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| 1888 | 4 |
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- A Deadly Triangle in Mineral City
A rancher takes the life of his friend who had been relentlessly harassing his 17-year-old wife.
- Competition at West Seattle
The Red Star Gun Club held a marksmanship competition in West Seattle under challenging, rainy conditions.
- Tragedy at Moore's Pond
Two young brothers perish in a drowning accident while their mother and a nearby observer look on helplessly.
- Seattle Wins the Pennant While Tacoma's Players Chase Unpaid Wages
Portland folds, Seattle is awarded the 1891 league championship—but in Tacoma and Spokane, ballplayers are waiting for salaries and threatening to sue.
- The Seattle Athletic Club Claims Madison Park
Local baseball clubs strike a deal for a new home field, with plans for tracks and modern amenities.
- The Vision for a Central Park
Superintendent Schwagerl plans to transform a forty-acre ridge tract into an exposition of native Washington flora and a scenic reservoir.
- The Labor of Living: A 1888 Plea for Early Closing
Seattle store clerks organize to secure a shorter workday, challenging the relentless 'open-until-late' culture of the booming city.
- Seattle Takes the Baseball Pennant by Default
The Portland baseball club collapses mid-season, handing the Pacific Northwest League title to Seattle.
- Tacoma's Baseball Franchise on the Brink
A professional league team threatens to fold after the city fails to support them, despite a winning record.
- Competition Heats Up at the West Seattle Grounds
Local marksmen test their aim in the season's first medal shoot, while a friendly wager between rival club presidents turns sour for one.
- The Unlucky Treasurer and the Misbehaving Rifle
A banking executive is accidentally shot in a downtown Seattle gun store, sparking a brief mystery about the weapon's safety.
- The Unseen Labor of a Male Housekeeper
A rare 1888 account reveals a 'male housekeeper' performing the exhaustive, often back-breaking daily labor typically expected of women, in a time when such roles were strictly gender-segregated.
- The Struggle for Custody of Hazel Buell
A young girl rescued from a city 'resort' becomes the subject of a custody battle between her biological father and a teacher.
- The Farmers' Valley Canal
A coalition of valley landowners and city officials meet to debate the funding and construction of a massive drainage canal.
- The Redcoats Have Landed in Seattle
A detachment of Northwest Mounted Police arrives in Seattle, turning heads and fraternizing with U.S. sailors before heading to the Yukon.
- The Last Survivor of Collins' Expedition
Robert Stevenson reflects on a grueling 1860 forest clearing journey and the vanished fort on the White River.
- The Great Land Grab of 1890
Official records from the Seattle land office reveal a massive migration of settlers moving into Washington’s 'virgin soil,' fueling a population boom and shifting the region's economy toward private ownership.
- The Roslyn Race War: How a Strike Turned Seattle into a Fortress
In February 1903, hundreds of armed Black miners from Montana arrived in Seattle bound for the coal mines of Roslyn. The city braced for violence as white workers threatened to close down the town's economy and seize its property.
- The Housekeeper's Revenge
A Seattle gunsmith returns home to find his entire household cleared out by his disgruntled housekeeper, setting off a local legal tug-of-war.
- Bethune’s Report Chronicles Washington’s Early Gold Discoveries
A state geologist’s 1891 report reveals the immense mineral promise of Washington, dreaming of a future where steel mills line the mountains and industrial progress transforms the rugged wilderness.
- The Webster's Wild Ride: A Steamship’s Storm-Tossed Survival in Puget Sound
After being battered by a violent gale and running dangerously low on coal, the steamer *Webster* limped into port just days after its sister ship foundered nearby, leaving passengers shaken but alive.
- Seattle Takes the Pennant as the Pacific Northwest League Folds
Four clubs vote to end a money-losing season; Seattle is awarded the second-half title, and a championship series with Portland is proposed.
- Twenty-Five-Year-Old Stakes in the Monte Cristo Wilderness
Joe Pearsell, the prospector who opened the Monte Cristo mines, describes finding faded red survey stakes and 1850s sluice boxes in a country so savage he thinks it will only be tamed by tourists once the railroad arrives.
- Seattle Burned the Devil's Playthings in the City Furnace
The Colored Pastime Club's cards and tables went up in smoke, reviving memories of the Budweiser raid, Sheriff Cochran's cleanup, and the 1885 Chinese riots.
- The Great Road War: How Kitsap County Bribed Its Way to Steal Seattle’s Trade
While Seattle merchants sneer at their neighbors, a secret fund has been raised in Olympia to build a direct road from Olalla to the Sound, bypassing Tacoma and threatening Seattle's commercial dominance.