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508 stories matching perhap
- The Uncertain Fate of a Convicted Killer
Edward Spencer awaits transfer to the Walla Walla penitentiary, sparking speculation about his potential work assignment behind bars.
- The San Juan Island Forgery: A Soldier’s Scam and a Territorial Cover-Up
In the tense weeks of the Pig War standoff, a U.S. Army sergeant allegedly forged paymaster certificates to steal $1,604 from a local man in Olympia, sparking a legal battle that exposed corruption within the military ranks.
- A Gold Cure Too Late for Robert J. Walker
A nephew of James G. Blaine dies in a Tacoma hospital, and the Olympia Tribune wonders whether a dubious 'bichloride of gold' treatment could have saved him.
- The Unluckiest Farmer on the Swinomish Flats
Samuel Calhoun had already lost a fortune in grain. Then the steamer Dispatch capsized with another $1,000 of his crop aboard.
- The Unknown Man Below the Falls
A decomposing body wedged between trees near a downtown Spokane thoroughfare is examined by a coroner's jury — and buried without a name.
- The Price of Coal in Black Diamond
A community mourns a miner killed on the job, sparking a massive turnout at his funeral.
- The Monopoly of Life and Labor
An editorial questioning the morality of the super-rich funding medical research while their monopolies squeeze the working class.
- The City's Indifference to Religious Debate
A week-long debate on religion at the Armory draws apathy from a changing Seattle.
- City Left in Dark After Gas Tank Explosion
A major receiving tank failure leaves Tacoma without illuminating gas, forcing citizens and local businesses to scramble for alternatives.
- The Great Beef Price Drop of 1893
Wholesale cuts fall to record lows, making meat affordable for the city's working poor during the lean winter.
- The Battle for the Custom House
Seattle property owners clash over where the city's new federal building should stand.
- The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s Fight for the Rails
City boosters push for a free right-of-way for the Northern Pacific, demanding local property owners contribute their fair share.
- The Flagpole Mystery at Whitman College
A red and green sweater displayed as an effigy on the conservatory flagpole has students speculating on freshman-sophomore rivalries and campus politics.
- Anti-Chinese Rally Held at Pioneer Square
Local populist orators gather to denounce the Geary Act's suspension and demand the expulsion of Chinese laborers.
- Tension and Violence at the Colville Reservation
Settlers at Colville petition for military intervention following reports of burned hay fields and armed conflict with local Indigenous people.
- The Salmon Detour
As power companies eye the Priest Rapids dam, locals joke about putting up road signs to redirect the fish.
- The Shingle Weavers' Mobile Union Strategy
When the workers couldn't come to the union meeting, the union decided to bring the meeting to the woods.
- The Shadowy Dealings of a Public Land Official
Citizens call for an investigation into whether an official is using his position to benefit a coal company.
- A.P.A. Secures Victory in Ballard School Election
The American Protective Association flexes its political muscle in a high-turnout school board race.
- The Great Flag Heist at Whitman College
In a daring midnight operation, twelve freshmen scaled the Memorial Building to plant their class banner on the spire.
- The Fiddle That Haunted a Kitchen
Superstition takes hold in a Milford hotel kitchen when a violin begins to play on its own.
- The Sermon on the Breach of Promise
A Seattle pastor sparks a local controversy by invoking the 'stones in glass houses' parable to defend the morals of the parties in the infamous national Pollard-Breckinridge scandal.
- The Town's Sharpest Pen-War
A local editor takes aim at a critic, claiming his rival is a man who has lived in Aberdeen for four years without working a day.
- Arson at Cusick: $200 Reward for the Fiend Who Tried to Burn the F.O.A. Hall
Someone piled slabs against the northwest corner of the Cusick hall and set them ablaze before dawn Friday. F. M. White spotted the fire and put it out before the town could burn.
- The Price of a Streetcar Franchise
Seattle council members clash over the conditions of a transit deal, pitting local home-industry mandates against corporate negotiation.