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22 stories matching dormant
- An Engineer Bets Newport Could Rival Spokane
A Spokane mining engineer reports on the Bead Lake and Conquest claims, arguing that capital, a concentrator and a five-mile rail spur could turn a dormant district into Newport’s future.
- The Battle for Madison Street
A dormant railway company suddenly awakens to block a new transit line, sparking a fierce clash at City Hall.
- The Tacoma Taxpayer’s Fight Against ‘Fake’ Legislative Wedges
Citizens and labor organizations organize against city officials accused of manipulating tax laws and misusing municipal funds for private gain.
- Ousted Over an $18.90 Lumber Bill, a Councilman Gets His Seat Back
Ballard's council removed Thomas Winsor without a hearing — right after he accused the city treasurer of pocketing $1,058. A judge ruled the whole thing illegal and threw out his replacement.
- Railroad vs. Waterfront: The 'Ram's Horn' Dispute
Property owners along the Seattle waterfront push back against railroad companies attempting to rebuild tracks on disputed, long-dormant rights-of-way.
- The Hidden Costs of Invasive Pests
A single discarded fruit box from California brought the destructive San Jose scale to a local orchard, illustrating the need for strict quarantine measures.
- The Rebirth of Seattle's Idle Mill
A dormant Seattle sawmill gets a new lease on life under San Francisco capital, signaling an era of rapid industrial expansion for the town.
- The Bullet That Ended a Bully: A Seattle Man’s Deadly Stand on the Walla Walla
Michael Emerick, a former Seattle job wagon driver, faces murder charges after killing Joe Gordon in self-defense during a long-simmering land dispute.
- Kennewick's 'Preparedness' Rifle Club Reborn
Local men revive a dormant shooting club to align with federal national defense initiatives, despite past issues with stray bullets near the Highlands.
- After the Fires, Newport's Young Businessmen Build a Fire Department
A city-hall meeting called by the Commercial Club elects Charles Luce chief and signs more than twenty volunteers, answering a season of business-district fires.
- Workers Take the Helm
Two union members have bucked the trend by purchasing their own mill, transforming a dormant business into a worker-led operation.
- Ballard's Merchants Dream of a Streetcar to the Beach
After four dormant years, Ballard's Chamber of Commerce reconvenes with a plan for an $8,000 electric railway from the West Street line to Shilshole Bay.
- The Divided Skirt Comes to Seattle
Young women adopt the 'Boston rational suit,' braving ridicule and finding recruits at the university and high school.
- City Moves to Kill Unused Rail Franchises
Tacoma prepares to revoke streetcar franchise rights that have sat dormant for two decades.
- Ballard's Shingle Mills Fire Back Up—But the Owners See Thin Margins
After a two-month shutdown, nearly every shingle mill in Ballard is running again. The smokestacks are busy, but low prices and a rail-car crunch keep the revival uneasy.
- The Mystery of the Degenerate Wheat
A local doctor presents a strange botanical specimen that challenges the agricultural wisdom of 1859.
- A Railroad Survey Promises to Wake the Pend Oreille Valley
Engineers began staking a route down the Pend Oreille River, with Newport yards and valley development hanging on the survey.
- The Clairvoyant of the Bee Hive
A self-proclaimed prophetess operating out of the Bee Hive lodging house in Walla Walla claims to be drawing large crowds.
- The Pacific Mill Roars Back to Life
A dormant shingle mill is set to restart operations this spring under new ownership and with expanded capacity.
- The High Price of Orchard Neglect
Local horticultural inspector Luke Powell issues a stern warning: cut-rate farming methods during a time of economic belt-tightening will lead to disaster for Benton County's apple industry.
- The Seventeenth-Foot Toad
Workers digging a cistern in Tacoma discover a living toad buried seventeen feet deep in hardpan.
- The Hoarding of Wealth in 1885 Seattle
While storehouses and granaries overflow, a letter to the editor questions why the economy stays starved of currency.
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- The Unwelcome Guest in the Banana Crate
A Black Diamond baker discovers a live stowaway from the tropics in his pantry.
- Suspicious Blaze Consumes South Bend Building
A vacant commercial building in South Bend, Washington, burns to the ground under circumstances police suspect were intentional.
- The Man Who Claims He Stays Young by Being Buried Alive
Alexander J. McIvor Tyndall, a traveling mystic, shares his peculiar method for achieving eternal youth and his request that doctors not perform an autopsy if he stops breathing.
- The Perpetual Motion Inventor's Wild Night
Dr. Hannibal Mills, a local crank obsessed with his 'perpetual motion' machine, shoots a saloon keeper after a drunken argument.
- Sudden Death at South Tacoma Station
A night operator dies while on duty as the North Coast Limited arrives.
- An Abandoned Household: A Public Denunciation in 1876
A rare glimpse into the harsh realities of Victorian domestic life in pioneer Seattle, where a husband took to the local press to publicly cut ties with his wife.
- A Mine Fire That Might Never Be Put Out
Black Diamond Mine No. 12 faced possible permanent abandonment after a fire underground, with flooding and spontaneous combustion complicating recovery.
- Serial Arson at the Western Mill
A night watchman thwarts an attempt to burn down a Lake Union mill, marking the third suspicious fire in a single week.