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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 10 |
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- The Relief Scandal: Secretary Accused of Profiteering from the Needy
A Seattle relief committee secretary faces investigation after allegations that he cashed a relief check and kept the majority of the funds.
- The Ghost Relief Recipients
A Seattle charity secretary is caught creating fake relief applications to steal funds, revealing a rot in the city's aid system.
- Fairhaven Organizes for Fire
Twenty-five citizens meet to fund hose, carts, and a bucket brigade ahead of the city's formal incorporation.
- Vigilante Sentiment Grows After Sunday Violence
A wave of fights and assaults by 'tramps and toughs' on Harris Street leaves the town calling for better policing.
- Boomtown Hype Meets a National Hero
General Russell A. Alger visits the booming city of Fairhaven, promising to lobby for a port of entry as speculators dream of rising land values.
- The Times Compositors Walk Out
A labor dispute over 'narrow measure' typesetting and contract length leads to a strike at the Seattle Evening Times.
- A Gift for a Growing City
Prominent developer Nelson Bennett pledges a steam fire engine to Fairhaven, sparking a massive community fundraising effort.
- Fairhaven Fights for Its Own Steamship Line
Local merchants move to break the shipping monopoly of Seattle and Tacoma by courting a direct San Francisco steamship connection.
- The Four Cities of the Bay: A Failed Marriage
Delegates from four separate municipalities on Bellingham Bay meet to debate the dream—and the logistical nightmare—of merging into a single metropolis.
- The Fire Engine Test that Thrilled Fairhaven
Citizens and business leaders gathered to watch a dramatic demonstration of a new chemical firefighting engine, sparking immediate calls for city-wide protection.