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| 1880 | 1 |
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194 stories matching profession
- A Barber's Final Journey
The community mourns the loss of John Morgan Buckingham, a dedicated barber and long-time resident of the Garden Tracts.
- The Shadow of Treason in the Territorial Legislature
Local pro-Union editors call out their colleagues and legislators for harboring sympathy for the Confederacy.
- A Final Journey from Kansas to Hover
A young pharmacist’s search for health in the Washington climate ends in tragedy.
- The Shingle Trust Collapses
A failed attempt to artificially inflate lumber prices leaves the industry in chaos.
- A Spree of Thefts in the Yesler Block
While the police profess ignorance, a gang of well-dressed thieves terrorizes the city's merchants.
- Architects Allege Rigged School Design Contest
Local architects claim the selection of A.L. Haley for the West Seattle schoolhouse was pre-determined and never truly competitive.
- The Tomale Peddler and the Hen Roost
A South Seattle widow loses her flock to a hungry vendor who is quickly caught and sentenced to jail.
- A Comedian’s Rise and the Fear of the Stage
Before Nat C. Goodwin became a beloved Seattle stage star, a debilitating bout of stage fright nearly ended his career in a shoe shop.
- The Funeral of Seattle's Surgeon General
Thousands of Seattle citizens and military units turned out to mourn Dr. E. L. Smith, whose burial was marked by an elaborate procession and a final salute.
- Doctors Clash at the Capitol Over Medical Practice Regulations
Legislative battle brewing as 'regular' medical associations face scrutiny over anti-competition rules against lodge-contracted doctors.
- A Night for Seattle’s Fallen
A crowded hall gathers to secure a dignified resting place for local soldiers.
- The Tragedy of a Seattle Clairvoyant’s Victim
A woman has been committed to the asylum at Steilacoom after a self-proclaimed 'clairvoyant' convinced her he was controlling her life through electricity.
- The Ghost of the Kneeland Hotel Fire
After three years in jail, a petition for clemency for Angus McClain sparks local debate over reformation, justice, and the costs of a retrial.
- A State Board Told Dentists to Sign Away Their Ads — One Seattle Man Refused
At the 1903 licensing exams in Tacoma, Washington's dental examiners demanded applicants sign a code-of-ethics contract before they could sit down. Edwin J. Brown of Seattle said no — and the whole profession waited to see whether he'd be barred from practice.
- The Campaign Against the 'Mormon Menace'
A fiery editorial calls for the federal government to outlaw Mormon membership, framing the faith as a cancerous threat to social and moral order.
- The Partisan’s Price: How Civil Service Reform Cost a Delegate His Seat
In 1876, King County’s Republican establishment turned on Judge O. Jacobs for refusing to hand out federal jobs to party loyalists, revealing the brutal mechanics of the spoils system in early Washington Territory.
- The Bullfighter Who Captured Spokane's Socialites
A Spanish bullfighter finds himself besieged by the social elite and abandons his profession for the attention of local women.
- The passing of a pioneer dentist
Dr. John Colburn Grasse, an early resident of Seattle and a founder of the State Dental Association, dies at home.
- The Fatal Feats of the Fire Fiend
A traveling variety performer dies of consumption in Victoria after years of swallowing molten lead and red-hot iron.
- A New Mission for Seattle’s Japanese Community
A growing religious and social organization for Japanese men prepares to move to larger, permanent quarters on Jefferson Street.
- The Hypocrisy of Holy Ground: A Baptist Elder Arrested for Renting to a 'Notorious Courtesan'
In a scandal that rocked the small town of Montesano, Washington, in 1879, the arrest of a respected church elder for housing a sex worker exposed the gap between public piety and private reality.
- The Sudden Passing of a Sound Pioneer
A prominent attorney and former Steilacoom citizen collapses and dies aboard a train en route to California.
- The Miracle Cure Con Man
A visiting 'philanthropist' who claimed to cure alcoholism was feted by city officials before being unmasked as a fraud.
- Who Decides Our Judges?
Lawyers in the legislature are moving to strip the public's right to nominate Supreme Court justices.
- The Case for Statehood and Scientific Farming
In an 1876 address to local farmers, W.M.T. McNeill argues that Washington Territory's path to prosperity lies in statehood, agricultural colleges, and the modernization of rural industry.