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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 5 |
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- The Great Railway Race to the Pacific
Northern Pacific and the 'Hunt Road' scramble to capture Aberdeen's budding port.
- The Struggle for Water in a Growing Town
As Aberdeen expands, the city council faces a mounting pressure to secure a reliable water supply before the dry season hits.
- Is Immigration the Key to Worker Wages?
A local editor argues that the recent stoppage of immigration due to a 'cholera scare' provides an accidental experiment in labor supply and demand.
- The Dominican Sisters Build a Future
Establishing a vital medical outpost in the heart of a dangerous lumbering region.
- The Court Upholds Property Speculation
A landmark superior court ruling confirms that land contracts are strictly enforceable, forcing buyers to pay even if the market shifts.
- A Hospital Built for the Logging Camps
Established by the Dominican Sisters, a new hospital treats the frequent, dangerous accidents of the Grays Harbor timber industry.
- Aberdeen Lures Big Shipyard with Eastern Capital
A new industry promises $50,000 in investment and jobs for 250 men by next summer.
- Aberdeen’s New Salting Plant
A new salmon-packing venture on the waterfront signals a boost for the local economy.
- Aberdeen Capitalists Eye Mexican Sugar Trade
Local investors pour $120,000 into a grand scheme to import sugar cane production from Sinaloa, Mexico.
- A Centennial Fight for Recognition
Local leaders urge the state to honor Captain Robert Gray’s discovery of Grays Harbor, fearing the legislature has sidelined local history in favor of the Chicago World's Fair.
- Tacoma Beats the Railroad Over Its Own Waterfront
The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Northern Pacific's bid to stop harbor lines along Tacoma's waterfront, handing the city a victory over the railroad's claim to 200 feet on each side of its track.
- A Hospital Built for Industry’s Toll
How the Dominican Sisters established a critical medical lifeline for Aberdeen’s dangerous logging and mill works.
- The Need for a New Hospital
A report on the medical needs of a growing logging town, where industry accidents necessitated larger facilities.
- An Oasis for the Injured
As Aberdeen’s mills and logging camps expanded, the Dominican Sisters stepped in to provide vital medical care for an increasingly dangerous industrial front.
- Charting the Grays Harbor Bar
The federal government sends a survey ship to study the treacherous Grays Harbor bar, hinting at the potential for massive economic growth if a jetty is built.
- Aberdeen Secures Competitive Rail Rates
A major victory for the shingle and lumber industry as the Northern Pacific grants terminal rates to Aberdeen, promising expansion and infrastructure growth.
- A Sanctuary for the Harbor’s Injured
Established by the Dominican Sisters, St. Joseph's Hospital is expanding to accommodate the high rate of industrial accidents in Grays Harbor’s mills and logging camps.
- The Harbor’s First Hospital
Established by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a new hospital is meeting the urgent medical needs of Aberdeen’s booming logging and milling industries.
- A Frontier Infirmary for a Logging Boomtown
As Aberdeen's timber mills and logging camps surged with industrial activity, the Dominican Sisters established a hospital to care for the constant influx of injured workers.
- Healing the Hardships of the Harbor
Established by the Dominican Sisters, the city's first hospital was a vital, life-saving response to the high frequency of industrial accidents in the local logging camps.
- The Frontier Hospital Built for the Harbor's Injured
Established by the Dominican Sisters, a new hospital fills a vital need for the Grays Harbor timber and shipping industries.
- The Hospital Built for the Woods
As Aberdeen’s mills and logging camps expand, a new hospital provides critical care for the city's labor force.
- The New Frontier of Healing in Aberdeen
Dominican sisters establish a hospital to treat the frequent, hazardous accidents of the Grays Harbor logging industry.
- The Hospital Built for the Perils of the Mill
Established by the Dominican Sisters, a new hospital fills a vital need for the logging camps and mills of Grays Harbor.
- The Sisters' Healing Mission on the Harbor
A newly established hospital run by the Dominican Sisters addresses the high injury rate in the region's booming mills and camps.