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| 1892 | 1 |
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6 stories matching afresh
- The Struggle to Flatten Seattle's Hills
Business owners in the North End push to regrade the city’s steep streets, hoping to spur economic growth and bridge the gap between Pike and Blanchard streets.
- The Widow's Relentless Pursuit
A Woodinville widow refused to accept a legal settlement, instead launching a campaign of letters and late-night visits to win back her former suitor.
- Franklin Miners Blast Calls for a New Disaster Investigation
After 37 men died in the Franklin mine explosion, 152 miners signed resolutions defending the coroner's verdict and accusing outside agitators of exploiting their grief.
- The City Against the Light Company
A judge threatens Tacoma's public works board with contempt as the city and a private electric company go to war over rates — and a newspaper editor with his own private electrical plant gets called out in the process.
- Seattle and Tacoma Nearly Came to Blows Over the Ship Canal
At the 1892 Democratic state convention, King County's demand for a canal plank turned the floor into a shouting mob — and the vote flipped twice in a single night.
- A Walla Walla Pastor Defends the Prison's Sunday 'Boxing Bouts'
Rector W. Law writes to defend Warden Coblenz and the penitentiary's Sunday programs, insisting the glove contests that scandalized critics were gentler than a schoolyard game.