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- Chinatown Destroyed by Suspicious Blaze in Tacoma
Twenty-five buildings consumed in a massive fire; arson suspected in the downtown quarter.
- Seattle’s First Water Wars
When freezing pipes and open faucets threatened the city’s water pressure, the superintendent didn't mince words.
- Mill Consumed by Night Fire
A fire near Everson destroyed a large cedar mill and substantial lumber stock, causing thousands in damages.
- The Great Fire of Seattle: A City in Ashes
As the dust settles on the inferno that consumed the heart of the young settlement, residents face the daunting task of rebuilding from nothing.
- Hay Farmers Take a Stand Against Speculators
Driven to the brink by low prices, hay growers in the Sunnyside district form an association to secure fair returns and standardize their product.
- Tragedy in Fern City: Four Children Perish in Home Blaze
A mother’s brief errand ends in unimaginable loss when her home is consumed by flames, trapping her four young children inside.
- A Night of Ruin: Olympia’s Business District Ravaged by Fire
A catastrophic blaze tears through a full city block in Olympia, leaving shopkeepers and residents devastated in its wake.
- Fatal Poisoning in the Reservation
A Yakima Indian dies instantly after consuming lemon extract laced with strychnine, prompting a medical investigation.
- Consumers Ditch Company Shifts Land Policy Amid War Food Demands
Facing mounting pressure, the irrigation company abandons its restrictive policy to lease land for merely taxes and water maintenance.
- Hanford Landowners Fight Water Monopoly
Thirty-two land owners organize to challenge the Consumers Ditch Company's water rates.
- The Great Beef Price Drop of 1893
Wholesale cuts fall to record lows, making meat affordable for the city's working poor during the lean winter.
- Inferno at the Spokane Falls
Four mills destroyed and workers missing after a massive industrial fire consumes the riverfront.
- The Great Apple Price Mystery
Local orchardists notice that while they receive pennies for their fruit, consumers pay dollars, leaving a massive profit gap to be absorbed by middlemen.
- The War on Sugar Consumption
Federal Food Administrator Charles Hebbard urges Washington residents to slash sugar intake to provide emergency rations for French allies.
- The Great Seattle Flour Price War
A California miller defies the combine, forcing a drop in prices to the delight of local consumers.
- The Trust’s Empty Wallet: How Monopolies Are Starving Seattle’s Hotels and Stables
As giant combines fire thousands of traveling salesmen to boost profits, the ripple effect hits local businesses hard—yet consumers see only higher prices.
- The Fight Over Tacoma’s Public Utilities
City Controller Lister defends the administration’s plan to earmark utility profits for bond repayment rather than immediate rate cuts.
- Seattle’s First Battle for Clean Air
The city council passes a landmark ordinance to curb factory smoke, signaling a crackdown on the industrial polluters that have long choked the downtown air.
- A Frontier Home Consumed in Minutes
A fierce blaze leaves a Hanford ranching family with little more than their jewelry and a piano.
- The Great Land Office Fire at Olympia
A catastrophic fire destroys essential territorial land records and plats, forcing homesteaders and pre-emption claimants to restart their filings from scratch.
- The Tariff Struggle Against Steel Monopolies
New government statistics reveal a massive spike in iron and steel imports, challenging the power of domestic trusts to set prices.
- The Great Rent Refund Fight
A landmark Seattle court case establishes a precedent for tenants demanding rent back after their buildings are destroyed.
- The Day Seattle’s Firefighters Forgot the Engine
A narrow escape on Mill Street in 1876 reveals how quickly a small fire could consume the wooden city—and how unprepared the new volunteer company was.
- The Shoddy Scandal: How the Tariff Made Our Clothes Garbage
Aberdeen readers are warned that under the McKinley Tariff, the American clothing industry has swapped quality wool for 'shoddy' rags, hair, and cotton.
- The Great Seattle Fire
Shelton residents receive news of a massive inferno consuming the business district of Seattle, causing millions in damage.
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- The Perils of a Modern Diet
A local column warns Tacoma residents that the 'great national vice' of gluttony and poor food combinations is endangering public health.