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- The Fight for Fire Protection on Renton Hill
Residents of the Renton Hill neighborhood are organizing to demand an engine house, fearing their homes are too far from existing fire services.
- The Political Price of Free Trade in 1889
As Washington Territory prepared for statehood, a fierce political battle erupted over how the Mills Tariff Bill would impact local timber, coal, and iron industries.
- The Right to Offset Benefits in Land Seizures
A landmark Washington Supreme Court decision settles a heated dispute over whether the city can lower compensation for seized land by claiming the public improvement adds value to the owner's remaining property.
- Avalanche Devastates Great Northern Train in the Cascades
A passenger train stopped on the tracks in the Cascade mountains was struck by a massive snowslide, resulting in multiple deaths and a desperate rescue effort in the snow.
- County Settles Multi-Acre Tax Dispute with Northern Pacific Railway
Grant County commissioners reach a compromise to refund thousands in tax payments to the railroad, marking a significant fiscal adjustment in 1916.
- A Milestone for Workers’ Rights
A tragic accident at the Clough-Hartley mill highlights the life-saving impact of Washington's early workmen's compensation law.
- Fatal Slip at the City Dock
A tragic accident at the Seattle waterfront claims the life of a popular steamboat steward.
- Dying on the Doorstep of 'Reform'
A laborer assaulted with a coupling-pin is left bleeding in the street after city officials and the health officer refuse to admit him to the hospital, citing new bureaucratic squabbles.
- The Battle for Steilacoom Lake
A landmark lawsuit reveals the vanished history of Washington's oldest grist mill and the early water wars of Pierce County.
- The Price of Our Forests
An 1877 reflection on the rapid industrial logging of Puget Sound and its potential impact on the climate and water supply.
- Surveying the Frozen Frontier
Government engineers and international commissions prepare to map the contentious boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, impacting the future of vital salmon canneries and gold mines.
- An Angler's Surprise in Lake Union
A six-pound blue catfish is landed, sparking debates about the ecological impact of non-native species introduced by state commissioners.
- Seattle Claimants Fight Waterfront Land Monopoly
A critique of monopolistic land control on the Seattle waterfront and its impact on trade and development.
- Darwin, Agassiz, and the Snohomish Pulpit Wars
A fiery editorial from 1877 Snohomish takes on the local clergy for their public ridicule of scientific discovery and the theory of evolution.
- The Ferryboat War of Elliott Bay
A high-stakes territorial dispute over a commercial shipping slip leads to a dangerous maritime game of chicken between two competing steamships.
- The $20,000 Road Left to the Wind
Finley's Live Wire Sparks demand to know who maintains the new Kennewick-Finley road after the experts depart and oil over sand turns into ruts.
- The Coal That Built Seattle: How a Strike at Newcastle Mine Shook the City's Economy
A bitter labor dispute between the Oregon Improvement Company and the Knights of Labor has shut down the Newcastle coal mine, halting shipments to Portland and driving up fuel prices across Puget Sound.
- The Struggle to Clear the Skagit River
Loggers and settlers face a massive, shifting timber jam on the Skagit River, with locals debating the impact of land ownership on the future of the valley.
- The Iron Flash: How Spokane Fell for a Railroad
In a daring midnight maneuver that bypassed local obstructionists, the Oregon and Washington Territory railroad laid its tracks through downtown Spokane in a single night, turning a political standoff into a civic celebration.
- The White City on Jefferson: How the Circus Became Seattle’s Newest Landlord
As Ringling Bros. prepares to erect a massive tent city in Pioneer Square, the show's manager reveals the logistical marvel—and the surprising economic impact—of bringing 100 performers and their menagerie to the Pacific Northwest.
- Telescoped at the Crossing: A Grant Street Horror
When a Northern Pacific freight train plowed into an electric streetcar on May 20, 1909, one man died and dozens were mangled in the icy water below. The crash exposed dangerous speeds and negligent watchmen at a city intersection that remains vital today.