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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1893 | 13 |
| 1894 | 13 |
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- Tragedy on the Slough
A sixteen-month-old child loses her life in a tragic drowning accident near the family home.
- Aberdeen's Schools Face a Budgetary Cliff
With a funding shortfall and the economic pain of the 1894 railroad strike hitting local coffers, the newly formed school board struggles to keep doors open for more than six months.
- Aberdeen’s Battle Over Teacher Pay
Taxpayers defeat a school levy, but the school board hikes teacher wages anyway, sparking a debate over the school term length.
- The Prairie Schooner Pilgrims: From Texas to the Timber Barons
Two men from a thirty-strong wagon train arrive in Aberdeen after a six-month odyssey across the continent, proving that even with poor roads and vast distances, Grays Harbor is the new promised land for ambitious settlers.
- Survival in the Wynoochee Snow
Four hunters face starvation in the mountain snow, surviving for a month on nothing but elk and eagle meat.
- Tragedy Strikes During a Local Picnic
A young family's outing on the Wishkah River ends in the sudden, mysterious death of their infant child.
- The Price of a Lien: Laborers Shortchanged in Log Sale
After months of legal delays, loggers find their hard-earned wages swallowed by legal fees and court costs.
- The Auditor's Ledger: Efficiency and the Salary System
Chehalis County Auditor Geo. W. Boyington defends his record against the backdrop of the transition from fee-based to salaried public service.
- Aberdeen Faces School Funding Crisis
School board calls for a special election to determine if property owners will pay an additional tax to keep classes in session.
- The Battle for Aberdeen’s Streetlights
Cash-strapped taxpayers and the city council clash over whether to go dark or pay the bill for municipal electric lighting.
- The Pioneer Fever: Why Aberdeen's First Business Leaders Stayed
Early commercial titans share the accidents, rainy days, and raw optimism that led them to build a city on the muddy banks of Grays Harbor.
- Aberdeen Keeps the Lights On, Three Months at a Time
When the electric company threatened to shut down the plant, citizens and city officials scraped together a temporary guarantee to keep Aberdeen lit.
- The City That Grew from Timber to Town in 18 Months
A promotional puff piece reveals Aberdeen’s explosive growth: population jumping from 800 to over 2,000, with a $35,000 monthly payroll and the best electric lights in Washington.
- The Wage War in the Schoolhouse
A fiery public disagreement erupts in the press over whether teachers are overpaid or simply under-appreciated laborers.
- The Harbor's Salmon Season: 40,000 Cases, 200 Jobs—and a Case for the Lowly Dog Salmon
A Grays Harbor cannery packed nearly two million cans and paid fishermen more than $50,000 in three months, while a correspondent argued the maligned dog salmon was as good as dried beef.
- The Cost of Governance in South Bend
Facing economic pressure, the city council slashes official salaries and eliminates the night watchman position.
- A Grim Discovery on the Beach at Ocosta
A local man searching for driftwood finds human remains near the site of a past tragedy.
- The Launching of the City of Aberdeen
A new passenger steamer hits the waters of Grays Harbor, promising speed and luxury to locals.
- Trapped by Seventy-One Inches of Snow
Extreme winter weather isolates Aberdeen and Ocosta, shutting down transportation routes.
- The Great Grays Harbor Gold Rush
A prospector who claimed to have a secret method for extracting gold from harbor sands vanishes, leaving behind a community of duped investors.
- 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 Water System Takes Shape
City council approves major expenditure to secure water rights and bond financing for local infrastructure.
- Aberdeen's Bold Rail Gamble
Citizens rally to secure the Northern Pacific connection by donating land, lumber, and labor to bypass rail delays.
- The Unlucky Husbands of Mrs. Fowler
A local curiosity report regarding a woman whose husbands seem to meet a grim deadline exactly two years after marriage.
- The Telegraph Arrives in Aberdeen
A Western Union crew arrives to modernize the city's connection to the outside world.