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- The Fight to Clean Up the Shadow of the Church
A municipal court judge rules against a family accused of running a vice operation near the Plymouth Congregational Church.
- The Unsung Toll of the 19th-Century Newsroom
A sermon reprinted in the Seattle press reveals the brutal reality of working as a journalist in 1877—from midnight shifts and 'fetid alley-ways' to the constant temptation of artificial stimulants.
- The Promised Land of Puget Sound
An 1876 editorial from Seattle’s 'Intelligencer' pitches the Pacific Northwest as a hardship-free utopia for those fleeing the failures of the East.
- Why Is There No Sawmill on Port Townsend Bay?
With foreign lumber ships crowding the harbor and the mills all seventy miles up the Sound, the Argus does the arithmetic on what the town is throwing away.
- The Struggle to Keep Seattle Clean in 1888
As Seattle prepared for a massive influx of tourists for a summer celebration, one citizen publicly shamed the city's leadership for allowing its streets to remain a cluttered, hazardous mess of construction debris.
- Railroad Strike Paralyzes Cascade Division
Freight trainmen walk off the job in Ellensburg over safety concerns and bond requirements, sparking a tense standoff.
- The Coal Mines of Green River
A firsthand account of the booming mining operations at Black Diamond and the growing industry near Seattle.
- When Olympia Readers Argued About Inequality and the Machine
At a Unitarian class in 1891 Olympia, seventeen adults debated Henry George, concentrated wealth, and whether machines were turning workers into automatons.
- The Victorian Era's Original 'Manosphere' Rant
A satirical lecture from 1879 captures the era's obsession with policing women's appearances and the absurdity of 'social performance' in the Pacific Northwest.
- They Spent $1,500 of Taxpayers’ Money to Fight the Recall
A Kennewick editor demands a stronger recall law after two county officials allegedly used public funds to thwart voters—and kept their offices while the election played out.
- The Treasurer Who Said Getting Elected Cost Too Much to Cut His Salary
County Treasurer Maple answered charges that he had broken a campaign pledge on office expenses with a defense of overwork, new tax laws and the price of his own election.
- Poindexter's Manager Claims the Farmers and Working Men Are His
Rufus R. Wilson returns from a statewide swing insisting the Progressive Republican League has 96 newspapers and 80 percent of Yakima farmers behind Miles Poindexter for Senate — against a field of millionaires.
- The Mining Promoter Who Told Would-Be Miners to Stay Home
Col. W. Thomas Hart has bonded claims and cut a trail in the new Slate Creek district, but he begs the press not to inflate the strike: there is no work, no mill, and too much snow for prospecting.
- The Weed That Beat Wheat Hay
A Cheney-area farmer's experiment with prickly lettuce convinced him the despised weed was better cattle feed than his best wheat and oat hay.
- The Telephone Monopoly Seattle Refused to Break
A national syndicate promised cheap telephones and a rival to Bell. Seattle's aldermen said no, and the city stayed in the Sunset Telephone Company's grip.
- A Fire Commissioner on Trial Over Rotten Hose
George T. Masel faces the city council over charges he moved to force unfit Baker fabric fire hose into service — and witness after witness describes the couplings flying off under pressure.
- A Filthy Milk Trial, a Lenient Judge, and a Convention's Disgust
The state dairy commissioner lost his Tacoma case against two milkmen whose cows were caked in manure — and the delegates wanted to know what kind of milk the judge kept on his own table.