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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 314 |
| 1889 | 785 |
| 1891 | 328 |
| 1892 | 1,308 |
| 1893 | 1,604 |
| 1894 | 1,246 |
| 1895 | 1,087 |
6,672 stories
- A Builder's Conflict: Parkinson and the City Contract
Local contractors and workers spar over a building contract awarded to an architect, sparking a debate about public versus private interest in Seattle's growth.
- A Hero’s Death and a City’s Charity
A city employee dies saving a child, leaving a struggling family destitute in a cold, unforgiving city.
- Defiance of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Local Chinese leaders organize to resist a federal registration mandate, warning of a potential 'wholesale deportation.'
- A Man Found Bleeding in Blackchapel Alley
A man named Babcock is found gravely wounded after an encounter in the city's notorious 'Blackchapel' district.
- Tragedy Strikes the Monticello
A fireman dies following a boiler explosion, sparking questions about the safety of marine engine design on Puget Sound.
- The Great Northern's Monopoly on the Waterfront
Railroad superintendent McCabe warns that the city's waterfront is being handed over to James J. Hill, effectively cutting off public access.
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce Takes Aim at Longshoremen
The Chamber of Commerce moves to break the power of harbor unions, threatening to form competing organizations and call for police intervention.
- Smallpox Outbreak Hits Alder Street
Two women are quarantined and moved to the city pest house as officials scramble to contain a sudden infection in a residential neighborhood.
- Inside the 'Hell Hole': Life for the Unemployed in 1893
An anonymous laborer provides a harrowing account of the brutal conditions and daily struggle for survival in Seattle's winter saloons.
- The Shipbuilder Who Built Ballard
Captain John J. Holland, the man behind the Bailey Gatzert and Ballard's water system, passes away from pneumonia.
- A Scandal of Abduction at the U.S. Commissioner’s Office
United States Commissioner J.W. Spriggs is ordered to resign or face investigation for his role in the illegal removal of a Chinese woman from Portland.
- Grim Discovery in West Seattle Woods
A hunter discovers human remains in a box, prompting a coroner's investigation.
- A Moral War Over the 'Crowning Sin of the Age'
Rev. Brevard D. Sinclair’s sermon against the 'perversion of marriage' ignites a fierce debate in New England and Seattle over birth control and societal decline.
- Seattle High School Students Petition for Their Right to Learn
After the school board abolished the city's high school, students and volunteer teachers showed up to class anyway, refusing to let their education end.
- Court Overturns Nonsuit in Ballard Mill Fatality
State Supreme Court rules that a yard boss is not a 'fellow servant,' reviving a lawsuit for a worker killed in a mill accident.
- The Great Seattle Bonding Debate
City Hall hosts a fiery town hall where residents and officials clash over debt, taxation, and the future of municipal infrastructure.
- Chasing the Chinese Exclusion Act
Federal inspectors struggle to intercept Chinese immigrants who bypass Seattle in favor of Portland to avoid tighter maritime surveillance.
- A Ruling on the Geary Act
Commissioner Emery issues a new interpretation of Chinese Exclusion, ordering deportation based on the failure to register under the Geary Act.
- A Nighttime Divorce to Escape Violence
A woman schedules her divorce hearing late at night to ensure her husband—who had threatened to kill her—would not be present to interfere.
- Beacon Hill Residents Revolt Over Grade Taxes
Property owners on South Twelfth and Fourteenth streets refuse to pay for grading they claim was never completed.
- Ballard Opera House Destroyed by Blaze
A mysterious fire levels the largest building in Ballard, narrowly sparing the surrounding town.
- The Fight for Mary Laneville
A legal tug-of-war erupts as a sister attempts to rescue a teenage bride from the House of the Good Shepherd.
- Anti-Chinese Violence in Ballard
A Chinese man is brutally assaulted by a mob in Ballard, highlighting the dangerous climate of racial exclusion in 1890s Washington.
- The Sudden Passing of a Seattle Titan
Guy C. Phinney, the wealthy capitalist and benefactor of Woodland Park, dies at his estate following a brief illness.
- The City Hall Corruption Scandal Deepens
Prominent businessmen are arrested as the city chases missing funds and a key fugitive.