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| 1864 | 1 |
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| 1893 | 173 |
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- 1878 Snohomish Court Summons Names Murley and Rullan
A legal summons reveals the steep cost of debt in 1878 Snohomish, where a defaulted promissory note leads to a District Court reckoning.
- The Dream of 'Palatine Hill': A Real Estate Fever Dream of 1888
Before Seattle grew into the metropolis we know, developers promised a suburban utopia just a ten-minute walk from 'Salmon Bay'—complete with rail access and schoolhouses.
- The Dream of Palatine Hill: A Late 1880s Real Estate Pitch
A historical advertisement promises affordable suburban lots near the Ross Station, marketing a vision of homeownership to the working class of the rapidly expanding Seattle area.
- The War on Weeds
Mayor Richardson threatens property owners with tax liens if they fail to clear noxious weeds before they become fire hazards.
- An Indecent Display at the Coal Bunkers
Seattle residents take offense as sailors from the barkentine Modoc turn the public waterfront into an impromptu swimming hole.
- The Dream of Palatine: 1888 Real Estate Hype in Seattle
A sprawling advertisement for a 'suburban' development in the Salmon Bay area reveals how developers promised working-class families a foothold in the rapidly industrializing north Seattle.
- Federal Warning on Liquor and Unlicensed Trade
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory issues a stern directive against the illicit sale of alcohol and unauthorized trading on reservations.
- Federal Crackdown on Illegal Trade on Reservations
Superintendent of Indian Affairs issues a stern warning that trading, selling, or gifting liquor to Indigenous populations in Washington Territory is a federal crime punishable by imprisonment.
- The City's Quest for Poultry Independence
Local entrepreneurs are opening large chicken ranches to end Seattle’s reliance on imports from Portland.
- The $100,000 Rail Bonus
Yakima outdoes its neighbors by raising a massive public bonus to secure a standard-gauge railroad link to the Columbia River.
- State Regulators Tell Great Northern: Build a Real Depot
After the railroad missed its July deadline, the State Railroad Commission orders a modern Newport depot with running water, electric lights—and a flagman at Union Avenue.
- Olympia Declares War on Loose Hogs
A newly passed town ordinance empowers the Marshall to seize and auction off any swine wandering through the streets of Olympia north of Union Street.
- The Real Estate Dreams of Palatine Hill
In 1888, developers pitched a 'future great city' just north of Salmon Bay, promising a booming industrial paradise that never quite materialized as planned.
- A Log Raft Turns Deadly Off Decatur Island
Amos Plasket, a San Juan County resident, fell from a log into the water within yards of shore and drowned before he could be recovered.
- Supreme Court Rules on Tideland Ownership
A landmark decision confirms that Indigenous nations hold title to tidelands within reservation boundaries.
- The Settler's Victory Against the Northern Pacific
A landmark Secretary of the Interior decision in 1888 effectively blocked the Northern Pacific Railroad from seizing 'indemnity' lands held by Washington homesteaders.
- The Divorce of a Pioneer: A Legal Battle in King County
In the early days of Seattle, legal proceedings were public record. This summons reveals the gritty reality of marriage dissolution in 1876, where 'abandonment' was a grounds for divorce and the courts were one of the few places to settle domestic disputes.
- The Price of Credit in Territorial Snohomish
A legal notice from 1878 reveals the steep cost of debt and the cold machinery of territorial law for two local men.
- The City Under Martial Law: Seattle's 1886 Expulsion
A presidential proclamation from Grover Cleveland arrived in Seattle, authorizing the use of federal troops to suppress 'domestic violence' and restore order after anti-Chinese mobs took to the streets.
- Dry Ground for the Railroad Graders: Counties Refuse Liquor Licenses Along the Great Northern
King and Snohomish county commissioners banned liquor sales within five miles of the Great Northern construction line — a pre-emptive strike against drink and disorder in the work camps.
- Federal Crackdown on Liquor Trafficking in Indian Country
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs warns traders and settlers that selling alcohol to Indigenous people or operating on reservations without a license is a federal crime punishable by seizure and jail.
- New Federal Law Targets Chinese Residents
A harsh new congressional act forces Chinese laborers to prove their identity and secure certificates of residency or face deportation and hard labor.
- A Gift for a Growing City
Prominent developer Nelson Bennett pledges a steam fire engine to Fairhaven, sparking a massive community fundraising effort.
- The Emergency Brake of 1892
A clever new mechanism for Seattle's Woodland Park streetcar line promised to stop a runaway trolley car within its own length.
- The Struggle for Deep Water in Old Olympia
Boosterism meets the reality of geography as a local entrepreneur attempts to build a deep-water wharf to secure Olympia's economic future.