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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 36 |
| 1891 | 11 |
| 1892 | 81 |
| 1893 | 107 |
| 1894 | 38 |
| 1895 | 35 |
333 stories matching jackson
- The Political Brawl on Fourth Street
A simmering feud within the County Colored Republican Club ends in a shooting that leaves a man critically wounded and a community divided.
- The Struggle for Seattle's Police Chief
A power struggle erupts between the city's gambling interests and a Chief of Police who refuses to play their game.
- Trolley Collision at Fourth and Jackson
A freight car and a passenger cable car collide in downtown Seattle, but fortunately leave no passengers injured.
- City Hall Sewer Scandal Claims Another Victim
A foreman is fired after refusing to yield control of a North Seattle sewer tunnel to an unqualified, politically appointed successor.
- Seattle's Jackson and Rainier Lots Came With Cottages
In 1888, a massive housing development promised buyers a 'small fortune' by raffling off luxury cottages to lucky land purchasers.
- The Political Sewer Scheme
A power struggle in Seattle’s city hall erupts over patronage, infrastructure, and the systematic firing of qualified engineers to make room for political favorites.
- The 'Small Fortune' Lottery in Early Seattle
A 1888 real estate promotion for Jackson and Rainier streets promised investors not just a home, but a chance at a windfall in a property lottery.
- The Unlucky Yawn of Mr. Jackson
A Seattle man faces an awkward medical predicament after his jaw locks mid-yawn.
- A Landmark Burns: Andrew Jackson's House on Jackson Street Lost to Fire
The vacant mansion, once a showplace near the old cable trestle, is destroyed in an early morning blaze; neighbors suspect boys.
- A Dangerous Walk Down Jackson Street
An elderly worker suffered a fifteen-foot plunge after falling through a failing street plank on Jackson Street.
- Five Free Cottages Offered With Seattle Building Lots
Developers Kittinger Brothers launch a marketing blitz for their new 'Jackson and Rainier Streets Addition,' complete with a promise to raffle off modern cottages to random lot buyers.
- The Disappearance of Chloe Jackson
A young woman vanishes from a 'devil’s hole' dance hall after a heated confrontation with a jealous partner, leaving a community searching for answers in the shadows of the Seattle waterfront.
- Seattle Fire Department Eyes Expansion
Board of commissioners plots a budget for 1894 that includes new stations on Jackson and Madison streets.
- The 1888 Land Grab: Seattle’s First Lottery-Style Housing Development
Before modern zoning and master plans, developers in the boom-era Northwest used gimmicks like house-lot raffles to sell undeveloped land on the city’s fringes.
- Assault on Jackson Street
A violent confrontation at the corner of Jackson and South Third leaves one man hospitalized and others facing justice.
- The Political Fate of the Police Chief
Behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the police board suggests that Chief Jackson’s tenure is coming to an abrupt end, much to the concern of local gambling interests.
- The Widow of the Woods
A woman refuses to cede timber land claimed by her two late husbands, daring anyone to trespass on her property.
- The Cable Car That Changed Seattle: Jackson Street Line to Open August 1st
As the Jackson and Mill Street cable road prepares for its inaugural run, developers are already betting that this new artery will double and triple property values in the city's most desirable district.
- The Underworld War Over Seattle’s Gambling Dens
A rival gambling faction uses the press to smear the Chief of Police while police corruption allegations bubble up in the city’s saloons.
- The 'Kid Committee' Sinks Andrew Jackson
A patronage feud at city hall topples the water works superintendent—then a procedural trick sets up a second vote.
- The 1888 Seattle Housing Gamble
Developers promised a 'small fortune' to lucky buyers in this early Seattle land scheme.
- Jackson and Rainier Lots Came With Cottage Prizes
Before the city’s massive growth, real estate developers used high-stakes gambling to entice buyers to the edges of town.
- The Real Estate Giveaway That Promised a 'Small Fortune'
In 1888, developers sold off 60 lots in Seattle with a high-stakes gambling hook: a chance to win a fully built cottage on your property.
- Chief Jackson’s Quest for a Better Police Dispatch
Seattle’s Chief of Police returns from a fact-finding mission to Portland and San Francisco, hoping to import a superior telephone patrol system to curb the static and confusion of the local line.
- The Six-Hour Coup
A corrupt acting mayor attempts to replace the police chief to open the city to gamblers, only to be overruled upon the mayor’s return.