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185 stories matching afraid
- The Silent Runaway
A young wife vanishes from her home, leaving behind only the question of whether she was fleeing her husband's unreasonable demands or his silent pressure.
- The Waterfront Stand-off
A shipping captain's attempt to use non-union crews to unload his vessel in Seattle ignites a volatile labor clash on the docks.
- A Child’s Desperate Escape
A twelve-year-old girl pleads with a judge to send her to reform school to escape her abusive stepfather.
- The Arsonist's Confession: 'He Wanted Me to Burn It'
A Tacoma man details his coerced participation in the Aurora Hotel fire, revealing a plot by property owner Ed Williams to collect insurance money.
- A Parting Call for Reform from Governor Mead
In his final message to the legislature, Washington's outgoing governor challenges the political status quo, targeting the saloon industry, gambling, and the exploitation of child labor.
- The Intense 10-Inning Battle at Madison Street Park
Seattle and Spokane faced off in a grueling, heart-pounding baseball contest that pushed the home team to their limits.
- The Price of Panic: 1876 Seattle Views on Labor and Economic Depression
An editorial from the Seattle Daily Intelligencer explores the deep-seated economic anxieties of the era, blaming trade disputes and 'idle' men for the systemic instability of the Pacific Northwest.
- Why Tacoma’s Small Contractors Are Being Shut Out
A massive $50,000 sidewalk contract leaves local firms behind, sparking debate over whether the city's infrastructure projects are designed only for the biggest players.
- A Woman’s Plea for Protection
The lawful wife of Gee Lee seeks sanctuary with the police, fearing for her life at the hands of her husband's associates.
- False Leprosy Rumors in Chinatown
A local rival paper attempted to stir up panic in North Yakima's Chinese quarter, but the local Marshal found the reports to be entirely fabricated.
- City Hall's Risky Water Gamble
Tacoma officials are bypassing voter approval to fund a massive water expansion through high-interest debt that local bankers are only touching as a side deal.
- An Inside Job at the County Jail
Two prisoners, a clerk accused of theft and an embezzling stevedore, escaped the King County jail by cutting their way out with tools smuggled from the outside.
- The Hop Pickers' Smallpox Scare
As the hop harvest approaches, local labor agent Joseph Tebeau worries that fear of a smallpox outbreak will leave fields empty.
- The Tulalip Residents' Stand
A group of residents of the Tulalip Reservation sign a collective protest against an Indian Agent's interference in their logging operations and relationship with their white neighbors.
- Breaking the Shingle-Packing Ceiling
In an era where shingle packing is strictly men's work, a young woman in Gate City proves she can do the job just as well.
- Calls for Women's Vigilance Against Domestic Violence
A reader writes into the paper suggesting that if the courts won't protect wives from abusive husbands, women should organize their own vigilante groups.
- Demented Girl Rescued from Puyallup Reservation
After being found chained to an outhouse floor, a young Indigenous girl has secured a place at an asylum.
- The Murder of the Syrian Peddler
A Skokomish man faces trial for the killing of an itinerant merchant, exposing tensions and fear in the local court system.
- 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.
- The Dog Who Fought the Thief: Seattle’s Mastiff vs. The Ring
A loyal mastiff in Seattle discovered a burglar's bloody trail but refused to name names, leaving locals to wonder if the 'ring' would silence him before fall.
- The Struggle of the Nicholson Family
A coal miner in distress highlights the precarity of laborers facing mental health crises while attempting to relocate their families.
- A Fugitive's Christmas at the Palmer House
Gerald Kyre, a guest at a prominent Seattle hotel, finds his holiday season interrupted by a dispatch from New York and the arrival of warrants.
- Pandemonium in the Courthouse
Judge Oliphant scolds Walla Walla lawyers for their conduct and demands better behavior in the courtroom.
- Railroad accused of stranding holiday travelers
Holiday revelers in Lynden claim the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad deliberately cut off train service to force crowds to stay in Bellingham for the Fourth of July.
- Seattleites Declare War on a Magazine Over Mount Rainier
Prominent citizens refuse to pay subscriptions to a publication that renamed Mount Rainier as 'Mount Tacoma'.