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9 stories matching lest

  1. The Lonely Traveler’s Fear of the 'Conspiracy'

    A Welsh immigrant's cross-state journey ends in the Seattle jail, fueled by his desperate pleas for protection from imagined pursuers.

    Jan 19, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Price of a Free Ticket

    In 1883, the Post-Intelligencer took a stand against the 'free pass' corruption, where railroad companies leveraged free travel to buy the silence of regional editors.

    Dec 18, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Day Seattle’s Women Lost the Vote

    When the Territorial Supreme Court struck down women’s suffrage in 1887, the city’s lawyers, politicians, and citizens scrambled to interpret the fallout of a ruling that suddenly stripped thousands of their hard-won rights.

    Feb 4, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Siege and Tragedy at Friday Harbor

    A reclusive farmer's descent into madness and murder in the San Juan Islands ended in a gruesome, fiery standoff with local law enforcement.

    Feb 5, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerShaw Island, San Juan CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Price of Independence

    A fiery retort from the Post-Intelligencer defending Seattle's civic spirit against charges of anti-railroad agitation.

    Apr 9, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  6. The Ghostly Burglar of Main and 12th

    A Seattle household tried everything to stop a persistent intruder—from chair barricades to tin-pan alarms—but the culprit bypassed every obstacle, leaving the family baffled.

    Feb 2, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  7. The Salvage Ship That Came to Raise Puget Sound’s Sunken Wrecks

    A new wrecking schooner arrived in Seattle with a rubber-suited diver, hydraulic jacks and a plan to lift the sunken Mississippi and Warhawk from the Sound.

    Aug 1, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle harbor, SeattleWork & Pay · Strange But True

  8. The Rivalry for Sound Trade

    A Port Townsend newspaper critiques Seattle's aggressive expansionism and 'booster' mentality in an effort to rally its own merchant class.

    Sep 28, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  9. 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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