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- The 'Golden Eagle' Store's Grand Opening Promises to Sweep Seattle
A new clothing house sets up shop on Front and Seneca, promising low prices, quality goods, and free souvenirs to all who visit their grand opening.
- A New State’s Duty to Its Waterfront
As Washington prepares for statehood, a 1889 editorial warns against allowing private interests to seize control of the public tidelands.
- Independence Day in Olympia, 1861
Citizens celebrated the 85th anniversary of American independence with a picnic at a nearby lake, a patriotic reading by Elwood Evans, and a grand ball at Washington Hall.
- City Contractors Collude Against the Eight-Hour Day
Labor unions in Seattle allege that local contractors are manipulating the courts to strip workers of their legal protections.
- Col. Wright's Column Drives Spokane Fighters Across the Plains
An 1858 campaign report describes a running fight on the Spokane Plains—and the violent logic of dispossession behind it.
- The Shingle Trust Faces a Revolt
Independent dealers refuse to join a new price-fixing association, setting the stage for a showdown in the regional timber market.
- Prison Labor and the Jute Famine
War-era scarcity triggers a 100 percent price hike for grain sacks manufactured at the state penitentiary.
- The Rivalry Begins
Seattle and Tacoma clash in a high-stakes football game at Madison Park, complete with a bear mascot and excursion trains.
- The Rivalry That Gripped the Pacific Northwest
Seattle and Portland prepare for a high-stakes football clash at Madison Park to determine the regional championship.
- The 1916 Election and the Fight for a 'Dry' Washington
As Woodrow Wilson secures a razor-thin victory, White Bluffs voters reject the return of legalized breweries and saloons.
- The Patriotism of Production
A wartime editorial debates whether local farmers are failing their country by exiting the livestock business during high feed costs.
- The Struggle for a Fair Wage in Seattle's Garment Industry
A historic report on the 'Working Women's Union' advocacy for fair compensation and the battle against underpaid labor in Seattle’s growing industrial sector.
- The Socialist Surge
Everett voters deliver a shock to the political establishment as the Socialist vote gains massive traction.
- The Tragedy of Trixey Leighton
A gambling house faro dealer and his mistress are found in a grizzly scene in Spokane, leading to a murder investigation that revealed the stark, hidden vulnerabilities of women living on the social margins of the 1890s.
- The 1892 Great Refinance: Seattle’s Massive Municipal Debt Crisis
Facing a mountain of legal judgments and unpaid warrants, the city council authorized $865,000 in bonds to stabilize the young city’s finances.
- The Great Finley School Board Election
A sleepy community turnout of nearly 100 voters leaves a rural school district energized and calls for a healing of fractured neighborly relations.
- The Sticker Rebellion at City Hall
A last-minute write-in campaign by outgoing City Attorney C. B. Hamlet keeps the local municipal election close as new faces enter the council.
- The Price of Rent in the Underworld
A local editor exposes how landlords exploit marginalized women through extortionate rent, turning a police court spectacle into a sharp critique of societal hypocrisy.
- A Nail-Biter at Madison Street Park
Seattle edges out Spokane in a tense, hard-fought baseball match decided by late-game heroics.
- Newport's Cedar Pole Trade Comes Back to Life
After a lean year, buyers return to the Pend Oreille River for cedar poles—Newport's best-known export, shipped as far east as New York.
- Ballard's Shingle Mills Fire Back Up—But the Owners See Thin Margins
After a two-month shutdown, nearly every shingle mill in Ballard is running again. The smokestacks are busy, but low prices and a rail-car crunch keep the revival uneasy.
- Everett Voters Approve Commission Government
A tight race for a new municipal charter promises a flurry of political campaigning for the city's newly created executive positions.
- The State's Sudden War on Cigarettes
Washington moves to ban the sale and manufacture of cigarettes, setting up a clash with the powerful American Tobacco Company.
- The Boom Before the Bust: Seattle’s 1892 Financial Confidence
As the city shakes off the 'dull period' of reckless credit, local bankers and businessmen find newfound optimism in a stable marketplace.
- The Wages of Growth: Seattle's 1876 Economic Anxiety
As Seattle struggled to establish a foothold in a rugged, isolated frontier, local business owners lamented the 'high' cost of labor and warned that economic survival depended on lower pay.