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101 stories matching booth
- Defending a Local Leader from Slander
The Post-Intelligencer defends L. H. Booth against accusations of financial corruption tied to his past work as a public official.
- The Widow, the Missing Will, and the Yesler Homestead
Mary Booth lived nineteen years at Sixth and Jefferson before Henry Yesler's promised bequest vanished and the house passed into his estate.
- When General Booth Packed the Seattle Armory
William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, receives a civic welcome from Seattle’s mayor, clergy, and a capacity Armory crowd—then talks social reform, London’s slums, and a cure for drunkenness.
- The Salvation Army's Radical Plan to End Urban Poverty
Commander Booth-Tucker calls for government-backed farm colonies to rescue the urban poor, citing the success of land reform in New Zealand.
- The Feast of Tabernacles in Early Seattle
Celebrating the ancient Jewish holiday of Sukkot with prayers and a makeshift booth at the local synagogue.
- A Double Tragedy in Lewis County
A tragic hunting accident leads to a young boy's death and the subsequent destruction of his family home by fire.
- The Price of Target Practice
A local captain faces bureaucratic hurdles and pointless costs when requesting simple supplies for his militia unit.
- The Star System: How Actors Made Millions (and Squandered Them)
A detailed breakdown of theatrical salaries reveals that while some stars like John E. Owens amassed fortunes through prudence, others like Edwin Booth lived on the edge of bankruptcy despite earning thousands a week.
- The Grape Juice Coup of the 1914 Fair
A Kennewick producer saves the Democratic Party's booth at the Puyallup Valley Fair by rebranding his grape juice as the official 'Bryan's Beverage.'
- The Temperance Union’s Grand Flower Festival
As Seattle grew, the local chapter of the W.C.T.U. organized elaborate civic events, revealing the powerful social network of women shaping the city's public life.
- The Final Watch of 'Tamarack' Booth
A Civil War veteran and local pioneer who lived a life of adventure from the high seas to the Pend Oreille valley passes away suddenly in Newport.
- A Lifeline on the Empty Road
Facing a fourteen-mile stretch of road with no human habitation, Benton County installs a telephone booth to aid motorists stranded between Hanford and the Yakima River.
- The Tragedy of Booth: A Fatal Mistake with a Revolver
A young man preparing to move his hogs north from Island County suffered a gruesome accident when he mistook a loaded chamber for an empty one, resulting in a bullet that pierced his heart and shoulder.
- Tragedy in Two Acts on the Cowlitz
A young man's accidental death in the woods is followed by the complete destruction of his family's home by fire, leaving the mourning parents with nothing.
- The Exposition Prize Nobody Knew Was a Baby
A one-month-old boy in the care of the Washington Children's Home Society was offered as a prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, and no one had claimed him.
- The Snohomish County Grange Fair Roots for Union Labor
While the Grange fair celebrates the county's harvest, the Women's Label League uses the space to educate visitors on the origins of the union label.
- General Booth Brings the Salvation Army’s Hallelujah Show to Seattle
A visiting evangelist fills the Armory, keeps a basement congregation on its knees, and explains why the Army is not a church.
- The Shadowy Business of Land 'Jumpers'
A look at the corruption and speculation surrounding homestead land claims in Washington Territory, where the rules of pre-emption favored the well-connected over the actual settler.
- Major Wholesale District Fire Strikes Spokane
A Tuesday morning blaze destroys $150,000 in property, threatening an entire block along Railroad Avenue.
- The Fight for Tacoma’s Public Market
A citizen letter protests the impending removal of market booths, accusing city officials of prioritizing developer interests over public access.
- The Salvation Army's Plan to End Urban Poverty
A proposal to move impoverished tenement dwellers from congested cities onto government-allotted public lands in the West.
- Seattle Turns Out by the Thousands for General Booth
The Salvation Army founder arrives at the Lake Shore depot, marches through Pioneer Place behind banners, and packs the Armory with a call to rescue 'Darkest England.'
- The Newspaper Feud of 1876
A local editor’s blistering public breakdown of an auditor who dared to write letters to the editor.
- The Rotten Beef Scandal of 1872
When a local market was accused of selling diseased meat, the ensuing war of words revealed the thin line between journalism and extortion in early Seattle.
- The Salvation Army’s Plan to Turn a Kitsap Farm Into a Lifeline for Seattle’s Unemployed
With a 250-acre bequest near Sidney and a crowded food-and-shelter depot at Weller and South Third, the Army proposed a co-operative farm, woodyard and prison-gate brigade to put hundreds of jobless men to work.