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  1. The Industrial Ambition of Monte Cristo

    A detailed look at the massive capital investments and engineering feats transforming the Snohomish County mountains into a mining powerhouse.

    Sep 5, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMonte Cristo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Port Townsend Union Veterans Condemn Morning Leader Editorials

    Farragut Post No. 14 of the Grand Army of the Republic condemned the Port Townsend Morning Leader for belittling pensioners and demeaning the Civil War, calling on citizens to boycott the newspaper.

    Aug 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson County

  3. The Seattle Dry Goods War: A 19th-Century Boycott

    When local merchants began using circulars to undercut their competition and 'boycott' a local newspaper, the P-I fought back by calling on the moral, law-abiding citizens of Seattle to take a stand.

    Jan 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Self-Made Mayor: Robert Moran’s Rise from Machinist to Seattle’s Leader

    As Seattle prepares for a pivotal mayoral election, the press rallies behind Robert Moran, a self-made millionaire whose journey from working-class machinist to head of Moran Brothers is held up as the ultimate American success story.

    Jul 6, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. The Judge Who Refused to Step Aside

    In Thurston County court, Judge Robinson denies a change of venue in the Minkler case, rejecting claims that county prejudice or a newspaper feud had compromised him.

    Jan 5, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  6. A Canal to Nowhere? Engineers Dismiss the Hood Canal Cut

    A proposed channel from Hood Canal to North Bay would mean moving millions of cubic feet of glacial gravel—but a federal report finds too little farmland, commerce or ore to justify it.

    Mar 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAllyn, Mason CountyBoom & Bust

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