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- A Terrifying Two-Mile Stalk in Snohomish
After an unarmed rancher was cornered by a massive cougar, a dramatic rescue mission ensued to drive the beast back into the brush.
- The Fight Against 'Lousy' Nursery Stock
A state inspector battles unscrupulous Eastern nurserymen shipping pest-ridden trees into Washington, warning local farmers against being swindled.
- Seattle Snubbed by Federal Committee
Local business leaders express frustration as a visiting Senatorial committee plans only a brief stopover in Seattle while favoring Portland.
- Post Office Inferno Narrowly Avoided
A quick-thinking resident discovers a fire smoldering under the post office stove, saving the block from total destruction.
- The Steamboat Battle for the Okanogan
Ellensburg’s attempt to challenge Spokane for the lucrative Okanogan mining trade is dismissed as a fool’s errand by regional competitors.
- The Similkameen Gold Rush
A government expressman brings word of a new, lucrative gold strike in the Similkameen region, sparking excitement and fear of a dangerous, ill-prepared rush.
- A Frontier Town Washed Away in the Night
A catastrophic flood destroyed the business district of Conconully in Okanogan County, leaving residents destitute and the town in ruins after a suspected cloudburst.
- The Carnival Queen of 1903
After a hard-fought voting contest, a local shop worker is crowned Queen for the Military band's upcoming carnival.
- The House Rules of the 'Magic' Boarding House
A cantankerous landlord lists a set of bizarre, strict, and contradictory regulations for his boarders, from 'pulling off their boots' to a mysterious policy on nightmares.
- The Battle of the Incubator
A Seattle storefront puts the new technology of mechanical egg hatching to the test against the old ways of the barnyard.
- The Case for Universal Schooling in the Territory
An early local advocate argues that education, not incarceration, is the only path toward ending poverty and crime in the Washington Territory.
- Armed Children Defend Their Home Against Burglars
When two thieves raided the Morrisey home, they were met by a young boy and his armed neighbor, who sent them fleeing into the night with a fusillade of gunfire.
- A School Teacher’s Brush with Death in the Skokomish
While attempting to reach the hotels at Lake Cushman, a young educator was swept away by a flooded river in a terrifying ordeal.
- The Great Snohomish River Canoe Disaster: A Tale of Terror, Whales, and Pluck
Four prominent local businessmen nearly lost their lives when a massive whale capsized their boat in the dark, but one man’s calm courage saved them all.
- The Port of Tacoma's Race for Global Trade
James J. Hill’s new steamship fleet creates a fierce rivalry between Tacoma and Seattle to secure the role of primary Pacific Northwest shipping hub.
- The Price of Progress: A 1892 Look at Seattle's Infrastructure Boom
A legislative overhaul of Seattle’s city charter reveals the city's early struggle to balance growth, infrastructure improvements, and the complex burden of local tax assessments.
- Eighty-Five Portland Boosters Take Kennewick by Storm
A trade excursion rolls into town for four hours of speeches, store visits, and open-river boosterism — with the mayor, the railroads, and a 'cocktail' cherry orchard all in on the fun.
- Streetcar Plunges into Seattle Waterfront
An electric car derails on the North Seattle waterfront, sliding into the tide flats and impaling a passenger on pier pilings.
- The Great Grape Carnival Canning Catastrophe
A local canning contest turns messy when improperly processed fruit leads to an explosion in the Commercial Club rooms.
- A Usk Homesteader Dies of Consumption Far From Home
August Norland, 41, worked summers proving up his homestead and winters as a blacksmith for railroad contractors. Tuberculosis took him in a Spokane hospital, with his neighbor at his side.
- The Mob's Cruel Gamble: A Wrongful Lynching Attempt in Rosalia
A husband and wife were dragged into a horrific ordeal by a lynch mob convinced of their guilt in a missing child case—only to discover the child had been safe all along.
- The Promised Land of Hayview
A new town platted on Padilla Bay promises a boom in lumber, and land-seekers are urged to stake their claims.
- The Navy’s Useless Burden: A 1877 Critique of American Militarism
An editorial from the Seattle Intelligencer questions why the U.S. maintains a naval force, arguing that defense of the continent makes overseas armadas obsolete and economically damaging.
- A Landmark Burns: Andrew Jackson's House on Jackson Street Lost to Fire
The vacant mansion, once a showplace near the old cable trestle, is destroyed in an early morning blaze; neighbors suspect boys.
- The Monte Cristo Mining Boom Was Real. These Stock Companies Weren’t.
A St. Louis police raid led Seattle mining men to check the plat of the Monte Cristo district — and find none of the companies being sold to investors on it.