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5 stories matching blum

  1. A Breath of Fire-Damp Killed Twenty-Three Blue Canyon Miners

    A coal-mine explosion near Lake Whatcom wiped out nearly an entire shift just before it was due to change, leaving only two survivors to tell what happened underground.

    Apr 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. Federal Customs Officials Arrested for Opium Smuggling

    A sweeping investigation into corruption at the Customs House leads to the indictment of the collector and several inspectors for facilitating illegal entries.

    Jul 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCustoms House, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  3. The Border-Walking Japanese Laborers

    An early 1894 legal test of the 'pauper and assisted immigrant law' sees laborers shuttled back and forth across the Washington-Canada border.

    Apr 27, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance

  4. Sixteen-Year-Old Karl Thompson Drowns in Chehalis River

    A boat capsizes near an old brewery, leaving a sixteen-year-old boy dead.

    Mar 9, 1893Aberdeen HeraldSouth Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyDisasters

  5. Bankers Organize Opposition to Public Power Bill

    Investment firms in Spokane declare war on the proposed Bone public power legislation.

    Jun 20, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money

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  1. A Troubled Night at Ninth and Tacoma

    A woman experiencing a mental health crisis caused a public spectacle at a city horse trough, prompting police to intervene.

    Feb 20, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  2. A Horsewhipping on Fourth Street

    Herman Ramm publicly thrashed Dan House with a blacksnake whip, drawing a crowd—and leaving the 'outrageous offense' unnamed.

    Apr 2, 1892The Olympia TribuneFourth Avenue, Olympia

  3. The Miser of Komo

    A local man who distrusted banks is robbed of his hidden savings, highlighting the precarious nature of wealth in a frontier town.

    Feb 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSedro-Woolley

  4. The Senatorial Machine of Seattle’s Banking King

    Powerful banker Jacob Furth, whose corporations control Seattle’s streetcars and credit, is positioned to dominate the race for the U.S. Senate through money and influence.

    Jan 6, 1904The Evening StatesmanSeattle

  5. The Bold Ambitions of Bellingham Bay

    A committee of local leaders assembles at the Whatcom Hotel to plan a regional future of railroads, universities, and industrial growth.

    Jan 20, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBellingham

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