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393 stories matching madison
- An Empty Boat on the Sound—and No One to Claim It
A fisherman finds a small boat adrift between Port Madison and Seattle, with a bottle aboard and no sign of who set it loose, prompting fears of a drowning.
- The Seattle Athletic Club Squares Off at Madison Street Park
A local football scrimmage draws a crowd of one hundred as the city gears up for a high-stakes Thanksgiving match against Tacoma.
- The Price of 'Progress' on Madison Street
Property owners spar with City Council over the ruinous costs and assessments of the aggressive new street grading project.
- A Switchman Crushed at the Foot of Madison Street
Fred Delano, a Lake Shore switchman, was caught between cars while coupling in Seattle's rail yards and carried home on a patrol wagon; doctors despaired of his recovery.
- A Leap from the Window at 1718 Madison
Assistant city electrician E.C. Buckley barely escaped a brutal assault after his landlord, driven by baseless jealousy, armed himself and hunted him down.
- Fatal Brawl in Port Madison
A domestic dispute involving a mill worker and a lighted lamp ends in a deadly fire.
- The City’s First Big Job: Who Will Build Madison Street?
Seattle Mayor Thomas D. Sealth issues a call for contractors to pave the city's most important new artery, signaling a shift from dirt trails to urban infrastructure.
- The Sunset of the Port Madison Mill Empire
A Seattle bank moves to seize the vast assets of W.P. Sayward as allegations of fraud shadow the collapse of a regional timber titan.
- The Deserted Crew of the Bark Northwest
Thirteen mariners sue for back wages and passage home after their vessel’s voyage abruptly ends at Port Madison.
- Watch Thief Nabbed at Lake Washington
A young man loses his gold watch and chain at the Madison Street terminus; an arrest follows, though the watch remains missing.
- The Boiler Bursts at Five Twenty
A mill boiler at Port Madison exploded before the morning shift was fully at work, killing five men and scalding a sixth. A witness wrote that ten minutes later would have killed more.
- A Balloonist's Perilous Ascent
A local daredevil suffered a gruesome injury just as he took flight from Madison Park, but he refused to abort his mission.
- The Price of Industrial Progress: A Port Madison Tragedy
A dockside worker is crushed while maneuvering heavy machinery, highlighting the precarious nature of labor in the Puget Sound timber industry.
- The Abandoned Crew of the Bark Northwest
Thirteen mariners petition the federal court in Seattle for their unpaid wages after a grueling voyage from San Francisco to Port Madison.
- Aeronaut Injured in Madison Street Park Accident
Hazel Keyes, a professional parachute jumper, was severely injured after a failed balloon ascent dragged her across a fence.
- The Waterfront Thief of Madison Street
A persistent petty thief is finally caught in the woods near Lake Washington after a long chase through the city.
- A Local Cable Car Strike Averted
Workers on the Madison Street line negotiate a contract to avoid a walkout as the company faces financial instability.
- The Price of a Madison Street Robbery
A young man is sentenced to prison after holding up a bystander at knifepoint.
- The Eight-Foot Property War
A couple sues the Madison Street Cable Railway Company, claiming their power-house was built on land the transit giant didn't own.
- A Threat to Seattle's Urban Canopy
A state official warns residents about an invasive insect species infesting trees on Madison Street.
- The Seattle Athletic Club Claims Madison Park
Local baseball clubs strike a deal for a new home field, with plans for tracks and modern amenities.
- When Seattle Rolled Out the Red Carpet for the Nation's Editors
In 1900, Seattle’s civic leaders threw a lavish, boat-filled spectacle for visiting journalists to burnish the city's image as a rising metropolis.
- Ten Cents a Seat: Seattle Packs Madison Park for the Widows and Orphans of Franklin
Thousands turn out at the Madison Park resort for a benefit performance — a comedy-drama of the Underground Railroad, an Oriental specialty troupe, and a dime admission — with every cent going to the families of the Franklin miners.
- The Tax Protest on Madison Street
A Seattle property owner challenges the city's assessment for Madison Street improvements, calling the fees illegal and a cloud on the title.
- The River Bandit of Port Madison
A Swede with a taste for plunder steals a haul of supplies and clothing, only to be chased down by local Indigenous residents.