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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 131 |
| 1889 | 356 |
| 1891 | 117 |
| 1892 | 517 |
| 1893 | 592 |
| 1894 | 621 |
| 1895 | 926 |
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- Extension of Time for Land Settlement
A new congressional act provides crucial relief for settlers on former Northern Pacific land grants along the Columbia River.
- The Serial Defendant's Last Act
A repeat offender who boasted of forty trials finally runs out of luck in a Seattle courtroom.
- The 'Hard Times' Social in Black Diamond
Coal miners and their families in Black Diamond held a 'Hard Times' social, where the most bedraggled costumes were awarded prizes, offering a brief moment of levity during a period of economic strain.
- The Growing Pains of a Frontier City
An 1888 editorial calls for a new municipal charter to manage Seattle’s rapid expansion and modern infrastructure needs.
- The Burglar Who Knew the Layout
A gambler is arrested after allegedly breaking into a boarding house and cleaning out trunks with a chisel.
- The Brown Paper Ball of 1894
When the Panic of 1893 hit Tacoma, the St. Elizabeth Guild defied the mood with a tongue-in-cheek 'Hard Times' dance featuring invitations and programs printed on brown paper.
- The Logging Camp Grifter
A teamster is caught by a deputy sheriff after allegedly swindling a saloon owner with a forged time check.
- Rainier Street House Lost to Suspicious Fire
A vacant home burned for the third time recently, fueling suspicions of arson.
- The City Hall Newspaper War
Seattle's Board of Aldermen is embroiled in a heated dispute over city printing contracts, with critics alleging the fix is already in.
- The Unquiet Departure of J.R. McIlveen
After escaping a hospital ward and surviving a legal tug-of-war over his sanity, a Seattle man makes a sudden, dramatic exit.
- The Looming Bottleneck: Seattle’s Growing Pains in 1888
An architect’s urgent warning to city leaders echoes through time: invest in infrastructure now, or pay ten times the cost later.
- The Second Murder Trial of J.W. Bailey
A miner stands trial for the shooting death of a rival in a domestic dispute that exposed the volatility of camp life.
- A Mass Initiation in Colfax
An unprecedented surge in membership sees the Woodmen of the World initiate thirty-eight new members in a single ceremony.
- Landslides Shut the Seattle–Everett Railway, and Travelers Finish the Trip by Steamer
Slides near Richmond keep the Great Northern closed for a second day, forcing southbound passengers off the train at Everett and onto the steamer Greyhound.
- The Great City Printing Graft
Seattle’s local newspapers accused the Telegraph of padding city bills, sparking a political firestorm that reached the city council.
- Seattle Gives New York Millionaires Another Year to Fix Yesler Avenue
A council committee lets the cable road off the hook while riders wade through mud—and a stockholder accuses City Hall of standing in with railroads.
- The Widow's Relentless Pursuit
A Woodinville widow refused to accept a legal settlement, instead launching a campaign of letters and late-night visits to win back her former suitor.
- The Fire Department’s Tardy Response
In an era of rapid expansion and hilly terrain, Seattle's fire service struggles to keep pace, leaving neighborhoods dangerously vulnerable.
- The Sloop Race of the Century on Lake Washington
A summer-long rivalry between two local sloops concludes with a narrow, heart-pounding finish off the Madison Street wharf.
- Hard Times in the North Dakota Trade
A collection of desperate and defiant letters from business owners across the country captures the economic misery of 1893.
- She Worked for Half; He Kept the Deed
Phoebe Bovee says she spent years supporting Samuel McClure on a promise to share whatever they built. When he took title to a $2,600 King County property alone, she went to court.
- Freedom from a Nightmare
A woman testifies to years of physical abuse in the Gilman mines, leading to a swift divorce judgment.
- The Predator of Hutchinsons Creek
A Danish settler in a local farming community takes matters into his own hands after a cougar targets his livestock.
- Chinese Merchants Return to Tacoma Streets
For the first time since the forced expulsion of 1885, Chinese business owners walk the streets of Tacoma openly.
- Vigilante Threats Against Dixie Pastor
A clergyman in Dixie, Washington, finds himself the target of an anonymous warning scrawled on an effigy.