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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 71 |
| 1893 | 62 |
| 1894 | 71 |
| 1895 | 58 |
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- The Aphid Crisis in the Puyallup Valley
Hop growers grapple with an infestation of lice that threatens the regional crop, revealing the precarious nature of early Washington agriculture.
- The War on the Hop Aphis
As hop growers in Puyallup and Kent prepare for the season, a new state law empowers the horticulturist to force farmers to spray for pests.
- Charity Relief Overwhelmed by Unemployed Men
A Seattle wood yard meant to provide work for the destitute is flooded with applicants, highlighting the desperation of the city’s unemployed during an economic downturn.
- Cigarettes Ignite a Spokane Lumber Yard
A blaze in the Falls City Lumber Company yard leaves a homeowner and a company with thousands in losses.
- Puget Sound Secures the New Navy Yard
Washington State beats Oregon in Senate lobbying, winning the site for the Pacific naval station.
- Tacoma Assessor Fires Deputy With a Yard-Long Wooden Knife
After Joe Egermeyer opposed his boss's nomination, County Assessor Doherty staged a mock execution with a butcher knife.
- Ezra Meeker's Hop Empire
A tour of the massive Puyallup Hop Company yards reveals a triumph of agricultural engineering and the battle against pests.
- The City’s Coldest Necessity
A historic advertisement reveals the reliance of early Seattle on the 'Seattle Wood Yard' to heat the city during harsh winters.
- The Dredge That Would Carve Seattle's Ship Canal
In 1895, Eugene Semple's Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company signed the largest dredging contract ever awarded in America — 35 million cubic yards of tide-flat muck, at 18 cents a yard, to cut a canal from Puget Sound to Lake Washington.
- The Battle for the Navy Yard: Port Orchard vs. Lake Washington
A naval commission has officially recommended Port Orchard as the future site for a navy yard, but local boosters of Lake Washington aren't giving up, citing fresh water anchorage and commercial synergy.
- Cloudburst Wrecks Railroad Tracks in the Pilchuck Valley
A cloudburst washed out 100 yards of Lake Shore track at Machias and flooded the Pilchuck Valley.
- The Waterfront Railroad War
A high-stakes turf war breaks out at the foot of Madison Street as rival rail companies fight to lay track across contested land.
- A Desperate Dash for Freedom in Walla Walla
A prisoner working in the Walla Walla courthouse yard made a bold break for liberty, resulting in a dramatic street chase.
- Tragedy at Black Diamond Lake
A quiet young man loses his life while attempting to swim in the local coal mining town.
- The Perilous Midnight Fall into the Seattle Dark
A yard master’s narrow brush with death on a rainy night highlights the hidden dangers of Seattle’s rapidly expanding rail infrastructure.
- The Lumberyard Letter Heist
A pile of discarded mail containing invoices and payments is discovered in a lumber yard, revealing the messy aftermath of a post office box theft.
- The Gatekeeper's Gambit: Seattle Landlords Lock Out Buyers
In a bold move to manipulate the local real estate market, Miller & Co. have pulled all East Seattle property from sale, citing a rumored federal decision on the Navy Yard location.
- Miners Under Pressure: Wage Cuts in Roslyn
As mining conflicts boil over in the Coeur d'Alenes, workers in Roslyn face a sharp 25 percent pay cut in their upcoming contract.
- A Stone Yard Instead of a Soup Kitchen: Seattle's 1895 Plan to Put the Jobless to Work
With winter unemployment biting, four Seattle citizens ask the city council to open its own quarry and stone yard — paying men to repair the streets rather than handing them charity.
- End of the Free-Ride Speculators
Northern Pacific moves to stop speculators from using rail cars as free storage sheds, prioritizing the legitimate lumber and shingle business.
- Anti-Japanese Agitation in Kent Hop Yards
White hop pickers form a committee to forcibly exclude Japanese laborers from local harvest fields.
- The Fresh Water Fortress: Why Seattle Was Built to Save Ships from the Sea
Captain U.H. Hall returns from Washington D.C. with a bold proposal for a Navy Yard in Lake Washington, arguing that fresh water is the only defense against the 'Teredo' worm and foreign invasion.
- Court Overturns Nonsuit in Ballard Mill Fatality
State Supreme Court rules that a yard boss is not a 'fellow servant,' reviving a lawsuit for a worker killed in a mill accident.
- A Deadly Shift in the Great Northern Yards
A newly hired switchman dies after slipping under the wheels of an engine in Spokane, leaving behind a grieving family.
- A Municipal Solution for the Unemployed
City and county officials propose a public stone yard to provide work for the unemployed and discourage begging.