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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 1 |
8 stories matching slick
- A Certificate, a Prison Term, and a One-Way Ticket Out of Spokane
Federal Judge Hanford ordered Jim Slick deported after ruling that the Chinese laborer's revenue certificate was void because he had already served time at McNeil's Island.
- A Sudden Tragedy on the Tide Flats
A dray team loses their footing on a rain-slicked plank road and plunges into the dark water below.
- The Mud-Slicked Battle for Pacific Northwest Football Supremacy
Multnomah Athletic Club defeats Seattle on a rain-soaked gridiron, claiming the unofficial title of regional champion.
- The Sylvania Baldness Epidemic
When a small-town boredom led to a mandatory, clipper-enforced hairstyle for every man in sight.
- The Tragedy of a Backyard Stream
A toddler’s unsupervised play ends in a heartbreaking drowning in a narrow irrigation ditch, highlighting the perils of a growing city.
- Five Arrested for Raiding Front Porch
A household’s belongings left on a Seattle porch proved too tempting for a group of passersby.
- The 'Line-Man' Forger of 1891
A young con artist dressed as a weary lineman successfully swindled several Seattle clothing stores and a saloon before vanishing into the night.
- The Judge Who Declared Unions Illegal
In a landmark charge to the grand jury in 1893, Chief Justice Thomas Burke declared that any combination of workers preventing employment was a 'conspiracy against the law of the land,' effectively criminalizing the labor movement before Washington even became a state.