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- Midnight Intruder Strikes Children's Home
A bold burglar is interrupted by the matron of a local children's home after being found standing at the head of her bed.
- Expansion at State College
With booming enrollment in chemistry and engineering, the college prepares its new laboratory in Morrill Hall.
- Workman Falls Twelve Feet in New Brick Building
Henry Lohse survives a dangerous plunge through an elevator hole at O.R. Stone's construction site.
- Suspicion Follows Mystery Fire at Boarding House
A fire on Seventh Street has left a landlady distraught and facing public scrutiny, as investigators look for an elusive incendiary.
- Fire Levels Snohomish Landmark
The Silver Dollar saloon and gambling hall is reduced to ashes in a midnight blaze.
- The Apple Quality Showdown
A local grower challenges rumors of poor fruit shelf-life by proving his apples outlast the competition.
- King County Stops Paying for Wildcat Scalps
Commissioners keep the bounty only for cougars and panthers—and end the days when wildcat scalps were burned as courthouse fuel.
- The Building That Fell Down
Owners and contractors are locked in a court battle over the construction of a brick building at Third and Washington that collapsed during its assembly.
- Blasting Beneath 14th and A
Contractor C.D. Elmore is drilling into cement gravel to carve out a new foundation for a downtown landmark.
- The Coal-Throwing Landlady of Third Street
A quiet complaint about a noisy apartment turns into an assault charge after a tenant is struck by a thrown piece of coal.
- The Fairhaven Hotel Rises to Meet the Boom
A grand, multi-story hotel with steam heat and electricity aims to make the new city a destination for wealthy tourists and investors.
- The Dungeon Behind the Standard Theater: Inside Seattle’s Terrifying Jail
A reporter’s inspection of Marshal Hamilton’s holding cells reveals prisoners sleeping on straw in a damp basement, fed by a restaurant manager who claims their diet is 'wholesome' and identical to his paying customers'.
- Explosion Rocks Rooming House on Pacific Avenue
A defective chimney sparks a blaze in a three-story rooming house, leading to a mysterious explosion that shook the entire structure.
- Manual Training in Seattle Schools
Seattle High School launches a new carpentry course, emphasizing hand-eye coordination for students while avoiding the ire of labor unions.
- Scavenging in the Ashes
While Seattle recovers from the Great Fire of 1889, opportunists sift through the debris of the burned post office in search of mail—and valuables.
- German Lutheran School Expands in Kennewick
A new bungalow-style schoolhouse rises on Tacoma Street as the local German Lutheran community invests in its own educational infrastructure.
- The Neighborhood Duel on Front and Bell
A simmering dispute over a horse stabled in a North Seattle basement erupts into a confrontation involving boiling water and a revolver.
- 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 Changing Face of Front Street
Seattle's wooden buildings are vanishing, replaced by permanent brick structures as the city matures.
- The City Council's Permissive Grift
A frustrated fire official reveals that Seattle's fire safety ordinances are being gutted by the very council members who passed them, as they issue private permits to bypass building restrictions.
- Thanksgiving in a Time of Trouble
As Seattle grapples with the financial instability of 1893, local missions and churches organize a massive effort to ensure no one goes hungry.
- The Battle for the Soul of Tacoma’s Fifth Ward
Local politicians and reformers face off over the 'wide-open' versus 'closed' town debate in a heated campaign meeting.
- The Theater Owner's Vicious Reckoning
After a gambling raid, a theater owner allegedly beat his accuser within the walls of his own business.
- The Oil Trap: How Seattle’s Greed Endangered Its Own Waterfront
A recent fire at a lodging house reveals a city-wide crisis: warehouses and homes alike are storing thousands of gallons of volatile oil, defying insurance limits and risking total destruction.
- The Grand Opening of the Occidental Hotel
John Collins opened the Occidental Hotel to thousands with free food and drink; it now accepts guests.