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| 1888 | 1 |
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- The Widow’s Silverware Swindle
A 'weeping widow' targets charitable Seattleites with a high-pressure sales scheme for cheap knives.
- Associated Charities Weeds Out the 'Unworthy'
Seattle's charitable bureau meets to handle a growing caseload, drawing a rigid line between the 'deserving' poor and those deemed unworthy of aid.
- The Tragedy of a Carpenter's Decline
A sick and destitute man finds himself unable to keep up union dues as he battles consumption in Seattle.
- The Unintended Charity Case
A Ballard real estate agent's impulsive act of Thanksgiving kindness accidentally turns into a petty theft.
- The Forgotten Family on the Garret Floor
An impoverished immigrant family, suffering from diphtheria in a cramped Seattle attic, highlights the desperate housing conditions facing newcomers in 1889.
- The Birth of the Associated Charities
Seattle's civic leaders organize a modern 'clearing house' for relief to curb street beggary and provide professionalized aid.
- The Industrial Army's Women's Relief Corps
Working women gather at Third and Cherry to provide aid to the destitute during the economic collapse of 1894.
- The Passing of a Seattle Matron
Following a brief illness, Mrs. John B. Agen, a beloved local resident and artist, passes away in her home at 14th and Seneca.
- The Snow Came, but the Shoveling Jobs Didn’t
Seattle’s charity bureau reported a daily crush of destitute applicants, and even a snowfall failed to create the usual day labor—householders did the shoveling themselves.
- Abandoned and Searching
A young German immigrant mother, abandoned by her husband, struggles to survive in Seattle with her two small children.
- A Family Found in Desperate Straits
A sick, destitute family in Oakesdale is discovered in squalid conditions by a community member.
- The Mason Who Rebuilt Seattle
Otto Ranke, the master mason who constructed many of the city's most prominent buildings and steered the post-fire reconstruction, has died at 49.
- Thanksgiving in a Time of Trouble
As Seattle grapples with the financial instability of 1893, local missions and churches organize a massive effort to ensure no one goes hungry.
- The Sermon on the Breach of Promise
A Seattle pastor sparks a local controversy by invoking the 'stones in glass houses' parable to defend the morals of the parties in the infamous national Pollard-Breckinridge scandal.
- Mutual Aid in the Hinckley Block
Women of the 'Industrial Army' organize to provide food and clothing to families in need during a time of economic instability.
- The Salvation Army’s Radical Winter Shelter
Facing rising unemployment and poverty, the Salvation Army transforms a Jackson Street basement into a 24-hour haven of food, warmth, and labor advocacy.
- The Boss Who Wouldn't Be King
When Tacoma Democrats tried to draft a reluctant Tom Carroll for mayor, the local political machine collided with the city’s complex web of 'boys,' saloons, and backroom deals.
- The Great Rainout: Seattle’s Masonic Festival Drowned by the Sky
As delegates from across the territory gathered for a grand celebration, an unrelenting downpour forced organizers to cancel races and hope for a dry evening tea.
- The Soldiers' Home at Orting: A Haven for Veterans
A report on the successful founding, management, and low death rate at the new state-funded home for disabled soldiers.
- A Warm Haven in the Heart of the Skid Road
While Seattle’s winter chill drove men to the fringes, one mission at Second and Jackson offered a rare sanctuary of light and literature for the city's struggling laborers.
- The Price of Red Tape in Everett
After a man is left to die from neglect, local observers point to a fractured county bureaucracy that prioritizes procedure over the lives of the indigent.
- A Desperate Appeal for a Consumptive Carpenter
A former public official from Minnesota recounts his fall into poverty and illness in Seattle.
- The Professional Vagrant Who Could Not Stay Away
A habitual traveler of the rails, George P. Small, is caught once again in Oregon, highlighting the desperate, recurring struggle of the era's displaced poor.
- Eugene Debs Brings the Railroad War to Seattle—and Dares His Enemy to Debate
At a packed Armory, the American Railway Union leader accuses a railroad manager of bribery and corruption, challenging him to a public forum and a $1,000 charitable wager.
- A Town of Widows: Seattle Rallies for the Franklin Mine Dead
The Post-Intelligencer opens a relief fund for the widows and orphans left by the Franklin mine disaster, one of Washington's worst.