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| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 4 |
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| 1887 | 3 |
14 stories matching michael
- The Unsung Pioneer: A Plank Road to the Beach
While Seattle boomed, a local booster named Michael Kelly set out to connect the rural fringes of the Duwamish Valley to the city, one subscription at a time.
- The Hidden Scourge on the Rooftop
When a cigar factory worker in Seattle was discovered to be rotting from a mysterious disease, it sparked a local panic over health, labor, and the limits of the city's care.
- The Unlucky Three: A Case of Professional Laziness
Three men in Seattle face a week of hard labor after a judge determines they are unwilling to work for a living.
- The Banker’s Debt
A wealthy philanthropist discovers that his own neglect of small bills drove a local shoemaker to attempt suicide.
- Tragedy at the Newcastle Mine
A young worker is severely injured in a mining accident and brought to Seattle for an emergency amputation.
- The Tragic Cost of a Long-Standing Feud
A fifteen-year-old boy shoots and kills a man in downtown Oakesdale, Washington, following years of harassment.
- A Saloon Shootout Averted
A Montana man faces justice after drawing a pistol in a Mill Street saloon over a gambling dispute.
- Mining Accident Leads to Fatal Infection
A young miner's tragic end in Newcastle highlights the dangers of the industry and the limitations of 1883 medical care.
- Tragedy on the Tracks in Spokane Falls
A laborer is found horribly mangled near the depot in what is presumed to be a tragic accident born of intoxication.
- A Hero at the Waterfront
An elderly boatswain risks his life in the dark to pull a man from the frigid waters of Elliott Bay.
- Tragedy at Thirty-Third and Museum
A domestic argument in a quiet home ends in a gruesome double tragedy that shocks the Seattle community.
- The Last Hours of the Bark El Dorado
A harrowing account of a merchant ship's destruction in a fierce gale off the Washington coast, as told by one of the few men to survive the wreckage.
- The Tragedy of Mine No. 4
A longtime coal miner is crushed by a sudden roof collapse in Newcastle, leaving behind a family and a history of loss.
- The Forgotten Pioneer History of the Puget Sound
A remarkable 1888 address recalls the precarious early years of Washington Territory, from the first colonial settlements to the grit required to build a government in the wilderness.