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46 stories matching linger
- Squire Arrives in Olympia as Senate Fight Heats Up
As Senator Watson Squire arrives to secure his reelection, the halls of the state capital are buzzing with political maneuvering, railroad regulation debates, and the lingering shadow of the Wounded Knee massacre.
- A Deadly Commute to the Newcastle Mines
A ship carpenter’s fatal attempt to board a moving coal train highlights the dangerous conditions of industrial life in 1880s Seattle.
- The Pig War's Lingering Ghost
Decades after the 'Pig War' nearly ignited a conflict between the U.S. and Britain, Colonel Granville O. Haller presents a historical accounting of the San Juan Island boundary dispute to the Washington State Historical Society.
- Labor Tensions Flare Over City Appointments
The Knights of Labor claim Seattle's mayor is prioritizing corporate security over working-class interests.
- A Christmas on the Ice King: The Climb That Saw Rainier Smoking
In 1894, Major Ingraham led six men, seven homing pigeons, and a camera onto Mount Rainier’s glaciers. They came back with frostbite, a story of steam and smoke rising from the crater—and one pigeon missing.
- The Spiders of the Rotunda
A look at the professional lobbyists who stalked the halls of the old Washington capitol, turning the state legislature into a theater of influence.
- Two Miles Perched on the Lower Circle of a Rainbow
A Shelton legislator's private letter describing a steamer passage up Hammersley's Inlet becomes the best prose in the paper — a circle of prismatic color, starfish, glaciers and one awestruck captain.
- The Jailer and the Cell: A Brutal Scuffle in 1891
A repeat offender turns the city jail into a ring for a violent, bloody showdown with his longtime adversary, the jailer.
- An Ethereal Display Over the Pacific Northwest
A witness reports a strange, luminous phenomenon over the Washington plains that left onlookers spellbound.
- Tragedy at Brush Prairie
After the long illness and death of his wife, a grieving man takes his own life in the room where she lay.
- The Great Tax Cleanup of 1904
Walla Walla commissioners initiate a massive effort to purge decades of uncollectable tax debt, including lingering railroad disputes.
- Badger Canyon's 'Fun' Money
A simulated canyon amusement zone becomes the main draw of the Fifth Annual Grape Carnival, using fake currency to keep crowds entertained.
- Street Harassment Met With Harsh Penalty
A local man is sentenced to 50 days on the city woodpile after insulting a woman on C Street.
- The passing of a pioneer railroad man
John Marion Hill, conductor of Washington’s first train and pillar of early Walla Walla banking, dies at 54.
- A Hotel-Keeper's Last Night: The Saloon Shooting at Sultan
George Britton, 28, shot through the groin in a saloon row in the Snohomish County timber town of Sultan, is told he will not last the afternoon — so he sends for a preacher and a lawyer and makes his will.
- Smallpox Quarantine Lifted
After local health officers determined the measure was a detriment to business, Seattle residents were once again permitted to travel to Tacoma despite the lingering smallpox outbreak.
- The Kendall Combination Delivers a Moving Performance of 'M'liss'
Seattle theatergoers are captivated by Mrs. Julia Kendall’s portrayal of the waif M'liss at Yesler's Hall.
- The Motorized Nomads of White Bluffs
A traveling band of fortune-tellers trades covered wagons for luxury automobiles, leaving the townspeople both captivated and suspicious.
- The Manager Who Promised a Winning Team
A high-stakes staffing shake-up in Seattle baseball signals a new era for local sports fans.
- Pioneer and Conductor P. V. Knaub Passes
A well-known Benton County resident and former Northern Pacific conductor dies at his ranch near Vernita.
- An Estate at Auction on the Riverside
A court-ordered sale reveals the lingering legal threads left behind by a Snohomish pioneer.