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23 stories matching bruce
- England Wants Glacier Bay: A Seattle Miner’s Alaska Warning
Miner W. Bruce tells Seattle that Britain’s boundary claim would seize the Lynn Canal trail and Glacier Bay—and hand the Alaska tourist trade to Canadian Pacific steamers.
- The Inspector Who Rode Free: Seattle's Steamboat Watchdog on Trial
Local steamboat inspector W. J. Bryant stands accused of favoritism in granting licenses, of padding his travel accounts while riding free, and of owing his office to his sidelines selling life-preservers and marine insurance.
- The Price of Non-Compliance
A veteran molder sues his former union brothers for conspiracy after being forced out of work for allegedly producing 'too many' sewer rings per day.
- The Fireman, the Broken Leg, and the Brotherhood
When a Spokane Falls railroad fireman was badly hurt and allegedly left untended, the railroad Brotherhood organized — demanding an investigation and that the company hospital be moved to Sprague.
- The Despair of an Unemployed Laborer
Unable to find work due to a permanent injury, a Scotsman living in Tacoma ends his life.
- An Hour From Canada: The Kansas Fugitive Caught in a Bellingham Barber Shop
Frank Greenwood fled Kansas after a seduction charge, hoping to disappear into Washington and then British Columbia. A persistent Kansas detective tracked him to New Whatcom, where he was arrested in his brother’s barber shop—just an hour before he meant to be gone.
- A Missionary's Memory of the Russian Border
A Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee gathers testimony that the land north of Portland Canal was Russian, not British, as the Alaska boundary fight heats up.
- The Water Tank Romance
A flirtatious message left on a rural water tank led to an unlikely marriage between two strangers.
- The Runaway's Plea for Mercy
A teenage girl escapes her abusive uncle and aunt in Port Angeles, only to be detained by Port Townsend police while trying to return to the only home she ever knew.
- Stevens County Votes Itself Dry, Two to One
On November 9, 1909, the precincts outside every incorporated town in Stevens County went to the polls on a single question — liquor or no liquor — and closed the saloons by 1,419 votes to 814.
- The Bosses and the Back-Numbers
At the Yakima County Republican convention, party insiders steamrolled local challengers, sparking accusations of a 'cut and dried' slate.
- The Perils of 'Coasting' in Downtown Seattle
A winter evening of sledding on the city's steep hills resulted in multiple injuries, leaving one young man unconscious.
- A Judge Draws the Line: Unions May Bargain, Not Bully
In a Tacoma courtroom, Judge Pritchard rules that workingmen may set their own terms — but cannot force an employer's hand through threats.
- The Grange Movement Sweeps Stevens County
State organizers are rapidly establishing local chapters to advocate for rural interests, good roads, and political reform.
- The Great Road War: How Kitsap County Bribed Its Way to Steal Seattle’s Trade
While Seattle merchants sneer at their neighbors, a secret fund has been raised in Olympia to build a direct road from Olalla to the Sound, bypassing Tacoma and threatening Seattle's commercial dominance.
- Northern Pacific Purges Ranks in Consolidation
A master mechanic travels to Vancouver to test the fitness of workers on newly acquired rail lines as wage standards are adjusted.
- Isolation and High Water on the Humptulips
Heavy winter rains and falling timber isolate a community, trapping a funeral party and challenging travel across the rugged Grays Harbor backcountry.
- Whatcom Citizens Challenge County Fair Funding
Attorneys move to stop county commissioners from subsidizing fair organizations, citing constitutional prohibitions against loaning public credit.
- The Boomtown Spirit: Black Diamond Cheers a Presidential Ticket
While the nation looked to Chicago for the 1888 Republican ticket, the coal-mining town of Black Diamond organized a rousing local celebration to back Harrison and Morton.
- The Expert Turns Farmer
A county agriculturalist who has spent three years advising local farmers decides to test his own theories by homesteading land.
- Construction Begins on Massive Waterfront Terminals
A new industrial landscape is rising on the tide flats as the Milwaukee railway begins an extensive pile-driving project.
- Eight Men Arrested in South D Street Gambling Sweep
City detectives targeted a lodging house suspected of hosting illegal card games late Saturday night.
- The Last Gathering of Seattle’s Founders
Amos Brown, a pioneer who helped shape the city's early identity, is laid to rest in a ceremony attended by nearly every surviving member of Seattle's first generation.
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- The Retired Wrestler and the Bull
A former champion wrestler faces the fight of his life against an enraged bull on Beacon Hill.
- A Barber's Final Journey
The community mourns the loss of John Morgan Buckingham, a dedicated barber and long-time resident of the Garden Tracts.
- Worker Critically Injured in Blasting Accident
A laborer working on the Maple Valley extension of the Columbia & Puget Sound railway was struck by a jagged wooden splinter after a stump blast, leaving him in a life-threatening condition.
- A Literal Sagebrush Collision
A local man's unadvertised diving exhibition ends in a heap of sagebrush.
- Prominent Pioneer Detained
A longtime city contractor suffers a mental health crisis at home.
- A Premature Blast Tore Apart 'Lead' Long's Face Near Metaline
A miner known across the district was badly hurt at the Wake Up Jim prospect when a blast went off early, and details were slow to reach Newport.
- A Sudden End in the Woods
A young immigrant worker killed by a falling limb near Seattle highlights the perils of early logging.
- Separated at Three, Reunited at Sixty on a Centralia Train Platform
A famous Boston preacher changing trains in Centralia asks a stranger his name — and finds the brother his family had not heard from in more than fifty years.