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- The River Was Losing to the Railroad, and the Engineers Knew It
A federal board in Washington, D.C. has turned thumbs down on improving the Pend Oreille for navigation — and Newport has three weeks to argue otherwise.
- The Governor's Gambit: McBride Vows to Keep Fighting Railroads After Legislative Defeat
Governor McBride arrives in Walla Walla from his tour with President Roosevelt, declaring that the defeat of the railroad commission bill is not the end of the battle for corporate regulation.
- The River Is Still Rising: Newport Watches the Pend Oreille
At 16.6 feet above low water, the Pend Oreille has not yet crested. Calispel flats are flooded, dikes are holding, and boatmen are waiting for the water to turn.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of the 'Captain'
A suave equestrian and fencing master vanishes from Portland, leaving behind a trail of unpaid debts and a bewildered society.
- The Bellboy Who Robbed His Benefactor
A 14-year-old hotel worker and a 10-year-old accomplice were arrested after a satchel of jewelry and railroad passes disappeared from H. W. Baker's home.
- The Child Shop-Lifters of Pike Street
Two young sisters are caught in an organized attempt to steal shoes from a downtown store, revealing a family in deep poverty.
- The Trial of the Chicken Thieves
A confrontation over local theft lands ten men in court, resulting in a complex legal battle for the defense.
- Bridge Collapse Inquiry Mired in Secrecy
A tenth victim has died following a bridge collapse on the Great Northern line, as company officials actively obstruct the inquest.
- The Razor Hidden in the Underwear
A domestic dispute turns desperate when a man arrested for threatening his wife attempts to conceal a weapon during a search at the jail.
- A Boy's Terrifying Plunge from the Tide Flats Trestle
A teenager suffers a severe break after his horse shies and throws him from the elevated roadway onto the mud below.
- A Woman's Defiance on Third Street
After being accosted by a stranger, a Seattle woman fought back and demanded his arrest.
- Despair in the Tenth Ward
A Tacoma resident survives a desperate act of self-harm, only to face further neglect from city services.
- Kennewick’s Strawberry Gold Rush
Local growers prepare for a high-stakes market as early berries hit the streets, out-pacing competitors and promising windfall profits.
- The Fight for Puyallup: A Last-Minute Land Grab
Before leaving office, Interior Secretary Teller attempted to block land titles for the Puyallup people, favoring the expansion of a local corporation.
- The Women's Crusade Comes to Seattle
A decade after the movement began, Seattle women gathered to reclaim their power and advocate for the prohibition of the 'rum traffic.'
- The Brutal Ring Battle at Tacoma
Seattle and Portland athletic clubs face off in a contentious match that ends in a knockout and accusations of foul play.
- Seattle’s Tent City: The Great Fire’s Temporary Housing
A detailed census of the makeshift wooden and canvas structures housing the city in the weeks after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
- A Fatal Fall at the Construction Site
A young carpenter fell 20 feet from scaffolding while working on a new house, leaving him with critical injuries.
- The Elks vs. the Woodmen: A Charity Baseball Thriller
A nail-biting, ten-inning game raises over $50 for the Heppner flood relief committee.
- Naming Trees for History
Puyallup students stage an elaborate ceremonial planting for Arbor Day.
- Jealousy on Pacific Avenue
An aging ex-bailiff draws a gun on a public official in a public street-side confrontation over an alleged affair.
- A Seattle Church Honors the Bishop Who Built Black Methodism on the Coast
The African Methodist Episcopal church on Jones Street fills for memorial exercises for Bishop Thomas M. D. Ward, a Pacific Coast missionary and the denomination's tenth bishop.
- A Holiday Call for a Broken Family
A mill worker’s leg injury at the dawn of 1887 leaves his eleven children in dire need, sparking a rare community effort in early Seattle.
- City Hall's Saloon Showdown
A legislative battle over liquor limits and grade taxes highlights the growing pains of a booming Seattle.
- Four Wooden Buildings to a Quarter-Million: Whitman College Counts Its Decade of Growth
President Penrose's tenth-year report to the trustees charts enrollment rising from 93 to more than 320, an endowment grown from $4,500 to $236,652.92 — and a debt that prompts a demand for half a million dollars and a new academy building.