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231 stories matching peter
- The Seattle Armory Convention Fiasco of 1889
Chaos, ballot stuffing, and screaming matches marked a pivotal municipal nominating convention in the wake of the Great Seattle Fire.
- A Chimney Sweep’s Fatal Fall—and the Hidden Injury That Killed Him
Joseph Bauer fell from Judge Henry’s roof while sweeping a chimney. He seemed merely bruised—until a ruptured liver killed him days later, prompting a rare post-mortem watched by Olympia’s doctors.
- Puyallup Elders Defy the Wilson Bill
Indigenous leaders on the Puyallup reservation gather to protest government efforts to force the sale of their tribal lands.
- The Franklin Mine Dead Were Buried. Then the Miners Went Back Down.
A relief fund swells with donations from Eddyville millmen and Seattle readers as surviving miners reopen the levels that did not burn.
- The Fight for the Eight-Hour Day and Industrial Justice
As Washington’s legislature debates a landmark compensation act, labor leader Peter Henretty delivers an impassioned plea for the 'soldiers of labor' working in the state’s most dangerous mines.
- Tacoma Mayor Indicted for Ignoring Vice
A grand jury has charged Mayor John W. Linck with failing to enforce laws against the city's 'social evil' districts.
- Puyallup Leader Peter Stanup Found Dead in River
A prominent Puyallup leader disappears, sparking fears of foul play and 'shanghaiing' amidst intense tensions over railroad grading on the reservation.
- A Murder Case Cleared in Hours: Peter Brickley Sentenced to Life
In a swift Prosser court session, Brickley was tried and sentenced for the June killing of Charles Rasmussen, while other defendants pleaded or were acquitted.
- The Tragic End of Peter Legray
A quiet life on the Seattle waterfront ended in a lonely, tide-swept death, highlighting the stark invisibility of the city's vulnerable in 1887.
- A Sudden Squall Rocks the Seattle Waterfront
A fierce windstorm capsizes a sailboat, sinks a boathouse, and tests the nerves of local sailors.
- A Wood Wagon Sank in the Mud Outside Good Templars' Hall
A Port Townsend editor told the new town trustees to fix existing roads before launching grand new ones—after neighbors had to unload Peter Smith's wagon to free it.
- The Scandal of the Relief Committee
When Spokane city officials were caught raiding the relief pantry, the resulting arrests shocked the community and exposed a deep-seated culture of graft.
- The Great Western Land Grab
A federal investigation exposes how massive railroad corporations illicitly claimed hundreds of thousands of acres of public land by exploiting loopholes and keeping government clerks in the dark.
- The Tragedy at the Olequa Barn
A drunken dispute between brothers ends in a fatal shooting, leaving the survivor to wake up beside the corpse of his victim.
- A Fatal Drunken Brawl at Oiequa
A tragic shooting follows a night of drinking, leaving one man dead and his brother headed for a second-degree murder conviction.
- The County Attorney Wrote His Own Case—and a Commissioner Objected
Commissioner Peter Autzen accused two colleagues of signing a self-serving statement in a tax-fee dispute, exposing a conflict at the heart of Chehalis County government.
- Tensions Rise in the Puget Sound Salmon Wars
Striking fishermen are arrested after allegedly intimidating non-union workers at a local cannery, highlighting the struggle over labor control on the docks.
- Peter Kirk's Iron Works Signal Seattle's Manufacturing Ambitions
A bold call in 1887 to turn Seattle into a premier manufacturing powerhouse by offering free land and tax incentives to incoming factories.
- Ballard's Post Office Moves Next Door to a Saloon—And Residents Are Furious
When the post office relocated to a building owned by saloonkeepers Cors & Wegner, Ballard citizens cried foul, accusing the mayor and postmaster of putting a public office in a den of vice.
- The Boy Who Stole a Horse to Earn His Keep
A 17-year-old’s desperate attempt to fund his future ends in jail, sparking a local debate on juvenile justice and the harsh realities of poverty in early Seattle.
- The Perilous Climb of St. Peter's Lantern
A daredevil’s afternoon of ‘roof climbing’ in 1876 Seattle turns into a life-or-death struggle when a simple stunt leaves him dangling a hundred feet above the pavement.
- At 82, Peter Stewart Seeks Payment for Confiscated Lighthouse Land
After the government seized his land and improvements for a lighthouse in 1853, an 82-year-old pioneer finally seeks compensation from Congress.
- The Sudden Death of Judge Peter P. Good
A prominent New York-trained jurist who arrived in Seattle to participate in the ongoing anti-Chinese agitation has died of heart failure.
- The Printer and the Preacher: A Life Between Worlds
Rev. Peter C. Stanup, a Puyallup tribal member, reflects on his journey from the reservation school to the pulpit and the printing press.
- The Narrow Escape of Peter Oleson
A sewer trench collapse on Queen Anne leaves a laborer buried beneath two feet of earth while his coworkers frantically dig for his life.