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163 stories matching embrac
- The Minister Who Left the Church for Socialism
Declaring the modern church a 'parasite,' Reverend J.C. Wiswell resigns to embrace the message of international Socialism.
- The Last Embrace on the Precipice
A Shoshone hunter discovers the remains of a man and a grizzly bear locked in a final, lethal tangle in the Washington wilderness.
- The Unwelcome Embrace
A Cheney woman speaks out against a preacher who combined petty theft with unwanted advances.
- The Girls' Camp at Whidbey Island
A group of twenty young ladies establish a summer encampment in the wilderness of Whidbey Island, embracing the freedom of life away from the city.
- The Uncharted Territory: 1877 Washington
A vivid snapshot of a landscape defined by vast timber, free grazing ranges, and the budding commerce of a frontier civilization.
- A Massive Education Project for Native Youth
Catholic mission leaders acquire 100 acres near North Yakima for a new industrial training school.
- Tragedy at the Swimming Hole
Two young brothers perish in a pool near Nooksack after one suffers cramps.
- The Bureaucratic Cruelty of Chinese Exclusion
A Christian Chinese resident is denied the right to bring his wife to the United States following a restrictive court ruling.
- The Expansion on the Waterfront
A major industrial investment signals the growth of Tacoma’s industrial waterfront in 1904.
- John Keane’s Campaign Embraces Anti-Chinese Violence
A political candidate faces scrutiny for his role in the 1885-86 expulsion movement.
- The End of the Geary Act Deadline
Registration for Chinese residents under the restrictive Geary Act concludes, mandating potential deportation for those without federal certificates.
- The Sewing Machine Revolution Comes to Snohomish
Prominent citizens embrace the modern marvel of the era, bringing high-tech labor-saving to the frontier.
- The Fairview Dream: Installment Housing in 1878 Seattle
A real estate advertisement for the 'Fairview Addition' highlights the city's early embrace of the installment plan to help working-class families buy land.
- Battle for Yakima Valley Water Rights
A state land dispute pits the Sunnyside Canal Company against the Yakima Development Company in a high-stakes fight for irrigation rights.
- A New Territory Born from the Gold Fields
As the Idaho Territory is carved from Washington's eastern reaches, residents hope the split will bring order to the Salmon River mining region.
- A New College for the Yakima Valley
Congregationalists secure land and funding to break ground on a new educational institution near Ahtanum.
- The Commissioners’ Power Grab
Aberdeen’s local officials accused of illegal gerrymandering to manipulate the upcoming election.
- Separated at Three, Reunited at Sixty on a Centralia Train Platform
A famous Boston preacher changing trains in Centralia asks a stranger his name — and finds the brother his family had not heard from in more than fifty years.
- The Army of Two Flags
Facing suspicion as an 'English institution,' the local Salvation Army embraced American patriotism to win the city's trust.
- Winning the Okanogan Trade
Local boosters push for a commercial alliance with the burgeoning Okanogan country to secure Seattle's economic future.
- The Great Temperance Schism
Over 1,000 Good Templars defect from their order to join the Sons of Temperance amid internal discord.
- The Never-Ending Five-Acre Legal Battle
A landmark property dispute near 11th Street in Tacoma finally nears a conclusion after years of litigation that cost more than the value of the land itself.
- The Final Verdict in the Boyd Case
A courtroom packed to suffocation erupts in cheers as a jury acquits Mrs. Boyd, concluding a high-profile trial followed closely by the public.
- The Failed Dreams of the 'Great Eastern'
A reflection on the 1873 financial collapse and the vanished promises of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- The Campaign Against the 'Mormon Menace'
A fiery editorial calls for the federal government to outlaw Mormon membership, framing the faith as a cancerous threat to social and moral order.