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| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 53 |
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| 1893 | 93 |
| 1894 | 108 |
| 1895 | 143 |
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1,193 stories matching attent
- Safety Concerns Raised at the Rose Theatre
The Everett Trades Council takes action to protect theatergoers, demanding the city inspector review inadequate fire exits.
- The Last Walk of Charles Klndlund
A local Tailors’ Union mourns their own, highlighting the strong ties of labor solidarity in 1890s Seattle.
- The Pioneer Discount Marketplace of Seattle
In an era of high prices, the Seattle Variety Store promised relief by flooding the local market with affordable, second-hand household goods.
- A Stalking in the South End
A jilted suitor follows a woman from Portland to Tacoma, leading to a violent confrontation on South 34th Street.
- The Heckler Who Fell Flat
A political agitator's attempt to disrupt a Seattle campaign rally on Pioneer Place ends in a literal tumble.
- The Unspoiled Meadow of Fidalgo Island
Before the industry and the railroads took hold, Fidalgo Island was envisioned as a garden of prosperity for the growing city of Seattle.
- The Hidden Cost of a Good Night's Rest
In 1877 Seattle, a local merchant’s advertisement reveals the bustling, precarious trade in second-hand bedding and the struggle to furnish a frontier home.
- The Second-Hand Sleep Economy
Before the age of big-box furniture, T.P. Freeman’s 'Variety Store' turned reclaimed bedding into a thriving trade in 1870s Seattle.
- Expulsion and Harassment on the Waterfront
A Chinese man arrives in Seattle only to be threatened by a local anti-Chinese group, highlighting the climate of exclusion in 1885.
- The Senate Deadlock in Olympia
After fifty-two ballots, the Washington State Legislature remains stalled in a bitter senatorial fight that is effectively paralyzing the lawmaking process.
- The Pioneer Hospital of the Puget Sound Frontier
In an era of dangerous labor and little social support, Dr. G. A. Weed opened a hospital in Seattle designed to serve the 'sick and disabled who have no homes' in the growing mill and mining industries.
- The Struggle of the Sailors' Home
While Seattle’s churches held regular Sunday services, a pressing plea for a new facility on the wharves highlighted the neglect faced by the city's waterfront laborers.
- The Boardinghouse Elopement
After ten years of marriage, a local landlady sells the furniture and vanishes with a boarder, leaving her husband to plan a maritime pursuit.
- A Case of Heartless Ingratitude in Tacoma
A mother who sacrificed her farm for her son's move west is left destitute in Tacoma.
- The Waterfront Gunfire Crisis of 1877
An urgent plea from Seattle’s waterfront workers to stop the reckless recreational shooting that was putting lives at risk.
- Governor McBride's Vision of Labor and Capital
In a 1903 address, Governor Henry McBride argues that the interests of labor and capital are inextricably linked, while condemning corporate bribery as the ultimate threat to the state.
- The Politics of Exclusion in the Mills
Organized labor in Everett targets immigrant workers, claiming their presence harms the local economy.
- Seattle Hospital Offers Care for Loggers, Miners, Mill Workers
Before state-sponsored healthcare, Dr. G.A. Weed established a private hospital in Seattle specifically to treat the frequent injuries of loggers and mill workers.
- The Industrial Infirmary of the Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital in Seattle to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's burgeoning sawmills, coal mines, and logging camps.
- The Need for a Healing Haven in the Sawmills
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital on Commercial Street to serve the broken bones and industrial injuries common to Seattle’s booming logging and mill camps.
- The Pacific Coast’s Fear of ‘Asiatic Hordes’
A look at the xenophobic political rhetoric fueling defense spending and exclusionary sentiment in 1909 Washington.
- The Pioneer Infirmary for the Puget Sound Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed announces the opening of a new hospital to serve the 'pressing wants' of the rugged workers and pioneers in the Washington wilderness.
- The Looming Bottleneck: Seattle’s Growing Pains in 1888
An architect’s urgent warning to city leaders echoes through time: invest in infrastructure now, or pay ten times the cost later.
- Australian Tariffs Hit Washington Timber
A new trade duty on Oregon and Washington fir puts local lumbermen on alert.
- The Shadow Over Seattle: A Call to Stop the Exploitation of Indigenous Women
A 150-year-old dispatch documents the systemic abuse of Native families and the trafficking of young women, challenging the city’s early moral indifference.