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- A Deadly Slip in the Window Cleaning Trade
A single workman faces severe, possibly life-threatening injuries after a window frame pulled away from a house on 12th Street.
- The Steam Came Through the Firebox
Fred Hutchinson was feeding wood into the Monticello's boiler when a loose pipe cap gave way. Scalded across his face, neck, chest and hands, he was rushed to Port Townsend while the steamer was towed in.
- The Blasting Accident at the Railway Camp
A railroad contractor working on the Canadian Pacific line met a sudden, tragic end while clearing stumps near Vancouver.
- A Deadly Shift in the Great Northern Yards
A newly hired switchman dies after slipping under the wheels of an engine in Spokane, leaving behind a grieving family.
- John Wiley's Whiskers Steal a 25–15 Ballgame
A comedian's two-base hit, a 1,000-person crowd, and a disastrous first inning turned a grudge match between the Jacobites and Philistines into Seattle's strangest sporting spectacle of 1894.
- The Anatomy of a 'Quitter' in the Labor Movement
A fiery editorial from the era defines the unionist's ideal of solidarity—and the absolute contempt reserved for those who broke ranks.
- The Human Cost of Efficiency
Labor leaders speak out against the 'Taylor system,' arguing that industrial time-management schemes treat men like machine parts and lead to physical decline.
- Fire Claims a Veteran's Souvenirs
A local veteran loses his home and irreplaceable mementos from his overseas military service to an accidental fire.
- Trapped in the Stall
A farmer is severely injured in a remote barn when he is trampled by his own horses, leaving him unable to reach help for six hours.
- Two Freight Trains Meet Head-On at Van Asselt
A Northern Pacific freight slammed into a Columbia & Puget Sound train near the Denny Clay works, injuring a passenger and forcing crewmen to jump.
- Gas Engine Blast Injures Local Man
A gasoline engine exploded in Ralfe Anderson's face on a ranch near Mrs. R. D. Sapp, burning him badly.
- Young Daughter Rescues Father from Burning Brush
A Sumner man falls into a fire while clearing brush, only to be pulled to safety by his two young daughters.
- The Solar Plexus Surprise
A local storekeeper's attempt to act tough with a schoolgirl ends in a swift, painful lesson.
- The Revenue Collector’s Raid on a South Seattle Distiller
Federal authorities shutter a clandestine operation in South Seattle, seizing a menagerie of equipment and livestock from a local man.