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- Whitman College Eyes Dual Track Meets with Utah
As spring training begins on the Whitman campus, the college looks to expand its athletic footprint with interstate competition.
- The Perilous Sidewalks of Mill Street
Seattle’s rapid urban expansion in 1878 has left pedestrians navigating ten-foot drops without a single railing in sight.
- The Anti-Saloon League Mobilizes in Colfax
Local church leaders and temperance activists hold a preliminary meeting to launch a campaign against the town's liquor trade.
- The Woolen Mill That Never Was: Tumwater’s Lost Industrial Dream
Eastern capitalists promised a massive factory in Tumwater, but the deal collapsed before it broke ground—leaving the town with nothing but hope and a Supreme Court case.
- The Great Firemen's Brawl of 1889
A regional firefighting tournament in Tacoma dissolved into a chaotic dispute over prize money, accused dictators, and local pride, forcing Seattle firemen to offer a do-over on home turf.
- When the Father of Football Taught Seattle to Dive
Walter Camp, the architect of American football, made a surprise stop in Seattle in 1892 to whip the local Athletic Club into shape.
- Whitman College Football Returns Bruised but Unbowed
After facing giant opponents in Seattle, the local college team returns to Walla Walla with injuries, spirit, and a plan for the season ahead.
- The Broomstick Revolver: How a Seattle Inmate Whitted a Pistol in His Cell
Behind bars in the Seattle city jail, prisoner Henry Blanck carved a convincing revolver from a broom handle, stove wood and tobacco foil — a jailhouse bluff that detectives called a new chapter in the city's criminal history.
- An Eastern Critique of Seattle’s ‘Young Men’s Party’
A skeptical observer from Brooklyn weighs in on the age-based political movements shaping Washington Territory.
- Calispel Votes Again to Hold Back the Water
Property owners back a diking district 31 to 2, setting up a court survey and a railroad partnership to protect lowland farms from overflow.
- Puyallup Growers Face a New Threat
Hop lice and a mysterious 'snapping beetle' have been sighted in Puyallup yards, causing concern among local growers already strained by a lack of funds.
- Washington’s Constitution Takes Shape Amid Chaos
As Spokane Falls burns, the state’s constitutional delegates pivot from catastrophe to the fiery debate over regulating railroads and monopolies.
- Tacoma's Secret Tax on Vice
Under the guise of official business, the police department allegedly collected protection money from gamblers and slot machine operators with no public accounting.
- The Fight to Reclaim Railroad Lands
A lobbyist writes from Washington, D.C., on the progress of a bill to forfeit Northern Pacific land grants and restore them to the public domain.
- The Great Bicycle Path Experiment
While freezing weather destroyed the city's old cinder paths, the new asphalt tracks remained pristine, sparking a push for further infrastructure investment.
- The Troubled History of the Steamer Wasco
After years of failure on the Columbia River, a scrappy steamer finds a new life—and a new look—in Ballard.
- Street Railway Lawyer Loses Case After Missing Court
A legal representative for the local street railway company loses a judgment by default after failing to appear in court.
- Turning Slaughterhouse Waste Into Gold
A new industrial plant on the Grant Street bridge aims to convert city scraps into exportable fertilizer for the Hawaiian market.
- Walla Walla's Industrial Resilience
After a devastating fire, the Gilbert Hunt Company rebuilds its threshing machine factory with modern fireproof materials.
- The Fiery End of the Steamer Gazelle
A small stern-wheel steamer, once a fixture of the Willamette River, burns to the waterline while awaiting a load of shingles.
- The Passing of Edward Eldridge
Washington loses a foundational figure who helped shape the state from its territorial beginnings.
- Tragedy on the Tracks in Spokane Falls
A laborer is found horribly mangled near the depot in what is presumed to be a tragic accident born of intoxication.
- The Jackson Street Railroad Takes Shape
The City Council reviews a massive ordinance granting transit rights across town, from Elliott Bay to the city limits.
- The School Board's Costly Real Estate Wake-up Call
After proposing to trade high school land for a smaller plot, officials discover the exchange would cost them thousands and force a costly infrastructure upgrade.
- The Plot to Overturn Women's Suffrage
A leaked political scheme from 1886 reveals a coordinated attempt by territorial Democrats to replace the judiciary and strip Washington women of their voting rights.