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9 stories matching simmon

  1. The Struggle Over Fraudulent Certificates

    Federal authorities clamp down on an alleged scheme to bring Chinese immigrants into the U.S. through falsified identity papers.

    Jun 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. Vigilante Justice in Shelton

    A local dispute over stolen money devolves into a gunpoint standoff on the water near Shelton.

    Oct 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerShelton, Mason CountyTrue Crime

  3. Fifteen Hundred Fans and One Silk Pennant: Port Gamble Takes the Sound Championship

    A steamer of rooters, gold coin at the gate and a decisive game at Madison Street Park — Port Gamble beat Port Blakeley 15 to 5 for the Puget Sound pennant, and flew it from the steamer's jackstaff.

    Sep 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street Park, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  4. The Weekend Amateur Diamond

    As spring weather returns to Seattle, local amateur baseball clubs open their season with matches held in West Seattle and at the Howell Street grounds.

    Apr 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHowell Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  5. Sidney Hotel Lost to Afternoon Blaze

    A rapid-fire inferno destroys a town landmark, underscoring the dangers of early Seattle-area settlements lacking municipal fire suppression.

    May 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Orchard, Kitsap CountyDisasters

  6. A Fraternal Greeting from Tacoma

    The First Unitarian Society of Seattle welcomes its new pastor with a formal reception and a warm letter of solidarity from their sister church in Tacoma.

    Feb 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  7. Chief Seattle's Promise, Recalled in a Fishing-Rights Case

    Col. B. F. Shaw came to Seattle to testify in a Point Roberts fishing case—and remembered the 1855 Point Elliott treaty, when 6,000 Indigenous people gathered and Chief Seattle offered friendship.

    Jun 23, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHotel Butler, SeattleCity Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

  8. The London Scandal That Followed a Man to Seattle

    A local saloon owner is pardoned after spending months in jail, with rumors swirling that his conviction was a orchestrated hit job by high-society English rivals.

    Feb 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  9. The Constable Who Walked Off With the Diamond Ring

    A $150 raffle at a South Second Street barber shop ended before the drawing could begin when a creditor arrived with a writ of attachment.

    Jan 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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