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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1893 | 19 |
| 1894 | 15 |
| 1895 | 49 |
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- The Governor Vetoes the Anti-Vivisection Bill
Washington's governor refuses to sign a sweeping ban on animal dissection in public schools, arguing that medical progress and anatomy lessons depend on it.
- The Silent Battle of the Salmon Spawning Grounds
An early eyewitness account of the Columbia River’s delicate ecosystem and the struggle to protect a vanishing resource from industrial overfishing.
- The Sad State of McNeil Island
A former inmate calls for books to replace the monotony of prison life.
- The Strike That Stopped the Moulders
A terse notice from the Seattle Foundry warns local workers to stay away, signaling a labor dispute that has effectively shut down operations in the city's industrial heart.
- The Price of a Random Shot
A Fremont resident discovers the high cost of silencing a neighbor's noisy horse.
- A Vassar of the West: Pullman Builds a Home for College Women
In 1895, Washington Agricultural College regents approved a granite-and-brick women’s dormitory with parlors, a recreation hall and suites modeled on Eastern colleges.
- The Governor’s Violin Fell Silent at the Bohemian Club
Charles B. Laughton—former acting governor, lawyer, and celebrated fiddler—died mid-sentence in Tacoma after a legislative session, leaving behind a career tangled in vetoes and a school-book scandal.
- The Waterworks Breakdown
A comedy of errors at the Spring Hill pumping station leaves Seattle thirsty after engineers fall ill.
- The Unflattering Portrait Gallery
After a shoplifting incident, a local merchant commissioned life-sized paintings of the thieves for public display.
- Japan's Consul in Seattle Sees a Steamship Line—and a Pacific Future
Saburo Koya, fresh from San Francisco, studies Seattle's Japanese community and predicts direct Yokohama service, new trade, and settlers for Puget Sound.
- The Struggle for Space at Seattle High School
As the class of 1893 graduates, the school’s principal warns that overcrowding and a lack of facilities are stalling the city’s educational ambitions.
- Tacoma Looks to Seattle for Paving Lessons
Tacoma city officials plan a trip to Seattle to study paving techniques, hoping to resolve a long-standing dispute over the condition of Pacific Avenue.
- The Great 'New England' Fraud
A Seattle man wages war on a Boston magazine for swapping 'Rainier' for 'Tacoma' at the behest of railroad interests.
- The Science of Shuddering Earth
A look at the nascent field of seismology and why the earth moves beneath our feet.
- The Unmeasured Wealth of Washington's Timber
A comprehensive statistical report from 1893 reveals the staggering scale of timber resources across the state and the birth of a major industry.
- A Quiet Seattle Prospector Dies in a Hotel—and There Will Be No Inquest
John B. Conrad was found dying at the Grand Hotel; a friend from Seattle could offer no reason for suicide, and the case was closed without an inquest.
- The Fight for Religious Education in Schools
Clergy call for the inclusion of formal religious instruction within the public school curriculum, arguing that secular education creates a moral vacuum.
- The U.S.S. Albatross Explores Washington Waters
A government survey explores halibut grounds off the coast of Washington and Oregon, revealing the challenges of establishing a commercial fishery.
- The Struggle to Centralize Seattle's Poor Relief
A rector’s sermon critiques the chaotic overlap of city and county welfare, proposing a centralized bureau to replace piecemeal charity.
- Surveying the Glaciers and Gold of the Cascades
A local explorer returns from a trek near the summit of the Cascade range, scouting mineral wealth and future rail routes.
- Eastern Washington Bets on Beet Sugar
Prominent regional figures file articles of incorporation for a new sugar factory in Waverly, signaling a push for industrial agriculture.
- Too Much City Hall
Mayor Ronald calls for massive municipal restructuring to trim a 'costly and cumbersome' city government.
- The High Price of the Seal Hunt
After returning from a season in the Bering Sea, the crew of the schooner Henry Dennis is paid off, while experts warn that seal herds are vanishing due to over-hunting.
- The Seattle School Board Executes the High School
A legal dispute over the state constitution prompts the sudden, controversial dissolution of Seattle's only high school, leaving teachers and students adrift.
- The Proposed 'Professor of Maternity'
A state legislator introduces a bill to create a 'Chair of Maternity' at the University of Washington, aiming to instruct female students in the 'duties of motherhood.'