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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 38 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 49 |
| 1895 | 63 |
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- Shingle Weavers Choose Shutdown Over Pay Cuts
Workers in Tacoma and the Puget Sound area reject a proposed 25 percent wage reduction, preferring to see mills close entirely.
- Before the Tide Lands Sold, Seattle Had to Erase Its Own Streets
Property owners rushed the City Council to vacate old street lines across Elliott Bay tide lands before a May 13 purchase deadline—or risk tangled titles and lost waterfront.
- Tacoma City Council in Total Chaos
Local taxpayers move to overthrow the entire city government following a series of corruption charges and aggressive infighting between the council and the board of public works.
- Masters and Pilots Revolt Against Port Inspector
A powerful local maritime union files formal charges against U.S. Inspector W. J. Bryant, alleging systemic corruption, bullying, and insurance kickbacks.
- Tacoma’s Whitewash That Wasn’t
A public-works president accuses a newly appointed superintendent of dishonesty—then refuses to put the charges in writing.
- The Saloon Brawl that Landed 'Jumbo' in Jail
A long-standing feud between a local fixture and a detective boils over in the Nevada Saloon.
- The Forced Relocation of the Spokane Tribe
As winter approaches, government agents scramble to move Spokane families to the Coeur d'Alene reservation, offering small frame houses as an incentive.
- Legal Troubles and Domestic Strife in Tacoma
A Chinese missionary arrested under the Geary Act and a father's charge of vagrancy against his daughter.
- The Custody Battle of 1892
A broken leg, a trip to Los Angeles, and a claim of infidelity lead to a bitter divorce trial in Seattle as parents clash over their son.
- Two Spokane Chiefs Sign a Reservation Agreement After Years of Refusal
Enoch and Louis, leaders of the Upper and Middle Spokane, agree to move to reservations set by the 1887 treaty after years of living in the canyons.
- The Terminal War: How the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Seized Seattle
Wireless reports confirm that two major railroads are conspiring to make Seattle their northern terminus, effectively cutting off Tacoma from transcontinental traffic.
- The Hop Pickers' Smallpox Scare
As the hop harvest approaches, local labor agent Joseph Tebeau worries that fear of a smallpox outbreak will leave fields empty.
- The Reverend and the Chinese Theater Scandal
A Seattle minister is arrested for allegedly smuggling Chinese actors into the country under the guise of World's Fair performers.
- Ballard's Tide Flats Belong to the Uplanders, State Board Rules
In a decision touching Shilshole Avenue and the Ballard waterfront, the state land commissioners gave upland owners the preferred right to buy tide lands—and warned cities not to become land speculators.
- The Editor and the Chief
The editor of the Seattle Telegraph is charged with criminal libel after publishing a scathing exposé on the police chief's alleged protection of gambling dens.
- The Health Officer's Election Brawl
A local health official survives a political 'trial' after being accused of interference at the polls.
- The Fight for the Graveyard
Puyallup Indians threaten to dismantle a parsonage built on their burial grounds as tensions over reservation land ownership flare.
- A Spokane Policeman and a Runaway Wife
A husband tracks his wife's secret life through a trail of letters and discovers she has moved on with a Spokane police officer.
- John McGraw Secures Victory as Washington’s New Governor
With returns finalized across several counties, the Republican ticket sweeps the state, soundly defeating the People's Party and Democratic challengers.
- The Riverfront Battle in Hoquiam
Harbor commissioners prepare to hear grievances over the control of the Hoquiam riverfront, an ongoing dispute between private industry and public interest.
- The Granite Controversy at Port Orchard
Seattle labor organizers protest the use of British Columbia rock for a U.S. Navy contract.
- Fire Chief Hunt Faces Citizenship Probe
Seattle's Fire Chief is accused of fraudulent naturalization, triggering a tense standoff within the Board of Fire Commissioners.
- Scandal at the Orting Soldiers' Home
The commandant of the state home for veterans faces a morals charge brought by an inmate.
- Seattle's Teachers Were Put on Monthly Contracts—and Cut Off in a Fire or Epidemic
In June 1895, the Seattle school board approved next year's teaching staff but changed the terms of the job: no annual contracts, ten days' notice, and no pay if fire or disease closed a school. The same meeting also debated Queen Anne school plans and cost overruns.
- The Great Mountain Name War
Tensions boil over as Tacoma citizens petition to rename the newly designated Mount Rainier reservation to Mount Tacoma, reigniting a 100-year-old geographic debate.