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| 1854 | 2 |
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| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 9 |
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| 1895 | 67 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
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| 1902 | 1 |
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684 stories matching select
- Shakespeare, Sold Out: Warde and James Bid Seattle Farewell
A full house packs the Seattle Theatre for Richard III, then the Elks turn the stage into an elaborate after-party of speeches, music and backstage storytelling.
- The Architect Who Built Seattle’s Skyline (But Lost the Biggest Job)
In 1890, L.H. Fisher submitted plans for a magnificent new hotel that Denny himself called 'the most perfect of any submitted.' But cost concerns killed it—launching a career that would define Seattle's architecture.
- The Fight for the Armory: Seattle's 1889 Municipal Election
On the eve of a pivotal local election, the Post-Intelligencer urges citizens to show up to the city convention to ensure 'sound and able men' are selected for public office.
- The Navy’s Selective Morality in Bremerton
A local publisher argues that the Navy Department is unfairly targeting Bremerton for anti-alcohol crackdowns while ignoring similar conditions at major East Coast yards.
- The Library Trustees and the Question of Control
A new library for Seattle comes with strict conditions: no religious control, no religious dogma in book selection, and strict financial oversight.
- The Town Votes on a New Schoolhouse
Citizens of Aberdeen decide on the location for a $25,000 schoolhouse, with dueling donations from prominent boosters.
- The Battle for the Custom House
Seattle property owners clash over where the city's new federal building should stand.
- The Conflict at the Docks
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce investigates longshoremen’s union rules, finding that discriminatory labor practices and disputes over foremen are diverting shipping business to Tacoma and Port Blakely.
- The Night the City Forgot Lent: Seattle’s Elite Dance Until Dawn
While the rest of the city prepared for Ash Wednesday, Turner Hall hosted a 'select hop' that defied religious observance, featuring diamond-encrusted gowns and a feast that lasted until 3 a.m.
- Legal Battle Lines Drawn over Old Town Land
A crowded courtroom and high-stakes condemnation proceedings unfold as the Northern Pacific Railway targets land near the Old Town mill.
- Seattle's Fight to Land the Army Post at Magnolia Bluff
In 1895, the Chamber of Commerce touted a federal garrison as a monthly windfall—if Tacoma did not steal it first.
- The Mayor’s Welcome: Seattle Prepares to Embrace Its War Heroes
Mayor Humes and the Chamber of Commerce unite to orchestrate a grand reception for the Washington Volunteers returning from the Philippines, offering free rail excursions and civic honors.
- City Moves to Solve Long-Standing Water Crisis
Walla Walla's City Council hires a Spokane engineer to secure the city’s future water supply, bypassing local land speculators.
- The Bridge at the Commissioner's Back Door
A group of settlers in the White River Valley accuses a King County commissioner of misusing taxpayer money to build a bridge near his own property, ignoring the needs of the actual traveling public.
- The Northwest Corn Revolution
Railroad experts prove that Washington’s climate can sustain record-breaking corn yields.
- The Machine at Work: How the Local Political Bosses Pre-Selected the Ticket
Voters arrived at the Yakima Republican primaries to find that the candidates had already been chosen in secret, leaving little to be decided by the rank-and-file.
- The Art of Keeping Clean Swine
A century and a half ago, local hog farmers were advised on the strict management of breeding and hygiene to improve their stock.
- Seattle's New Railroad Depot to Anchor Future Prosperity
City leaders anticipate that the construction of a grand new depot at the foot of Second Street will permanently shift the city's wholesale trade district.
- The Corporate Coup at the Chamber
A bitter boardroom battle erupts as independent members challenge the business elite's control over Tacoma's commercial future.
- The Strategic Birth of the Puget Sound Navy Yard
A government commission selects Port Orchard for a $2 million naval facility, igniting a land rush in the burgeoning suburb of Tracyton.
- Washington’s Ambition for the World’s Fair
Prominent Seattle women mobilize to showcase the territory’s artistic talent and native stone on the global stage of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
- Textbook Trust Bribery Scandal Hits State Schools
Disgraced agent admits to buying off school officials to secure influence for the American Book Company.
- The Guilford Miller Land Case Resolved
A landmark victory for settlers against the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- The Sermon on Matrimony
A Seattle Lutheran pastor resigns his post after his congregation attempts to veto his choice of a wife.
- Northern Pacific Accused of Land Extortion by Tacoma-Kalama Residents
Citizens and politicians clash over the Northern Pacific Railroad's monopoly and the holding of immense swaths of land that remain untaxed and undeveloped.