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| 1854 | 3 |
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| 1876 | 15 |
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| 1898 | 5 |
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642 stories matching detail
- The Tragic Last Notes of L. R. Shaw
A desperate local resident details his financial ruin, drug dependence, and final instructions to his family in a series of haunting letters before taking his own life in Seattle.
- A Judge’s Crusade Against County Corruption
Whitman County Judge William McDonald issues a blistering order to the prosecutor, detailing long-standing allegations of jailhouse abuse, probate perjury, and illegal spending by commissioners.
- Mystery Abduction in Ballard Grading Camp
A young man was dragged from his tent by two men posing as officers, leaving his family to fear he was shanghaied for a fishing crew.
- Surviving Seattle on a Shoestring
A newcomer details the precise costs of feeding a family of eight in 1890s Seattle, offering a rare glimpse into the household economics of the era.
- The Engineering Romance of the Lake Union Sewer
City Engineer Thomson details the immense technical and financial struggle to build the infrastructure of a growing Seattle.
- Kennewick's Paper Trail for Second-Hand Goods
New city ordinance demands detailed records of every junk transaction to curb local theft.
- A Mining Manager Vanishes, Then Walks Into Tacoma With a Kidnapping-at-Sea Story
T. A. Cox, missing from his Arizona home since December, resurfaces on Puget Sound claiming he was drugged, robbed and forced aboard a strange ship in San Francisco, then turned adrift.
- Spokane Telephone Operators Walk Out in Solidarity
Striking operators and linemen demand to return as a unified body, defying company attempts to replace them.
- Who Controls the Schoolhouse Purse?
Walla Walla taxpayers demand fiscal transparency as the school board ignores mandatory financial reporting.
- Seattle’s Fire Chief Outlines Urgent Modernization Plan
Newly appointed Chief J.F. McDermott details the department's struggle with outdated equipment and calls for a complete overhaul of alarm systems and engine house standards.
- The Inside Story of the Roslyn Bank Job
A tipster known as 'The Queen' and a remorseful participant reveal how a secret ring of thirteen men planned a violent bank heist in the coal mining town of Roslyn.
- Seattle Waits for Word of a Schooner—and Fears the Worst
The City of Topeka is due from Alaska with details of a wreck that may be the Seattle schooner George R. White, though the missing crew count does not match.
- School Board Ignores Call for Fiscal Transparency
Three years of broken promises leave Walla Walla taxpayers in the dark regarding the district's eighty-thousand-dollar annual expenditure.
- Two Arrested in $15 Watch Robbery Near Coal Bunkers
A late-night robbery near the Seattle coal bunkers ends in the arrest of two men.
- The Desert Bloom: Engineering the Yakima Valley
A detailed technical vision for transforming arid plains into a high-yield agricultural engine via irrigation.
- A Man Held in Quarantine
Pierce County officials scramble to find a solution for a Korean man suffering from leprosy.
- The Opium Dealer Next Door
In the early days of Seattle, a Chinese merchant operated not just a grocery, but an 'intelligence office' and opium den on Washington Street.
- The Jailbreak at Fort Simcoe
A notorious murderer escapes custody in Yakima, leaving the community on edge.
- The City's June Fire Toll
From false alarms to tragedy, the Seattle Fire Department details a month of small blazes.
- The Paper Trail That Went Up in Smoke
A King County tax assessor admitted that sworn property records were routinely burned, sparking a public outcry over local fiscal transparency.
- Oroville Plans a Permanent Home for City Hall
The city council moves to end the era of renting space as the town anticipates property value growth.
- Beat Cop Suspended After Being Beaten by Coasting Teens
A Tacoma patrolman was disciplined after rowdy youths he caught sledding in a restricted area rolled him in the snow and beat him.
- Coal Fall Paralyzes Wilkeson Mine Loader Thomas Smith
A coal mine loader suffers a devastating, life-altering injury on the job, highlighting the brutal risks faced by labor in late 19th-century Washington.
- The Pride of the Frontier: Mukilteo’s Eagle Brewery
A legacy of 19th-century Pacific Northwest industry, where the Eagle Brewery staked its claim as the premier producer of beer in the territory.
- The Padlocking of Whitechapel
Chief of Police Rogers orders the eviction of forty-five women living in Seattle's historic red-light district.