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- The Shoe-Stealing Vagabond of Grant Street
A suspicious man found peddling a suitcase full of brand-new footwear on a Seattle bridge lands in jail.
- The Clubwomen Take On the Midwives
Washington's Federation of Women's Clubs sets May 1–6 for Baby Week and presses the legislature to license midwives and put full-time health officers in the field.
- The Saloonkeeper’s Open Letter to Seattle’s 'Hounds of Malice'
A local business owner fires back at the city’s political elite, accusing them of using moral grandstanding and the threat of liquor laws to dismantle his livelihood.
- The Fire That Paid: A Grocery Store’s Lucky Escape
When a Jackson Street grocery burned down in January 1889, the owners didn't just rebuild—they received a full cash payout from their insurer, Pacific Carpet Company President John P. Hoyt, and sent a public note of gratitude.
- The Government's Souvenir Stamp Scheme
Seattle postmasters are stuck with leftover World's Fair stamps, as collectors drive a global market for unused postage.
- Around the Horn With a Hold Full of Salmon
Seattle shipping men launch a regular Cape Horn service to New York and Philadelphia, betting on the Panama Canal to put salt water on equal footing with the railroads.
- The Fire That Paid the Bills: A Grocery Owner’s Gratitude
In the chaotic early days of Seattle, a local grocery firm received a full cash payout from an insurance company after their Jackson Street store burned down—a rare moment of financial relief in a city prone to disaster.
- The Forgotten Safety Practice of 1885
A century and a half before GPS trackers, a Snohomish County editor offered a simple, low-tech solution for the perennial heartbreak of a lost child: use indelible ink.
- The Hard Times Ball
Seattle's elite staged an 'economical' dance party to navigate the financial strain of 1893.
- The New Magdalene at Cordray’s Theater
A sympathetic and emotionally charged opening night at Seattle's premier theater.
- The Madison Street Midnight Escape
A Seattle grocer skips town in the dead of night, leaving behind a shop full of unpaid bills and curious neighbors.
- The Day Seattle’s Streets Became a Minefield
In September 1876, the city’s main commercial artery was so full of potholes and water that officials warned it would become 'deplorable' before winter set in.
- Seattle's Independence Day Invasion
Thousands of visitors flood Seattle for the Fourth of July, causing a housing shortage as the city prepares for a massive parade and naval spectacle.
- Smallpox Scare at Providence Hospital
A laborer misdiagnosed with measles is found to have smallpox, triggering a full-scale sanitization effort at a local Seattle hospital.
- The Hustle of the Territorial Frontier
A glimpse into the 19th-century mail-order economy, where ambitious merchants sought to capitalize on the labor and curiosity of working-class families across the Pacific Northwest.
- The Machine That Would Make Land: Dredging of the Tide Flats Begins
Surveyors break ground this morning on the bulkhead along Railroad Avenue, the first step in the Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company's scheme to fill the tide flats and carve an east waterway.
- Commencement at the Academy of the Holy Names
A crowded hall celebrates the academic achievements of young women at a cornerstone Seattle institution on Jackson and Ninth.
- The Northern Pacific Bets Everything on the North
A high-level interview reveals the railroad's expansion into British Columbia and their vision of making Portland the gateway to the Pacific.
- The Last Frontier: Washington Admitted to the Union
As President Harrison signs the 'Omnibus Bill,' Seattle celebrates the end of territorial status and the dawn of statehood for the Pacific Northwest.
- 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.
- Ballard’s Water Main Failures Lead to Block-Wide Inferno
A fire in an avenue saloon rapidly spiraled out of control when the local water system failed to provide enough pressure to fight the flames.
- The Fight for the Ballot in the Northwest
A stirring speech in the Senate champions Washington Territory's decision to grant women the right to vote as a beacon for the world.
- The Price of the Eight-Hour Day
A Seattle merchant faces threats and a physical assault for defying a boycott and keeping his shop open to protect his clerks from sixteen-hour shifts.
- The Political 'Boodle' That Nearly Toppled Seattle's Republican Party
A look back at the chaotic 1889 Republican primaries in King County, where internal factions, broken promises, and the 'boodle' system turned a local race for the U.S. Senate into a full-scale political scandal.
- The Mass Departure of Chinese Laborers
After the completion of the Cedar River extension, the Oregon Improvement Company arranged for the mass transport of 1,700 Chinese workers out of Seattle.