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13 stories matching garret
- The Tragedy of a Heartbroken Immigrant in North Seattle
After his sweetheart ended their three-month courtship, a young Icelander attempted to take his own life in a ravine-side garret.
- The Forgotten Family on the Garret Floor
An impoverished immigrant family, suffering from diphtheria in a cramped Seattle attic, highlights the desperate housing conditions facing newcomers in 1889.
- The Waterfront Pirates Who Stashed a Household in Tacoma
A Seattle liveryman and a police officer followed a trail of stolen oars and tools to West Passage, where two men had turned a small cottage into a robber's roost.
- Growing Pains in the Queen City: Seattle’s 1889 School Crisis
As the population exploded, the city’s schools were so overwhelmed that children were squeezed into attics, basements, and makeshift classrooms—a familiar struggle for a booming town.
- Fired Railroad Workers Were Paid in Paper—So Their Lawyer Sued
After the Idaho Washington Northern let go 26 men, it handed them orders for time certificates instead of cash. Newport's courts became the battleground.
- The Patent-Leather Fugitive
A suspected post-office burglar was tracked from Seattle to the Grays Harbor woods, only to be found asleep in millworker's clothes—and incongruous footwear.
- The Deep Freeze Coal Famine
With record-breaking snow and railroad blockades, Kennewick faces a chilling shortage of fuel and the potential return of oil lamps.
- Olympia's High School Bond Fight, Priced at 25 Cents
The Tribune urges voters to approve a $40,000 school bond, rebutting claims of contractor influence and calculating the cost to a $7,000 homeowner at about a quarter.
- The Secret Underground Boxing Ring
A reporter hides in an attic to witness a clandestine sparring match while the city maintains a facade of propriety.
- City Left in Total Darkness
A gas main failure leaves downtown Seattle residents scrambling for lamps on Thanksgiving Eve.
- The Integrity Test of 1876
A young dressmaker, struggling against the poverty of pioneer-era Seattle, faces a life-changing moral dilemma when she discovers a hidden fortune in an old waistcoat.
- 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 Miracle of the Daily Paper: How Pullman’s New Herald Brings the World to Your Doorstep
In its inaugural editorial, the newly launched *Pullman Herald* reflects on the alchemy of journalism—transforming rags into news—and celebrates the fertile wheat lands of the Palouse.
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- The Strange Demise of the Human Ostrich
James Fitzgerald, a former White Bluffs resident who earned fame by consuming knives, nails, and gold coins, has died at age 69.
- When the Steamer Left, Thirty Jobs Went With It
The withdrawal of the Bailey Gatzert cost Olympia money and idled three dozen woodchoppers and teamsters — and left a wood dealer holding 2,000 cords.
- The Final Honors for Bailey Gatzert
Seattle’s prominent civic leaders and Masonic lodges gather to pay respects to a fallen brother.
- The Logging Camp Grifter
A teamster is caught by a deputy sheriff after allegedly swindling a saloon owner with a forged time check.
- The High School Garroter
A fifteen-year-old high school student is in custody after confessing to a series of violent street robberies in Tacoma.
- The 'Wild Man' of Kearney Street
A profile of Leonor Borcharts, known as 'Oofty Goofty,' a performer who made a living by enduring physical abuse for public entertainment.