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| Year | Stories |
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| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
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- A Clean Sweep at the Agricultural College
Regents overhaul faculty at the state’s agricultural college, firing staff and merging departments in a radical restructuring effort.
- Commencement at the Academy of the Holy Names
A crowded hall celebrates the academic achievements of young women at a cornerstone Seattle institution on Jackson and Ninth.
- The Art of Survival on $4 a Week
A Seattle family reveals the harrowing, precise mathematics of feeding themselves for pennies a day in the wake of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
- The Cipher and the Confession: Louis Kostrauch’s Cold-Blooded Gamble
After allegedly faking a death and burning a house to escape a life of poverty, a conspirator explains how a forgotten cipher key and a betrayal of trust landed him in the Seattle city jail.
- Seattle's University Pleads for a Building Worthy of the State
An 1895 editorial makes the case that the University of Washington has outgrown its territorial-era quarters — and that the legislature must fund the new campus between Lake Union and Union Bay.
- The University’s Wish List: New Departments, New Money
In 1895, UW regents asked King County legislators for laboratories, professors and a geological survey—and argued that the whole state would benefit.
- The City Wants Its Fair Share: Republican Wards Revolt Over Delegate Math
Three ward clubs storm the county Republican committee to protest an apportionment that hands the countryside outsized power — and the committee adjourns without budging an inch.
- Ellensburg's New Normal School Opens on the Hill
Ellensburg's new State Normal School opened to students, a brick-and-stone landmark with a gymnasium, auditorium, electric lights, and a rare surplus left in the building fund.
- Seattle's Schools Burst at the Seams as the City Booms
In 1893 the school board scrambles for classrooms, defends high-school education, and counts the cost of keeping up with a fast-growing city.