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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 87 |
| 1891 | 30 |
| 1892 | 122 |
| 1893 | 153 |
| 1894 | 170 |
| 1895 | 236 |
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- The Price-Fixing Meat Trust
Seattle's wholesale meat dealers move in lockstep to drive up prices on beef, pork, and mutton.
- A Tailor's Romance Gone Wrong
A local tailor accused a woman he courted of disappearing with his personal effects, highlighting the dangers of lodging house life in Seattle.
- A Tolt Farmer's Simple Solution for Hop Pests
After trying every known remedy, a local farmer discovers a cost-effective way to save his harvest.
- End of the Salmon Ban
Local fishermen win a victory as the state repeals restrictions on salmon fishing in Puget Sound.
- The Ghost Town That Refused to Die
A legal war between Denver, Washington, and the city of Spokane ends in the state supreme court, effectively wiping a town off the map.
- The Comptroller Wins the Battle for the Washington National Bank
A federal judge rules that the Comptroller of the Currency has the final word on bank insolvency, effectively ending the directors' resistance to a receiver.
- The Fight Over Corporate Subsidies in the 1889 State Constitution
Delegates at the Washington Constitutional Convention engage in a heated debate over whether counties should be allowed to use public tax money to subsidize private railroad construction.
- The Anacortes School Board Scandal
Citizens launch an investigation into the district’s finances following a explosive public expose of school board mismanagement.
- The County Treasurer Who Walked Out of Custody
With $2,063 missing from Port Angeles accounts, ex-Treasurer M. J. Clump slipped away from a deputy and inspired a reward nobody expected to collect.
- The City That Stopped Cutting: Why Seattle's Mills Shut Down
When an oversupply of lumber and a city-wide shift toward brick construction forced the city's mills into an unexpected, collective silence.
- The Great Seattle Fire: A Military Account of the Ruins
Colonel Haines recounts the chaos, the failed efforts to contain the 1889 fire with explosives, and the deployment of the National Guard to maintain order amidst the ashes.
- A Miner's Jealous Rage: Esau Baltimore Weeps Over the Roslyn Murder
Esau Baltimore waives examination for the shooting death of Mrs. Lillie Turner and is bound over to superior court, while friends of the victim debate taking justice into their own hands.
- The Supreme Court Halts Seattle's Street Grading
A landmark court ruling forces the city to stop leveling streets unless they pay damages to homeowners.
- A Car Famine at the Shingle Mills
A shortage of freight cars threatens to ruin small shingle manufacturers across the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern line.
- The Tragic Passing of Little Johnnie Alden
A grief-stricken child follows his father to the grave, unable to survive the loss of his hero.
- Seattle's Justice System Ruled Illegal
A state Supreme Court decision against Tacoma’s police court has triggered a legal crisis in Seattle, leaving local officials scrambling to save the city’s ability to prosecute crime.
- A Final Request for Mercy
A desperate railroad worker took his own life in a Second Street hotel, leaving behind a note confessing he was struggling to suppress a violent urge to kill.
- Northern Pacific Workers Face Widespread Wage Cuts
Facing revenue declines, the Northern Pacific Railroad imposes sweeping pay reductions on its staff, sparking potential strike actions across the system.
- The Bank Failed, but the Panic Didn't Come
When Merchants' National Bank closed in 1895, depositors lined up, then went home reassured. The real scramble was for the receiver's job.
- The Settler's Victory Against the Northern Pacific
A landmark Secretary of the Interior decision in 1888 effectively blocked the Northern Pacific Railroad from seizing 'indemnity' lands held by Washington homesteaders.
- Major Victory for Settlers on Indian Reservation Lands
A federal decision reverses a precedent, ruling that reservation land is not subject to railroad grants.
- Bank Failure Sparks Assassination Attempt
- The Strike That Stopped the Moulders
A terse notice from the Seattle Foundry warns local workers to stay away, signaling a labor dispute that has effectively shut down operations in the city's industrial heart.
- Seattle's Rival Gas and Electric Firms Merge Under One Roof
The Union Electric Company and the Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company lease their plants to a new Union Illuminating Company, promising customers that 'consumers will be unaffected.'
- The Roslyn Coal Miners Defy Wage Cuts
Miners at the Northern Pacific Coal Company reject a new contract, demanding a fair wage as the specter of the 1888 strike looms over the camp.