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| 1888 | 1 |
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39 stories matching grigg
- The World's Fair Brawl in Washington's Woman's Department
A public feud between the lady managers of the Washington State exhibit erupts into accusations of financial incompetence and territorial invasion.
- A Stranded Worker Waits for a Prosthetic
After an industrial accident in Fairhaven cost him his leg, a painter finds himself destitute in Seattle, relying on charity while he saves for a replacement limb.
- The Legislative Stalemate Over Washington’s Senator
After forty-nine ballots, the state legislature remains deadlocked in a bitter contest for a U.S. Senate seat, as factional infighting paralyzes the selection process.
- The Telegraph's Sudden Pivot
Seattle paper accused of selling out to Tacoma interests over the Lake Washington canal.
- Tacoma Honors the Cruiser Named for Her
A festive night at the theater sees a community-funded silver service gifted to the officers of the cruiser Tacoma.
- The Iron Horse Reaches the Chehalis
After years of reliance on slow water routes, the residents of Montesano welcome the Northern Pacific Railroad, signaling a new era of connectivity for Grays Harbor.
- City Leaders Form 'Improvement Society' to Push Paving and Sidewalks
A new civic organization unites the Chamber of Commerce and local business groups to demand better roads and permanent cement sidewalks throughout Tacoma.
- The Boomtown Spirit: Black Diamond Cheers a Presidential Ticket
While the nation looked to Chicago for the 1888 Republican ticket, the coal-mining town of Black Diamond organized a rousing local celebration to back Harrison and Morton.
- The Letter That Turned a Railroad Strike Into a Frontier War
A Tacoma cavalryman's lurid account of fighting Indigenous people in the Olympics and riding through a strike reads like pulp fiction — and the paper knew it.
- Buy Our Waterworks, or We'll Sell You to a Syndicate
Tacoma's Light and Water Company files its inventory for a $1.75 million city buyout — and a critic notes that the company has always known how to win a Tacoma election.
- Tacoma’s 1892 Election Was a Republican Rout—and a Democratic Feud
Herbert S. Huston won the mayor’s office as Republicans swept Tacoma’s city ticket. The paper saw the real drama in a 27-year-old Democratic operative, a losing bet, and a party eating its own.
- Three Thousand Boosters Eat, Cheer, and Rebrand Tacoma
One night in February 1909: 3,000 boosters packed the armory, picked a new city slogan — 'You'll Like Tacoma' — and got sermons on land, liquor, and who should own the tide flats.
- A Senator Breaks Ranks, and Seattle Howls
Senator Rutter abandons John B. Allen for George Turner, turning the 1893 U.S. Senate deadlock into a test of party loyalty and constituent fury.
- Seattle's Railroad Strike Goes Quiet—but the Unions Keep Fighting
As the national railroad boycott convulses the country, Seattle's yards stay quiet under troops and deputies while local unions back Debs, condemn violence, and negotiate food and livestock passage through boycotted lines.