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128 stories matching bailey
- Mrs. Gatzert's Kindergarten to Open Among the Pear Trees
A memorial kindergarten funded by Mrs. Bailey Gatzert will open this fall, featuring a design by a renowned expert and a promise to spare a beloved pear tree.
- Testimony Unfolds in Local Murder Trial
A witness claims the defendant expressed intent to kill over a financial dispute in the Northern Pacific freight yards.
- A Royal Hunt in Kitsap
Seattle businessmen celebrate a successful bear hunt in Kitsap County, reflecting the leisure activities of the city's elite.
- Five Hours Adrift Near Marrowstone Point
A sudden shift in the wind leaves three sailors clinging to their swamped sloop for five hours in the cold waters off the Olympic Peninsula before rescue arrives.
- Tragic Drowning in the Harbor
A fisherman perishes after his overloaded, flat-bottomed boat is swamped by swells near the city docks.
- The Shipbuilder Who Built Ballard
Captain John J. Holland, the man behind the Bailey Gatzert and Ballard's water system, passes away from pneumonia.
- Everett Unions Mobilize Against the 'White Plague'
The Trades Council joins a city-wide public health campaign to confront tuberculosis, designating a special 'Labor Night' to educate workers.
- A New Landmark for Walla Walla
The Knights of Pythias award a $14,000 contract for a new brick and iron headquarters, promising a new hub for local social life.
- The Battle for the Ballot in Lynden
Citizens gathered at the town hall to organize the 'Majority Rule' ticket, pledging to let the public decide the future of the local saloon trade.
- The City Park Scandal: A Machine for Partisan Gains
A 1892 city council investigation exposed how municipal park commissioners treated city labor as their own private political machine.
- Baseball Fever Hits Snohomish
A local baseball game between Snohomish and Port Gamble draws a massive crowd, proving the sport's rising popularity in the region.
- The Teenager Who Swindled Seattle’s Banks
A seventeen-year-old impersonator uses forged signatures and a smooth story to walk away with five hundred dollars from city financiers.
- The Real Estate Gentrifiers of 1889
A bold advertisement from the Post-Intelligencer lists the city’s power brokers as the first investors in a new development, explicitly using their status to sell land to the aspiring middle class.
- The Denny Hotel Deal: How Seattle’s Elite Bought Their Way Into History
A canvas for stock subscriptions begins today to fund the city's first grand hotel. Dr. Minor and Mr. Collins lead the charge, urging property owners to invest in a project that promises to accommodate next summer's travel boom.
- Madison Street Gets a Cable Line
A new franchise is granted to build a cable railway from Front Street to Lake Washington.
- The Governor’s Daughter Weds Beneath Ivy and Calla Lilies
Olympia’s St. John’s Episcopal Church filled with hundreds as Lizzie Ferry married Hon. John Leary, then a steamer carried the wedding party to the governor’s mansion and on toward Japan.
- The Great Northern's Building Boom
New bricks and stone are transforming the downtown core as the Great Northern Railway’s arrival spurs a flurry of commercial construction.
- Tacoma’s Million-Dollar Water Scandal
Citizens are fighting to repudiate a massive bond issue for a municipal water plant they claim is worth only a fraction of the cost.
- 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.
- The Vaudeville Star and the Seattle Showdown
After her husband allegedly cheated her out of her share of a touring variety show, Blanche Norris took the business to court in Seattle—and won a $4,450 payout.
- Terror on the Rails
Saboteurs remove a rail from the Northern Pacific track near Buckley, nearly killing hundreds in a deliberate act of destruction.
- John Leary’s Lake Washington Mill
Capitalists launch a new manufacturing venture connected to the city’s water supply.
- The City Council Bans Dumping at the Harbor’s Edge
Facing mounting concerns over the obstruction of commerce, Seattle’s early leadership passes a strict ordinance against dumping ship ballast into Elliott Bay.
- The Insurance Cartel's War on Competition
Seattle underwriters clash over a 'non-intercourse' rule designed to force agents to abandon independent companies.
- Boiler Explosion Wrecks Steamer Josephine Near Port Susan
A local steamer bound for the Skagit River suffers a boiler explosion near Fort Susan, leaving several dead and the vessel a total wreck.