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  1. A Belligerent Patient at the Steilacoom Asylum

    Apr 7, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWestern State Hospital, Steilacoom, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. The Great Pyramid of Washington Coal

    An 1885 call-to-arms for Seattle citizens to display their bounties—from record-breaking wheat to massive chunks of coal—to prove to the world that 'Oregon is King' might actually be challenged by Washington.

    Aug 14, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  3. The Perilous Depths of the Newcastle Mine

    A rare eyewitness account from 1,000 feet below the earth, where miners fight 'black damp' and underground fires to power a growing Seattle.

    Jan 22, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerNewcastle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  4. The 75-Foot Coal Chute Plunge

    A dock worker survived a terrifying descent through a ship's coal bunker, landing 75 feet below in the hold.

    Nov 19, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  5. The Mother Who Was Left Behind

    A tragic railway accident reveals a painful divide between a social-climbing daughter and her neglected mother.

    Dec 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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