-old girl narrowly escapes an attempted assault near the Walla Walla railroad depot, sparking a search for the perpetrator.
- The Underwater Trial of the Submarine
A reporter goes below the surface in a revolutionary new vessel, experiencing the strange sensation of submerged travel through the dark waters of the bay.
- The Seattle Militia Stands at the Edge of Chaos
Amid the anti-Chinese riots of 1886, a citizen militia maintains order against mob rule, setting a precedent for territorial authority.
- Whitman County Farmers Declare 'War' on Northern Pacific Monopoly
Protesting settlers in Eastern Washington demand Congress seize 'unearned' lands from a 'soulless corporation' accused of land-grabbing and labor exploitation.
- A Flash at the Switchboard: Tacoma's Veteran Electrician Killed by 2,000 Volts
Peter Peterson, six years with the city light station, grabbed two live plugs at once. He was dead before doctors could even attempt a revival.
- The Rising Cost of Living Hits Washington Workers
As inflation outpaces wage growth, labor organizers argue that true relief for the worker can only be found in shorter hours and better conditions.
- The Senator and the Ship Canal
A fiery public defense of Senator John B. Allen amid political attacks over his efforts to secure federal funding for the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
- The Ghost of Snoqualmie Falls
Engineers and trainmen report sightings of a spectral Klickitat woman searching for her lost lover in the mists of the falls.
- The Money Lenders Take Another Spokane Block
A foreclosure suit on the Kaele block reveals a family that paid nearly $11,000 in interest — and still stands to lose the property to a Dutch mortgage bank.
- The Library Was Not a Luxury
An 1895 editorial made the case that a free public library was civic infrastructure, not charity—and that starving it of funds betrayed the city's future.
- The Tragedy of Henry Hubert
An elderly veteran with a history of addiction attempts suicide on the outskirts of Kent.
- The Senator and the Irish Couple
A Western politician’s misguided attempt to intervene in a domestic brawl on the frontier results in an unexpected, four-way showdown.
- A Courageous Rescue from Assault
A young domestic worker was saved from a violent assault in the University grounds after a bystander intervened.