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- Street Hustlers Ordered Off Twelfth Street
Tacoma officials move to clear sidewalk congestion caused by street performers and vendors blocking access to the post office.
- Seattle's Fruit Inspection Racket: Dumping California Produce to Protect Local Markets
A dispute over British Columbia's fruit inspection leads The Ranch to admit that Puget Sound inspectors have used the law to condemn California and Oregon fruit, easing market congestion and raising questions about regulatory abuse.
- Tragedy on the Slough
A sixteen-month-old child loses her life in a tragic drowning accident near the family home.
- The Final Deadline
A foreman for the Times, devoted to his craft until his final breath, dies after a sudden illness.
- End of the Free-Ride Speculators
Northern Pacific moves to stop speculators from using rail cars as free storage sheds, prioritizing the legitimate lumber and shingle business.
- The Peril of Seattle's Congested Harbor
As shipping traffic surges at the turn of the century, captains warn that a lack of secure mooring buoys is leaving vessels to the mercy of the wind and tides.
- Tacoma’s Classroom Crisis
Record enrollment leaves the city's school system scrambling for space, with some students relegated to converted woodsheds.
- The Price of Plutocracy
As violence erupts at the Homestead Steel Works, an Aberdeen editorial probes the rot of industrial concentration and the rise of a new American caste system.
- A New Harbor Defense for Steamboats
Seattle City Council authorizes a $3,500 investment in heavy-duty mooring buoys to manage the growing congestion of the waterfront.
- Railroad Chief Urges Shared Yards to Protect Seattle Waterfront
Railroad tycoon James J. Hill takes the stage at City Hall to warn Seattle against repeating Chicago’s development mistakes.
- Washington State Legislature Ends in Gridlock
After a grueling, unproductive session, lawmakers fail to elect a U.S. Senator, leaving Governor McGraw to appoint a successor amidst a rush of last-minute legislation.
- The Salvation Army's Plan to End Urban Poverty
A proposal to move impoverished tenement dwellers from congested cities onto government-allotted public lands in the West.
- Switchmen's Strike Tightens Its Grip on Northwest Freight
Despite railroad claims that operations are normal, the American Federation of Labor steps in to support the striking switchmen as shipping remains at a standstill.
- The Struggle for Seattle's Water System
City leaders push for public control of the water works following a devastating fire and urban expansion.
- Fatal Logging Railroad Accident at Kamilche
A young worker was killed when a logging train derailed at Simpson’s switch, marking the first fatal accident on local logging roads in a year.
- The Final Roll Call for Col. Thaddeus Phillips
A veteran of the 32nd Illinois Volunteers, who saw hard service at Pittsburg Landing, passes away in Seattle.
- The City Council Takes on the Cable Company
Tacoma officials vow to hold transit operators accountable for 'dummy cars' and street congestion.
- A Young Pioneer’s Tragic End
A promising life in the Seattle real estate trade is cut short by a workplace accident at the Vulcan Iron Works.
- The Push for a Western Migration
In 1877, Seattle boosters and railroad agents mapped out a deliberate campaign to transform the Puget Sound basin from a 'remote' wilderness into a thriving, industrial metropolis.
- Kennewick Claims Its Crown as a River Gateway
A defensive editorial argues that the city is ready to handle Columbia River traffic despite critics who claim the town is 'asleep on the job.'
- The Tragedy in the Smokalem Shanty
A witness to a brutal murder on the Puyallup Reservation recounts the final moments of a woman killed by her husband, a man known to his own community as 'cultus.'
- Fireboat Battles Blazing Mill on the Tide Flats
McMaster's shingle mill, a sprawling wharf-side structure, is lost to a massive fire as the city's fireboat struggles to maneuver through a congested waterway.
- Railroad Giant Rejects Farmers' Plea for Wheat Shipping Aid
A desperate effort to route Eastern Washington's record wheat crop eastward to avoid a shipping bottleneck at Puget Sound is crushed by Northern Pacific officials.
- The Tragic End of a Timber Titan
Arthur Phinney, the driving force behind the Port Ludlow mill, dies from a long-standing internal injury.
- Seattle Approves a New School Wing as 500 Children Wait for Desks
The school board chose a 20-room brick plan for Pontius, starting with one wing to relieve crowding at Denny, Homer, Columbia and Central.