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106 stories matching afflict
- The Shack on A Street: A Mother’s Defiance Against the County Physician
Mrs. McGinnis of Tacoma refuses to let her afflicted child be taken to a hospital, insisting she can care for him better than doctors while living in poverty with four other sick children.
- The Sisters' Sanctuary on Fifth Street
In 1878, the Sisters of Charity opened Seattle’s first formal hospital, establishing a legacy of public health and care for the city’s 'afflicted and homeless.'
- Tragedy in South Aberdeen
A community rallies to support a grieving neighbor after a death in destitution.
- A Man Held in Quarantine
Pierce County officials scramble to find a solution for a Korean man suffering from leprosy.
- Three Children Dead in a Week: Diphtheria Stalks a Legislator's Family
Called home from the legislature by a telegram, Hon. Joseph Foster buries three children in a single week as his wife lies gravely ill with the same disease.
- Five Diphtheria Cases in One Family Near Jackson's Camp
A wife and four children at Penrith fell ill with the dreaded disease. All but one child are now out of danger.
- Disease Outbreak Threatens Eureka Flat
County officials dispatch a veterinarian to investigate a reported case of glanders among livestock near Clyde.
- The 'Little Hatchets' of Commercial Street
Vandals are destroying shade trees in downtown Seattle, prompting local residents to demand authorities intervene against the neighborhood boys.
- Community Rallies for Stricken Homesteader
Neighbors in Washtucna raise funds to send an afflicted young man to a Walla Walla hospital.
- Quarantine Measures Challenged by Public Apathy
With schools closed to stop a measles outbreak, health authorities struggle to enforce social distancing during a local epidemic.
- The War Over 'Tubermoth' Potatoes
A Seattle judge rules on a heated legal clash between California berry growers and Washington state horticultural inspectors over tainted crops.
- Smallpox Hits the Upper Town
A young child’s illness sparks a strict quarantine as the city grapples with a frightening outbreak.
- Tacoma Watchman Joe Taylor Dies After Warehouse Fall
Joe Taylor, a fixture of Tacoma’s early frontier history, dies after a drunken fall at the wharf.
- Tragedy on the Skagit River
A pioneer family's desperate journey to Mount Vernon ends in a fatal accident on the river.
- Smallpox Scare Hits Newport
A logging camp worker arrives in town carrying a contagious disease, forcing the city to confront the need for a pest house.
- The Smallpox Scare of 1880
When a woman was quarantined in the local pest house for suspected smallpox, local doctors sparred over whether her condition was actually a common venereal disease.
- A Life Cut Short on Jefferson Street
The sudden passing of Charles F. Galbraith, a young Seattle resident of noble qualities, leaves the local public in mourning.
- Puyallup Man Re-committed to State Asylum Following Breakdown
A young man who struggled after a wilderness ordeal is returned to Western State Hospital after his mother reports fear for her safety.
- Death of long-time Walla Walla resident at Medical Lake
Tillie Willhelm, who had been in institutional care for eighteen months, leaves behind a daughter in Walla Walla.
- City Declines Responsibility for Injured Man in Saloon Brawl
A man with a broken leg from a tavern brawl was left in limbo after the City Health Officer ruled the city was not responsible for the hospital care of indigent non-prisoners.
- The Miracle Cure at the Yesler Sawmill
In 1877 Seattle, a local laborer offers a glowing, desperate endorsement for a traveling 'nerve doctor' promising to cure the ills of the industrial grind.
- The Territory's Mismatched Mail
A collapse in mail delivery leaves residents in the dark as federal contracts fall into chaos.
- The Miracle Tonic of Seattle's Mill Workers
In an era of snake-oil medicine, a sawmill worker swears by a mysterious 'physician' to cure his industrial fatigue.
- The Passing of Saluskin, Last Chief of the Yakimas
A legacy of tribal leadership ends in tragedy as the aged chief dies in poverty in Parker Bottom.
- A Butcher’s Betrayal Cleared the Packing House
Tacoma’s Carstens Packing Company wins exoneration after a rogue employee bought diseased cattle behind their back, shipping them into the city.