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- The Railroad That Quietly Claimed the Sauk and Skykomish Country
In May 1895 the Great Northern filed land-grant selections for river and mountain tracts in Snohomish and Skagit counties—turning a federal subsidy into private ownership of some of the Puget Sound hinterland.
- The Westside Railway Deal and the Councilman Who Didn't Read It
Olympia's council weighed a cheaper route through C. M. Moore's block to reach the Westside Railway—until one committeeman admitted he had signed the report blind.
- When a Railroad Pass Was a Bribe in a Pocket
A Tacoma editor demands Washington's lawmakers enforce the constitutional ban on free train passes, arguing the 'courtesy' bought influence one legislator at a time.
- Street Justice for an Indecent Display
A man without means finds himself working off a public fine after a brush with the local court.
- The Newspaper Built from Scraps
After relocating to Vancouver, a resourceful publisher faced a printing dilemma and solved it by engineering their own custom press from repurposed timber and discarded iron.
- The Sheriff’s Engine
Snohomish County authorities seize a locomotive from the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway to force payment of delinquent property taxes.
- The Battle for Shelton's Mail
Shelton residents find themselves isolated as a local shipping sub-contractor abandons the mail route, leaving the town disconnected from Olympia.
- Land Crazy in the Big Bend: A Dollar an Acre and a Warning
A traveller back from the Columbia's Big Bend reports farmers who owned nothing a year ago now signing for quarter sections as the railroad unloads its land — and predicts many will live to regret it.
- A Civil Engineer's $200,000 Plan to Drain the Calispel Valley
A Newport civil engineer proposes canals, dikes and lock gates to reclaim a lake bed, irrigate the gravel slopes and stop the Pend Oreille from swallowing the valley's farms.
- The Bismarck Lodge Brawl
A disagreement over lodge business turns into a physical altercation between two Tacoma women, leading to a police warrant.
- The Wharfinger's Reward: A Real Estate Gift from Henry Yesler
In an era of rising industrial ambition, Seattle's pioneer mogul Henry Yesler gifted four prime city lots to his longtime wharf manager as a gesture of gratitude.
- The Scandal at the Hotel Room
An embarrassed couple flees a hotel after being interrupted in a state of 'Edenic' undress.
- The Man Who 'Bled' His Town Dry: The Rise and Ruin of Eldridge Morse
A 1876 traveler’s letter to the Oregon City Enterprise paints a damning portrait of Snohomish’s most energetic citizen, accusing editor Eldridge Morse of draining public funds for private ambition.
- The Salt Water Summer of 1878
Before indoor plumbing and private beaches, Seattle's waterfront was the city's shared, chaotic, and joyous summer escape.