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| 1888 | 2 |
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23 stories matching oscar
- The 'Oscar and Hattie' Proves a Bounty of Fish
A schooner returns from Alaska, signaling the dawn of a new independent fishing industry in Puget Sound.
- Thirty-Seven Miners Died 150 Feet From Safety
An 1894 coroner's jury in Franklin, Washington, heard how a small fire in the Oregon Improvement Company's coal mine became a wall of smoke — and why the men who could have escaped stayed to fight it.
- A Six-Year-Old's Night in Jail: The Abandoned Boy of Railroad Avenue
Eddie Jackans, found half-starved and sleeping in a wagon, was taken to police headquarters—and his parents wished to be rid of him.
- The Black Engineer Who Guarded Franklin Mine—and Was Cleared of Assault
After the mine disaster, Oscar Martin stopped a trespassing engineer with a gun. A justice ruled he was doing his job.
- The Stolen Sunday Best
A university student's religious profession wasn't enough to curb his envy for his roommate's wardrobe.
- Tragic Discovery at Wall Street Mill
The body of a local sawyer who vanished days earlier is recovered from the bay, confirming fears of an industrial accident.
- The Day Seattle Shut Down: Sailors, Longshoremen and the First Labor Day
Banks, courts and public offices closed for the first time in the city's history, 2,500 people packed Pioneer Place for a 36-minute tug-of-war, and a labor orator told the crowd that good wages are the engine of everyone's prosperity.
- They Climbed Rainier First—and Slept in a Sulphur-Scented Ice Cave
In 1870, Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump reached Mount Rainier's summit after a brutal 10½-hour climb, then spent a freezing night beside volcanic steam vents.
- Death at the Neah Bay Cable Crossing
A cable car over the Neah Bay river snapped mid-crossing, killing a prominent attorney as horrified passengers looked on.
- The Wright Trial Turns on a Fall in the Night
A brother's testimony and a missing state witness unsettle a Seattle assault-and-robbery case as the jury nears a verdict.
- The San Mateo Blown Apart in Semiahmoo Bay
A coal-hauling steamer is rendered a floating wreck by a sudden gas explosion, leaving the crew battered but alive.
- The Suicide Machine: An Olympia Pioneer's Meticulous Last Act
A 70-year-old bachelor rigged a gun, a bench and a string in his shed, left a note on a blackboard, and arranged his own death with chilling precision.
- Bertha Jarvis Wants Out
A widow who remarried in Renton in 1885 asks a Seattle court for divorce and a share of the property, cataloguing years of abuse, thrown food and threats against her children.
- The Day Tacoma's Newsboys Went on Strike
Forty newsboys organized a blockade against the evening paper's manager, demanding return privileges for unsold copies.
- A Club in Chaos: Near-Fight and Political Maneuvers in Seattle's Scandinavian Community
A meeting of the Scandinavian Independent Club descended into uproar, with a near personal confrontation, while the executive committee endorsed a legislative candidate.
- The Salted Sea: A Tacoma Captain’s War on the 'Blah' Price Gang
In a fiery letter to the editor, a local shipping captain denounces the collusion of dockworkers and merchants who inflate freight rates, vowing to bypass them entirely for cheaper ports.
- An Unwelcome Suitor at Terrace Street
A woman's attempt to return home was blocked by a man who refused to take 'no' for an answer, leading to a police intervention.
- Lawyers Descend on Seattle to Fix a 'Deplorable' Legal Code
The State Bar Association opens its convention at the Seattle National Bank building, with judges and attorneys pushing nonpartisan courts, a permanent code commission, and better pay for judges.
- Logging Camp Cook Sues for Back Pay
After cooking for a crew and cutting 140,000 feet of timber, a camp cook files a lien on the logs themselves to recover his unpaid wages.
- Populists Nearly Come to Blows Over Their Own Platform
Fifty-five delegates, a hall full of converted Republicans and Democrats, and two competing sets of resolutions in Mount Vernon — the new People's Party of Skagit County almost wrecked itself before it named a single candidate.
- The Stranglehold at Turner Hall
A local wrestling match turns into a scene of chaotic challenges and bravado in Seattle.
- The Ward Clubs Revolt Over Delegate Math
Republican ward clubs across Seattle split over how county convention delegates were apportioned—and who got to name the primary judges.
- The Great Seattle Fire of 1889: Surviving the Flames
While the city turned to ash, local business owners turned to their safes to see what remained of their livelihood.