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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 4 |
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- John H. McGraw Inaugurated as Governor
In an ceremony marked by fair skies, John H. McGraw assumes the governorship of Washington, succeeding Elisha P. Ferry.
- An Expensive Dip in the Sound
A purser's accidental plunge into the harbor leads to a secret payoff to hush a blunder.
- Seattle's Sewer Scandal: A City Council in Disarray
Mayor Ronald’s scathing message exposes massive budget overruns and administrative incompetence in the city's public works department.
- The Fight Over School Funding
A Seattle legislator warns that a proposed state school levy would strip over $150,000 from the coffers of Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane.
- A Heartfelt Farewell to a Departing Official
Employees of the county treasurer's office threw an unannounced celebration for their outgoing chief, Byron Phelps, who was recently elected mayor.
- The Office Siege: King County’s Standoff Clerk
After an election dispute, the outgoing county clerk refuses to vacate, leading to a surreal occupation of the King County office that continues through a locked safe and a cold-shoulder standoff.
- Student Riot at Pullman Agricultural College
A group of Pullman citizens and regents condemn students who pelted visiting officials with eggs and mud while defending their outgoing president.
- The Fire Chief’s Final Warning
In a 1888 city report, Seattle’s outgoing fire chief slams the 'primitive' volunteer system and warns that the city's rapid growth has left it dangerously under-protected against disaster.
- The Great Seattle Audit: When the Mayor Defended the Ledger
Facing down accusations of corruption and fiscal recklessness, Seattle’s outgoing mayor releases a meticulous—and defensive—account of his administration's massive infrastructure push.
- The Stowaway with Seventeen Guns
A Victoria burglar thought he’d outsmarted police by hiding between decks on the steamer *Premier*, but a sharp-eyed customs officer at the Seattle dock caught him red-handed—and found his loot.
- A Railroad Dream to Steal Tacoma's Trade
An electric road from Sidney to Vaughn, stitched together with volunteer labor and boat connections, promised to pull the upper Sound's commerce away from Tacoma and into Seattle.
- Tide Lands and Populists: Tacoma's 1895 City Hall Fight
Eight council seats are up, the Chamber of Commerce wants a business ticket, and the city's war on corporations may decide the election.
- The Road That Was Supposed to Build the Puget Sound Country
A canvasser reports that Seattle merchants back a permanent state road to Tacoma, promising winter travel, jobs for working men and a rush of small-holding settlement.
- The Anti-Catholic Crusade Comes to Rake's Hall
A Seattle crowd packed a nativist A.P.A. rally to hear a Baptist pastor demand that immigrants prove their patriotism—or take the first train home.