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283 stories matching english
- A Fraternal Leader Draws the Line at English—and at the Ballot Box
Visiting Knights of Pythias supreme chancellor W. W. Blackwell wants the order to require English and ties voting rights to language, warning of foreign anarchists.
- England Wants Glacier Bay: A Seattle Miner’s Alaska Warning
Miner W. Bruce tells Seattle that Britain’s boundary claim would seize the Lynn Canal trail and Glacier Bay—and hand the Alaska tourist trade to Canadian Pacific steamers.
- The Mine That Wasn’t? A Captain Denies a Half-Million-Dollar Gold Swindle
An English capitalist’s suit against Alaska millionaires turned a Port Townsend sailing into a Pacific Coast sensation, with charges of swapped ore, gold-soaked drill cores, and a forceful denial from Capt. James Carroll.
- A Cultural Tug-of-War in Tacoma’s Catholic Church
Thousands of Irish-American parishioners lobby the Vatican for an English-speaking clergy, citing a disconnect with the current leadership.
- A Mountain of Coffins: Franklin Buries Its Miners
After a mine fire killed 37 men, the coal town of Franklin held a day of funerals—five graves at Black Diamond, three Italian miners on a hillside, and widows whose grief doctors feared would kill them.
- The Dispossession of Josephine Hatch
A Snohomish widow, unable to speak English, sues a powerful land conglomerate for swindling her out of a multi-million dollar stake in the founding of Everett.
- The Tenant Who Found Her English in Court
A South Seattle rent quarrel ends in police court, where a tenant who needed an interpreter suddenly answers the judge in perfect English.
- The Girl With a Tag and a Basket, Half a World From Home
Hilda Kanniainen left Finland in June, crossed the Atlantic and the continent without speaking English, and arrived in Seattle bound for her sister in San Francisco. Strangers took her in for the night.
- Seattle’s Forgotten Filipino Poets—and the Prejudice They Turned into Verse
A 1928 Filipino Forum essay introduces Narciso Ines and a circle of Northwest poets writing beauty and protest from the margins of Seattle life.
- From Russian Army to Whitman College Commencement
Vladimir Rojansky, who arrived in America knowing no English, is named class orator at Whitman College.
- Two Famous Authors on Tour — and Haweis Fires His First Shot at Ingersoll in Seattle
The Rev. H. R. Haweis and the explorer George Kennan lecture to overflow crowds at St. Mark's and the Seattle Theater, but the city gets a piece of history: Haweis's reply to the great agnostic was written here, in two days, at a local minister's suggestion.
- An Odd English Collier Sails In, and the Wharves Fill to See Her
The first ship of the new Great Eastern line ties up at Baker's wharf after eighteen days from Yokohama, carrying tea, matting and curios — and no passenger cabins at all.
- The Farmer Who Said the Colleges Were Failing Rural Washington
Addressing the state dairymen, farmer Wm. F. Izett argues that the land-grant colleges move too slowly and cost too much to save the farm — and pitches a cheaper, faster kind of agricultural school as the 'machine gun' the countryside needs.
- The English Sparrow Has Invaded Seattle — and the Songbirds Are Next
An 1895 editorial warns that the imported sparrow, already a pest in Eastern cities, has reached Puget Sound and will drive out native birds.
- The Burden of Owning a High-Class Dog
Humorist Bill Nye reflects on the social anxieties of owning an English mastiff that clearly views his owner as a social inferior.
- The Tragic Wreck of the Ferndale
Twenty men perished when the British iron bark Ferndale was driven onto the beach near Grays Harbor during the most violent storm ever recorded on the Washington coast.
- English Homesteader Runs Out of Money Near Seattle
An immigrant family struggling to clear their homestead near Seattle loses their only daughter and everything they own to a tragic logging accident.
- The Murder Foretold: Three Japanese Laborers Held Without Bail
A witness testifies that one suspect predicted the killing hours in advance, and a bloody butcher knife is found in a kitchen wall. Three Japanese men are ordered held without bail for the murder of a Japanese boss near Christopher.
- A Night of Exchange at the Baptist Chinese Mission
A rare 1891 cultural exchange took place at the Baptist mission, featuring speeches and a feast that aimed to bridge racial divides through education.
- The Murder in the Bunkhouse North of Auburn
A young Japanese labor contractor was beaten and killed as he slept in a cabin on J.W. Nails's farm; a roommate was jailed while blood trails, a loaded musket and an opium pipe deepened the mystery.
- The Sinking Ship at Colfax College
An open letter from the embattled president reveals the infighting and student discontent that led to the institution's crisis.
- Mill Owners Dismiss Japanese Workers for 'Language Barrier'
A local mill owner says he will stick to white labor exclusively after deciding that hiring non-English speaking workers was bad for business.
- The False Gold of 'Swiftwater' Bill
A legendary Klondike miner, once a symbol of immense wealth, is revealed to be a 'broken man' after a public charade of riches in the American West.
- The Hop Gold Rush of 1886
As hop prices soar in the Puyallup Valley, Washington Territory farmers find themselves in the midst of a speculative frenzy, echoing the volatility of modern commodity markets.
- The London Scandal That Followed a Man to Seattle
A local saloon owner is pardoned after spending months in jail, with rumors swirling that his conviction was a orchestrated hit job by high-society English rivals.
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- The Goddess of Slang: A Poetic Flirtation in the Territory
A whimsical verse from the late 19th century captures the playful, rhyming courtship rituals of Snohomish Territory, offering a glimpse into the lighthearted side of pioneer life.
- The 'A Co.' Misunderstanding
A linguistic confusion at a Seattle restaurant leads to a partnership change and a new sign.
- The Reverend and the Editor Spar Over Grammar
A local minister demands public corrections for his column, leading to a feisty rebuttal from the newspaper's editorial staff.
- The Loyalty Question in Kennewick
A local editor questions the patriotism of German-speaking residents and parochial schools during the height of World War I.
- The Deaf Dodge
A local drunkard tries to outsmart a judge by faking deafness, only to be tripped up by the prospect of a free drink.
- The Eligibility Crisis in Kittitas County
A local editor denounces a Superior Court judge for granting citizenship to dozens of foreigners who could not speak English.
- A Recruiting Tour of the Sound
P.E. Brewer, a member of the Puyallup tribe, travels the Sound to recruit students for the Chemawa Indian School.
- Officer Reprimanded for Abusive Conduct
A Seattle officer faces the police board after breaking down a door and using profanity during a raid on a lodging house.