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3,145 stories matching ago
- A Coal Mine Explosion Reunites a Divorced Couple
After a bitter divorce and years of estrangement, a near-fatal mining accident brings an elderly couple back together.
- The Builder of Seattle’s Skyline Passes Away
Otto Ranke, the contractor behind the Pioneer and Yester buildings, dies at his Madison and Tenth home.
- A Life Cut Short by the Long Road Home
After traveling from the Puget Sound to the cattle ranges of Wyoming and Colorado, Philip Keech Jr. returns to Seattle only to succumb to illness just as he starts a new life.
- A Community's Gift to a Stricken Laborer
When a worker was left destitute and suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, local merchants and friends in Seattle rallied to set him up in his own business.
- The Struggle for a Family’s Right to Stay Together
A Chinese merchant battles in federal court after immigration authorities refused his wife entry to the United States.
- Dayton Pioneer Who Built Woolen Mills Dies of Cancer
W. H. H. Fouts, a prominent Dayton resident and early settler, passes away after a battle with cancer triggered by a freak accident.
- The Penitentiary Upgrades Its Arsenal
Fearing prison riots, the Washington state penitentiary outfits guards with high-velocity Winchester rifles.
- The Disappearance of the Traveling Minister
A Presbyterian preacher sets out from Seattle for the wilderness outposts of Acme and Nooksack and vanishes without a trace.
- The Tragic End of a Seattle Pioneer
A successful ship carpenter, unsettled by a head injury and the pressures of the local real estate market, is found in a slough near Bothell after his second attempt at suicide.
- The Fiery Orator of the Social Revolution
A profile of Kate Sadler, the renowned socialist speaker whose stirring rhetoric was said to captivate audiences across Washington.
- The Seattle Real Estate Boom of 1882
A survey of rapid land value appreciation in early Seattle, where modest lots doubled or tripled in price in just a few weeks.
- The Final Days of Mrs. Morton
A terminally ill woman dies at the home where her estranged husband lived with his mistress, having refused their care to the end.
- The Ashes of Affluence: How Seattle’s Burnt District Became a Goldmine
While the city mourns the destruction of its commercial heart, savvy investors are turning charred lots into fortunes, with property values tripling in just years.
- A Reunited Heir in a Gambling Den
Thirty years after a pioneer staked his claim, a wandering son is tracked down in a Spokane gambling house to collect his inheritance.
- The Unlucky Escape of Frank Hogan
After four years on the run, a jailbreaker is recognized and knocked cold by the Chief of Police.
- A Mother's Struggle
A judge moves to intervene in the life of a 15-year-old youth whose mother can no longer manage him.
- Prehistoric Camels Once Roamed the Hanford Barrens
University of Washington experts confirm that fossilized remains found near Hanford belong to a species of camel that occupied the region 600,000 years ago.
- Tragedy of a Man Committed for His Seizures
A local man with epilepsy was ordered to the state asylum after a history of struggle with his health and suicidal ideation.
- The Seven-Century-Old Shop-Worn Buddhas
A Seattle jeweler’s lawsuit over antique statues reveals a strange, centuries-spanning trail from a Japanese temple to a King County courtroom.
- The Crackdown on the Race Track Resort
A disreputable gambling and liquor house near the local race track is finally shuttered by officials following a violent brawl.
- The Tragic End of a Traveling Grifter
A notorious card shark is declared insane by the courts after a life spent deceiving folks from British Columbia to Virginia City.
- The Sudden Passing of Frederika Ulin
A pioneer resident of Seattle for twenty-five years, Frederika Ulin, dies suddenly at her home on Eighth Street.
- The Shanty That Refused to Die
A year after the grand Yeager Building rose on Front Street, a flimsy wooden shack still blocks the sidewalk—proof that Seattle’s building codes are mere suggestions.
- A Young Pioneer’s Tragic End
A promising life in the Seattle real estate trade is cut short by a workplace accident at the Vulcan Iron Works.
- The Persistent Vendetta of Mattie Morrell
A local woman with a volatile history is arrested after firing a revolver at her former lover in a downtown saloon.