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- The Ghost Ship in the Harbor: A Legal Drama of Unpaid Labor
A US Marshal’s notice reveals the desperate struggle for wages aboard the vessel 'Clipper,' abandoned in the waters of Puget Sound in 1880.
- Wealthy Country Club Ransacked at American Lake
Thieves made off with $300 worth of fine apparel and food, leaving the Country club management baffled.
- A Frontier Library Lost to Flame
When fire gutted the residence of a prominent territorial family, a community rallied to replace the lost comforts of a home built through years of industry.
- The Abandoned Steamship
A pilot takes legal action against a long-neglected steamer in North Seattle to recover unpaid wages.
- The Man Who Crushed His Hand: A Seaman’s $3,000 Fight for Justice in Seattle
In the early days of Washington Territory, a sailor named Robert Johnson sued a ship’s captain and his vessel after a workplace accident left him permanently disabled. It was one of the first major labor lawsuits heard in the new federal court.
- The Seizure of the Steamer Fairy
Federal authorities seize a vessel accused of smuggling eight Chinese laborers into Puget Sound.
- Seattle’s First Chinese Theater Opens Its Doors
A new cultural space on Washington Street signals the growing presence and permanence of the Chinese community in the city.
- The Unpaid Labor of the 'Lone Fisherman'
When the owner of a small steamer failed to pay his shipwrights, they took to the courts to reclaim their wages.
- The Zig-Zag Company Protest
When a traveling troupe attempted to cancel their show, the local audience took matters into their own hands.
- The Queen City’s Fire: A Home Ashes and a Stovepipe’s Fault
In the early days of Washington Territory, a heated stovepipe turned a family’s home into kindling, leaving them with heavy losses but no blame but their own.
- The Festive Burglar of North Seattle
A bold intruder uses skeleton keys to clean out a home on West Street while the occupant is at church.
- The Great Blaine Trousers Heist
A group of burglars target a local drug store owner’s home with a very specific, bumbling objective: stealing the guests' pants.
- A Dog's Bark Saves Sleeping Guests as Usk Hotel Burns
A pre-dawn fire consumed a Usk hotel in 1908, forcing guests to flee with little more than what they wore—and leaving the landlord's watch and money behind.
- The Hornet’s Last Call
In hard times, a U.S. Marshal’s auction of a small steamship offers a glimmer of opportunity for local opportunists.
- The Great Skagit Flood of 1887
Thousands of acres of farmland are submerged as the Skagit River hits record-breaking, catastrophic levels.
- The End of the 'Coolie Trade'
A new federal law moves to criminalize the transportation of indentured Chinese laborers on American ships.
- Showdown on the Train
A conductor attempts to enforce policy on a woman carrying dogs in a passenger car, only to find himself looking down the barrel of a pistol.
- The Capsized Boat and the 'Male Kind' Rescue
A trio of young men testing their luck on Lake Union learn a harsh lesson in buoyancy, social embarrassment, and the precariousness of Victorian masculinity.
- The Stevedore’s Claim: A Waterfront Legal Battle
After loading a massive cargo of spars, timber, and planks, a Seattle laborer took the ship owners to federal court to recover his unpaid wages.
- The 1885 Fight to Protect the Workingman’s Tools and Bedding
A proposed territorial law sought to expand property exemptions from debt, shielding everything from a mechanic's tools to a family's bedding from creditors.
- Five Arrested for Raiding Front Porch
A household’s belongings left on a Seattle porch proved too tempting for a group of passersby.
- The Great Seattle Retail Fire Sale of 1885
Toklas, Singerman & Co. issues a city-wide 'panic' announcement to clear out summer stock to make room for fall shipments.
- The Sloop Louisa and the Illegal Passage
A federal seizure notice reveals the 1890 crackdown on maritime smuggling of Chinese laborers into the Puget Sound.
- A Scandal in the Doctor’s House
Valeska Lueders files for divorce, revealing a household divided by her husband’s infidelity and his insistence that she vacate their home for his companion.
- The Sloop Louisa and the Contraband of 1891
A federal seizure notice reveals the high-stakes battle over immigration and maritime law on the waters of Elliott Bay.
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- The Case for Overalls and Mud
A mother asks for fashion advice for her nine-year-old, prompting a spirited editorial defense of childhood liberty and dirt-stained play.