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8 stories matching jackson

  1. The Pioneer Who Built Seattle’s Timber Empire

    William M. Fulton, a lumber magnate who shaped the city’s early economy, has died at his Jackson Street home.

    Apr 10, 1899The Seattle Star10 Jackson Street, Seattle, King County

  2. The Yokohama House Murders: A Seattle Tragedy

    A Japanese woman is found strangled and poisoned in her Fourth Avenue home; police arrest a lodger and hunt for a white suspect.

    May 31, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Senator’s Seattle Sojourn: Fairbanks Tours the City Before Heading North

    Vice President-elect Charles W. Fairbanks and his entourage spent a whirlwind day in Seattle, touring the Great Northern terminal, Lake Washington, and receiving a civic welcome before departing for Alaska.

    Jun 12, 1899The Seattle StarUnion Station, Seattle, King County

  4. The Seattle Star’s Bold Prediction: Cable Cars, Real Estate Booms, and the 'Famine' of Housing

    In March 1899, the city's leading paper championed new transit infrastructure as the key to unlocking a real estate boom, while simultaneously warning of a severe shortage of homes for newcomers.

    Mar 2, 1899The Seattle StarJackson Street, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Gold Brick Gang: How Seattle’s Smugglers Were Caught Red-Handed

    A trio of young men ran a sophisticated counterfeiting ring out of their rooming house, selling fake gold bricks to unsuspecting merchants and bankers before being busted by detectives.

    Mar 23, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Sudden End of a Seattle Lawman

    Bolton Rogers, a former police chief who rose from a hack-driver to the top of the department, has died following a struggle with brain fever.

    Jun 6, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  7. The Iron Leviathan Meets the Excursionists: A Day on Puget Sound

    When the USS Iowa arrived in Port Orchard, local dignitaries and chamber of commerce members boarded a steamer to greet the battleship, leading to a dramatic encounter in the fog and a cordial invitation to a banquet.

    Jun 12, 1899The Seattle StarPort Orchard, Kitsap CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  8. The Man Who Found Gold on the McMillan

    C.P. Osborne returns from the Yukon with tales of rich placer deposits and starving travelers, predicting a new gold rush rivaling Klondike.

    Jun 26, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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