Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 25,688 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1893, 2 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18861
18932

3 stories matching brinkman

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:brinkmanship, brink, brinker, brockman, brine, bring

  1. The Shingle Mill Strike Turns Violent

    A simmering industrial dispute at a Seattle mill boils over into a public brawl, threatening the peace of the streets.

    Aug 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Shingle War at Ballard

    Workers at the Seattle Cedar Lumber and Stimson mills walk off the job to resist a wage-cutting campaign, testing the limits of non-union labor.

    Jul 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBallard, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Unsolved Disappearance of John H. Wisely

    A man disappears from his home in broad daylight, only for his body to be discovered days later on the shores of Elliott Bay.

    Dec 18, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSalmon Bay, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

Also about this, in other words

  1. A Desperate Tailor's Public Plea at the Postmaster's Door

    After his wife fled to Tacoma to work in the post office, a destitute man attempted to take his own life on the doorstep of her employer.

    Jan 9, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeventh Street, Tacoma

  2. Drunken Brakeman Crushed on Northern Pacific Line

    A railroad worker is killed near Meeker after falling between cars while intoxicated.

    Aug 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMeeker, Puyallup

  3. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson

  4. A Young Man’s Tragic End

    A nineteen-year-old Tacoma Ledger employee ends his life at his sweetheart’s home, leaving behind a mysterious note.

    Apr 10, 1909The Tacoma Times4334 South L Street, Tacoma

  5. The Ploy to Oust the Poundmaster

    A political machine allegedly attempts to abolish the office of poundmaster to fire an unwanted Union veteran.

    Nov 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  6. A Rough Road for Blackman Brothers

    A massive timber haul turns into a dangerous mishap, highlighting the perils of Snohomish's logging industry.

    Apr 26, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish

  7. The Cedar Mountain Assassin

    Charles W. Nordstrom faces the gallows after the Supreme Court upholds his murder conviction for a cold-blooded shooting in Cedar Mountain.

    Dec 31, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCedar Mountain, Maple Valley

  8. The Pullman Fairgrounds Tragedy

    A young man faces the gallows for a fatal shooting at the local fairgrounds, marking a dark chapter in the town's history.

    Nov 24, 1888Pullman HeraldPullman

Download all 3 as a spreadsheet (CSV)