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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1891 | 20 |
| 1892 | 27 |
| 1893 | 37 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 69 |
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- Skagit County Teachers Demand Pay Equity
At the close of their annual institute, local educators highlight the gender wage gap in the public school system.
- The Industrial Boom of Salmon Bay
A major creosote plant, destined to be the largest of its kind in the nation, promises to reshape Seattle’s industrial landscape and bring hundreds of jobs to Salmon Bay.
- After the Great Fire, Tull Built Bigger
A Spokane furniture merchant lost a new bank building in the 1889 blaze, then rebuilt at Riverside and Stevens with the city's largest block.
- A Timber Titan at Smith's Cove
With a new $150,000 capital infusion, the Western Land and Logging Company is set to build the coast's largest shingle and saw mill.
- The Great Salmon Train
In a bid to secure freight business, a Seattle railroad manager stored an entire season's catch of salmon in boxcars for six months, resulting in the city's largest-ever rail shipment.
- Expanding Seattle's Waterfront for Global Trade
Local builders begin a massive wharf expansion project to accommodate the largest steamships on the Pacific.
- Seattle's Central Market Burns in the City's Largest Fire
A night blaze destroys the Central Market building, kills a lineman, and leaves hundreds of commission merchants and market gardeners ruined.
- From Embers to Empire: The Resilience of the Port Blakely Mill
When fire destroyed the massive Port Blakely sawmill in 1888, the company didn't just rebuild—they turned it into the largest, most productive operation on Puget Sound.
- Leavenworth's Nickel Boom: 'The Largest in the World'
A carload of ore from the Negro Creek district sets off visions of the greatest mining camp in the United States.
- The Republican Campaign Heats Up in Skagit County
Candidate John H. McGraw receives a hero's welcome in Mount Vernon during a massive political rally.
- The Boston Post Looks East: Seattle’s ‘Great’ Ascent
An outsider’s awe at the Pacific Northwest’s rapid growth reveals a city on the brink of becoming an American metropolis.
- A Mass Initiation in Colfax
An unprecedented surge in membership sees the Woodmen of the World initiate thirty-eight new members in a single ceremony.
- The Waterfall That Would Light Seattle
In 1895, promoters promised to harness Snoqualmie Falls—taller than Niagara and only 23 miles from Seattle—and send thousands of horsepower over copper wire.
- The Opium Barrel That Shook Tacoma
A mislabeled shipment of 'sour krout' hides a fortune in smuggled drug, marking the largest seizure in the port's history.
- The Strategic Choice of Port Orchard
A government commission selects Sinclair Harbor as the ideal location for the Pacific Navy Yard, citing its natural defenses and proximity to Seattle and Tacoma.
- The Shipyard That Moved: How Hall Brothers Brought 500 Jobs to Seattle
As the nation debates tariffs and statehood, a major industrial shift is reshaping Seattle's economy. The country's largest shipbuilding firm has relocated its operations here, promising an immediate influx of workers and capital.
- The Boom Town That Wasn't: A 1891 Real Estate Pitch
Before the land was logged or the mines were fully opened, developers promised a metropolis on the shores of Lake McMurray—selling 'the coming city' on a dream of coal, timber, and sandstone.
- Seattle Honors Its Civil War Veterans
A massive Memorial Day parade and solemn ceremony at Lake View Cemetery mark the city's largest-ever tribute to fallen Union soldiers.
- The Million-Dollar Dry Dock Across the Sound
At Port Orchard, contractors raced to finish the largest dry dock in America—and boasted it would be third largest in the world.
- The Mill That Almost Killed Everyone: A Miracle at the Cowlitz Sawmill
A massive pulley shattered and flew over a crowded mill floor in Grays Harbor. Miraculously, no one was killed—only one man injured—sparking relief in a region where industrial accidents were routine.
- Centennial Holiday Brings Excursions to Seattle
While the nation observed the Washington Centennial with parades and solemn ceremonies, Tacoma residents flocked to the docks for a holiday excursion to the bustling city of Seattle.
- The Monster of Tokeland
A massive whale beaches itself in Pacific County, drawing crowds and sparking wild speculation about its age and history.
- The Boom-Era Dream of the Rainier Valley
An 1891 advertisement paints a vivid picture of the speculative fever that drove Seattle's suburban expansion along the new electric streetcar lines.
- The Dream of the Suburban Acre
In 1891, developers marketed the 'choicest' acre tracts in the newly burgeoning suburbs of Seattle, promising growth along the Rainier Avenue Electric Railway.
- The Breakfast Guest That Wouldn't Leave
A morning meal in rural Washington is interrupted by a massive bear, leading to a desperate struggle at the farmhouse window.