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100 stories matching hero
- The Celebrity Cult of the Gilded Age
A writer in 1888 questions the bizarre, sycophantic public obsession with the ultra-wealthy, who are 'petted in Belgravia' simply for their riches.
- A Hero at the Waterfront
An elderly boatswain risks his life in the dark to pull a man from the frigid waters of Elliott Bay.
- The 'Seattle Idea': A Warning Against Corporate Territorial Grabs
In an 1885 editorial, local papers sounded the alarm over the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company’s attempt to claim vast swaths of Seattle’s waterfront and tide lands.
- The Republican Campaign Heats Up in Skagit County
Candidate John H. McGraw receives a hero's welcome in Mount Vernon during a massive political rally.
- Seattle Claims Victory in the Gridiron Mud
A rainy, sludge-filled football clash at Madison Park sees Seattle avenge its previous defeat against Tacoma.
- The Redemption of a Public Servant
A young man sheds a life of idle indulgence to find purpose as a prosecutor, sparking a debate over the value of public integrity in the Washington Territory.
- Memorial Day Protest Stirs Veterans' Ire
A clash over memory and patriotism erupts in Seattle when labor activists equate the 'martyrs' of the Haymarket and Ludlow riots with war veterans.
- The Eight-Year-Old Hero of West Street
While bystanders watched in horror as a heavy wagon rattled down the hill, a young boy showed remarkable poise to rein in a runaway team of horses.
- The Legacy of Isaac Stevens
A profile of Washington Territory's first governor and Civil War hero, tracing his path from West Point to the battlefields of Virginia.
- Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army Visits Seattle
General Paul Vandervoort receives a hero's welcome at Yesler's Hall as the G.A.R. sees a massive surge in membership.
- The Soldier Who Missed: Why Seattle Is Rooting for a Court-Martialed Hero
Sergeant Mason’s attempt to assassinate the man who killed Garfield has turned him from a mutineer into a martyr, sparking petitions and subscriptions across the Pacific Northwest.
- The Sunset Years at Orting
A visit to the state's veteran home reveals a self-sustaining community of Civil War heroes, romantics, and chicken farmers.
- Boomtown Hype Meets a National Hero
General Russell A. Alger visits the booming city of Fairhaven, promising to lobby for a port of entry as speculators dream of rising land values.
- The Tragic Passing of Little Johnnie Alden
A grief-stricken child follows his father to the grave, unable to survive the loss of his hero.
- The Railway King Comes to Walla Walla
Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, arrives in Walla Walla to a hero’s welcome and demands for new branch lines.
- A Hero’s Death and a City’s Charity
A city employee dies saving a child, leaving a struggling family destitute in a cold, unforgiving city.
- The Great Poker Heist: A Man Steals Glass to Escape His Debts
In a bizarre twist of justice in 1872 Seattle, a gambler fleeing a poker loss was caught stealing window panes from a saloon instead of cash.
- A Heroic Rescue Amidst a Barn Fire
A fire claimed the barn of Evert Mathis, but a local man's desperate rescue of the horses turned a property disaster into a harrowing life-or-death struggle.
- Tragedy and Heroism on the Sound
A sailing party from Port Blakeley met disaster in the middle of Puget Sound, leaving one dead and survivors rescued only after hours of clinging to a swamped vessel.
- The Unlikely Hero of the Fire Escape
When a local doctor patented a new fire escape in 1878, he had to prove it could survive the ultimate test: a 'timid' gentleman from the New England Hotel climbing down from a third-story window.
- The Unsung Heroes of Seattle’s Great Fire
While Seattle lay in ruins, the First Regiment of the National Guard took on the grueling, thankless job of guarding the city’s heart from looters and disaster.
- The Unintended Voyage of a Victoria Day Excursionist
A man looking to celebrate the Queen's birthday ends up on an accidental odyssey across international waters after being denied passage on a ferry.
- The Ghost Who Walked Home: A Soldier’s Return from the Dead
William Krull, presumed dead in the Philippines and replaced by his own wife, walks into a Seattle church to find her remarried. His reaction? He leaves town to live out his days alone.
- A Young Hero of the Sound
While canoeing near Tacoma, a young boy risks his life to rescue his brother and a friend from drowning in the icy waters of the Sound.
- Tacoma Labor Rallies for Homestead Strikers
Hundreds of workers gather to denounce Pinkerton agents and call for protective labor legislation in Washington State.