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34 stories matching cigarett
- Washington's House Votes to Ban Cigarettes — and the Tobacco Trust Moves In
In 1893 the state House passed a prohibition on cigarette sales after a debate that mixed moral reform, monopoly fears and anti-Chinese prejudice. Lobbyists were already working the Senate.
- The City’s Cigarette Ban Hits a Snag
A federal judge rules the local anti-cigarette law unconstitutional, leaving shopkeepers in a cloud of confusion.
- The War on Cigarettes
A new, stringent state law bans the possession of cigarette papers and wrappers, sparking debate over government overreach.
- The State's Sudden War on Cigarettes
Washington moves to ban the sale and manufacture of cigarettes, setting up a clash with the powerful American Tobacco Company.
- The Federal Strike Against Washington's Anti-Cigarette Law
A federal judge declares Washington's prohibition on cigarette sales unconstitutional, setting up a fight between state and federal authority.
- A State Representative Takes the Pulpit Against Cigarettes
A Snohomish church hosts a union meeting where a lawmaker decries the 'cigarette habit' as a greater evil than alcohol.
- The Great Cigarette Crackdown
A Vancouver tobacco dealer’s arrest triggers a high-stakes legal battle over whether small cigarette packages qualify for interstate commerce protections.
- The Cigarette Divorce
A Seattle woman sues for divorce, claiming her husband's persistent habit of smoking cigarettes in bed was a personal indignity that ruined her rest.
- The Cigarette Arrest on Third Street
A local tobacconist is hauled before the justice of the peace for selling a single package of cigarettes, sparking claims of a spiteful setup.
- The 'Baneful' Habit Griping Seattle's Youth
As cigarettes gained popularity among city boys, turn-of-the-century moralists and physicians in Seattle sounded the alarm, linking the 'sallow-faced' habit to everything from indigestion to moral decay.
- The Day Northport Vanished
A single cigarette discarded in a tailor shop behind a saloon triggers a conflagration that consumes the entire business heart of Northport.
- A Brother's Bullet: Deputy Marshal Dies, and the Accused Killer Asks Only for a Match
Shot by his own brother at Pioneer Place and James Street, Deputy U.S. Marshal Edward Minsch lingers a day and dies at Providence Hospital — while Frank Minsch, cool and indifferent in the city jail, shows no grief and admits only that he is 'subject to epileptic fits.'
- The Great Egg Heist: A Drunken Chase Ends in Laughter on Pike Street
When James Quinn grabbed a case of eggs near First Avenue, Officer Cameron gave chase with drawn revolver—only for the 'thief' to surrender with a request for a cigarette.
- A Woman’s Solitary Spiral at the Winsor Hotel
After days of isolation, heavy drinking, and cigarette smoking, a guest from Port Angeles was found raving in her room.
- A Forger's Mind Was Ruined by Opium, Cocaine and Cigarettes
Prosecuting Attorney James F. Miller told a Seattle court that H. Miller, an electrician addicted for a decade, was not responsible for passing a forged order.
- The Streetcar Thief Who Traded Booze for a Pardon
A young man who hijacked a Tacoma streetcar avoided jail by swearing off cigarettes and alcohol for nearly a decade.
- The Case for Public Playgrounds
An editorial reflection on the vital importance of supervised recreation for Everett's youth.
- The 'Cigarette Fiend' of Port Angeles
A desperate machinist attempts suicide, citing a struggle to overcome a tobacco habit that led to severe insomnia and mental decline.
- Cigarettes Ignite a Spokane Lumber Yard
A blaze in the Falls City Lumber Company yard leaves a homeowner and a company with thousands in losses.
- A Grand Jury’s Grim Look at Seattle’s Jail
A scathing report from 1888 slams local conditions for youth and calls for urgent reform, while calling out industrial pollution in the Cedar River.
- The Deadly Cost of Saloon Boxing
Seattle dives are profiting from 'scientific' sparring matches that frequently turn fatal for the impoverished, untrained men forced into the ring.
- The Mystery of the Girl in Trousers
A stylish, cigarette-smoking visitor at the Windsor Hotel turns out to be a local mystery when Seattle police realize a woman is masquerading in men's clothing.
- Cosmopolis Town Hall Razed by Careless Cigarette
A discarded cigar stub destroys the town's municipal center, prompting a rapid pledge to rebuild better.
- A Massive Warehouse Blaze Leaves Yakima Scrambling
A fire of unknown origin at the Chappell & Cox warehouse caused significant damage to stored furniture, machinery, and agricultural goods.
- The Wild, Wild West of 'Africa'
A spectacular comic opera takes over the Marquam Grand Theatre, featuring a cast of seventy and a plot about a gullible college student misled into thinking he's exploring the Dark Continent.
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- Federal Agents Bust Counterfeit Cigar Ring
Internal Revenue agents launch a citywide crackdown on local tobacconists caught refilling boxes of high-end cigars with inferior substitutes.
- The Cigar Salesman Who Never Delivered
A young man is arrested in Seattle after allegedly defrauding a local store owner in a suspicious trade agreement.
- The Judge Who Believed the Cigar-Factory Girl
A working woman prosecuted a street harasser in Seattle's municipal court, and Judge Glasgow publicly praised her courage.
- The Brutal Reality of the Cigar Factory
The Cigar Makers' Union uncovers the exploitation of children and girl laborers working grueling hours in Seattle.
- The First Cigar in the Territory: A Local Industry Takes Root
Snohomish entrepreneur T.P. Patton has begun manufacturing tobacco, growing his own crop and rolling it into black shag—a sign of economic self-sufficiency in Washington Territory.