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| Year | Stories |
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| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 4 |
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- Farmers Petition to Reshape the Duwamish Basin
Facing constant flooding and ruin, regional farmers unite to demand a massive engineering project to redirect the Cedar River and deepen the waterways of Seattle.
- Seattle's Young Outlaw Dies—and the Paper Prints His Face
Thomas Blanck, a Seattle criminal notorious before he was twenty, is dead. When the Post-Intelligencer runs his portrait, a reader protests the spectacle—and the city debates how to bury a reputation.
- The Forged Petition That Nearly Paved Second Street—and the Council Fight That Followed
Property owners wanted vitrified brick from Yesler to Pike. Then a signature turned out to be fake, the finance committee cut off money, and the council ordered the work anyway. The city's share: $12,000.
- The Bond Buyer Likes Seattle’s Credit—and Its Empty Storefronts
W. H. Harris tells the Rainier Club that the West is recovering from the panic and that Seattle has fewer vacant buildings, pro rata, than Chicago or St. Paul.
- Railroad Chief Blasts Seattle's Tide-Flat Terminal Plan as Too Costly
The Northern Pacific's chief engineer examines the tide-land plat and warns that filling costs and legal encumbrances could make the terminal scheme prohibitive, jeopardizing railroad centralization.