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- The Real Estate Boom of 1881
A local column notes the rapidly inflating property values in Seattle, documenting how land changed hands for thousands in gold coin within a single year.
- The Futility of the Gallows
One month after Seattle's first judicial execution of a white man, the local press questions whether state-sanctioned violence actually deters crime or simply breeds contempt for the law.
- The Seattle Way: How Local Businessmen Built a Railroad
A Walla Walla newspaper praises Seattle’s 'All pull together' motto after local merchants successfully pressured Henry Villard to finance a new coal-hauling railroad.
- The Canal Fund Passes $413,000, With a Priest’s $100 and a Boost From the Schwabachers
Seattle’s campaign to subsidize the Lake Washington canal turned to churches, banks, and family firms as the subscription total climbed.
- The 'Little Hatchets' of Commercial Street
Vandals are destroying shade trees in downtown Seattle, prompting local residents to demand authorities intervene against the neighborhood boys.
- A Warning to the Shanghaiers of Tacoma
A notorious boarding house keeper is sent to prison for his brutal, predatory business practices.
- The Unlikely Heroism of 'Old Yesler'
Derided as a 'hog' and a 'dog-in-the-manger' for years, Henry Yesler silences his critics with a massive financial commitment to Seattle’s future.
- Seven Years of Sagebrush
A Highlands farmer transforms raw desert land into a productive bungalow estate.
- Great Northern Carmen Organize New Local
Despite opposition from local railway officials, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen successfully establishes a new Everett chapter.
- The Patriotic Drunkard
A Walla Walla local argues that his drinking habit is a noble contribution to the war effort.
- The New England Hotel's Ban
A local hotel owner strikes a blow against Chinese labor, signaling a rising tide of xenophobic economic policy in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Brutal Reality of the Cigar Factory
The Cigar Makers' Union uncovers the exploitation of children and girl laborers working grueling hours in Seattle.
- The 'Mashers' of the Shopping District
An editorial calls for public accountability for men who harass women in Tacoma's downtown streets.
- Seattle Bets Half a Million Dollars on a Canal
With $50,000 left to raise, the subscription to build the ship canal becomes the town's favorite proof that Seattle is a city of doers.
- The Delegate the Party Refused to Seat
When King County Democrats elected a Black delegate to their state convention, Southern-leaning party members staged a revolt to avoid sitting with him.
- Federal Crackdown on Timber Harvesting Threatens Local Growth
Obsolete federal laws are suddenly enforced against lumbermen, sparking fears of an economic standstill in the territory.
- The Battle for the Ballot Gains Momentum
As Washington suffragists organize for victory, they look to Idaho as a model and report a surge in female voter registration in Seattle.
- Waiting in the Wind for the Troop Train
Kennewick residents braved a chilling wind at the depot to show solidarity for departing National Guard members.
- The Eugenics of Marriage Licenses
A Tacoma humane officer proposes that the state test young women's child-rearing abilities before allowing them to wed.
- Seattle's Unemployed Turn Vacant Lots Into Gardens
A relief committee has placed sixty-seven families on borrowed land and handed out seed, but most applicants live in the north end while most lots are in the south.
- An Alternative Vision for the Fourth
The Tribune editor questions whether Lynden's rowdy, carnival-style Independence Day celebrations have lost their patriotic focus, suggesting a more solemn path.
- The Salvation Army's Odorous Opponents
A group of young men tried to drive the Salvation Army out of town by dousing their hall in polecat oil.
- The Scandal of the Anti-Wallace Telegram
A political storm erupts as local figures scramble to disown a telegram sent to the President, exposing a fractured front against Wallace.
- The Territory's Thin Ledger
A look at the precarious finances of Washington Territory in 1862, from debts to the cost of territorial convicts.
- The Gambling Den Dilemma: Why Seattle’s Top Detective Fought the Ban on Vice
When City Council shut down gambling houses to clean up the streets, Detective Corbett warned that vice wouldn't disappear—it would just scatter and hide.