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| Year | Stories |
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| 1883 | 2 |
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8 stories matching brandt
- Two Men Crushed in a Railroad Cut — and Fifteen Walked Off the Job
A 35-foot construction cut collapsed at Gilbert Brandt's camp opposite LeClerc Creek, killing Otto Blad and Gus Nelson and injuring two others.
- Steel on the Grade: The I.W.N. Pushes North From Usk
Twelve carloads of steel arrived in Newport this week as the Idaho & Washington Northern extension resumed tracklaying, with a new station open at Usk and a tunnel still to finish at Blueslide.
- The Bullet That Vanished in the Hospital
A loaded .22 goes off in a Newport hospital room, and the bullet disappears—X-rays suggest Mrs. France swallowed it.
- Northport Business District Left in Ashes
A catastrophic fire destroys multiple hotels, saloons, and shops in Northport, marking a significant loss for the community.
- 1,500 Men and a Steam Shovel: Newport Builds the Metaline Line
The Idaho & Washington Northern extension turns Newport into a construction boomtown, with subcontractor camps, mule trains, dynamite barges and a temporary hospital.
- Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike Excursion
In September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.
- Fifteen Property Owners Say the Yesler Avenue Assessment Is Illegal
Residents petition City Hall against a reassessment for grading Yesler Avenue—formerly Mill Street—arguing the work was already paid for, the statute of limitations has run, and the city has no authority to charge them twice.
- The Town That Grew on Nerve and Water Power
A visitor marvels at Spokane Falls in 1883, where brick blocks, a flouring mill and two colleges were rising on pure booster confidence.
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- A Foreman’s Reckless Gamble with Dynamite
A Fairhaven clearing crew foreman ignores safety warnings and suffers catastrophic injuries during a stump-blasting operation.
- The Strong Boy and the Local Champion
Omer Marbet and Frans Unfried sign articles for a $500 catch-as-catch-can wrestling match at Turner Hall.
- Blood Over Hay in the Big Bend
A violent dispute over the ownership of a hay stack leads to a pitched battle with multiple casualties.
- Arson and Betrayal at the 'Bucket of Blood'
A notorious King Street saloon is at the center of a criminal conspiracy involving insurance fraud and a fractured family business.
- A Butcher’s Betrayal Cleared the Packing House
Tacoma’s Carstens Packing Company wins exoneration after a rogue employee bought diseased cattle behind their back, shipping them into the city.
- The Maple Leaf Housekeeper Feud
A physical altercation between two men over a housekeeper leads to a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
- The Bismarck Lodge Brawl
A disagreement over lodge business turns into a physical altercation between two Tacoma women, leading to a police warrant.
- The Battle Over the Sarah B. Yesler Tract
A prominent local figure moves to stop the unauthorized harvesting of timber on his land.