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10 stories matching goodal
- A Schism in the Spiritualist Church
The congregation of the Tacoma Spiritualist church voted to oust their long-standing leader and his daughter following a brewing internal dispute.
- The Railroad Says It Has a Dock in Seattle and No Way to Reach It
Thomas F. Oakes tells Seattle's Chamber of Commerce that the Pacific steamship line is British-owned, that the Northern Pacific's own waterfront dock is useless without track connections — and that the city should help solve the problem.
- The Struggle for the Alaska Trade
Seattle fights to become the primary gateway for the northern trade route, challenging the dominance of Port Townsend.
- Midnight Fire Claims Lives of Two Children
An Elliott block blaze in the hollow leaves three families destitute and ends in tragedy for the Tanner boys.
- Longshoremen Wage Battle at the Docks
Tensions boil over as the Pacific Coast Steamship Company attempts to slash wages and break the power of the longshoremen's union.
- A Sailor's $27,000 Lawsuit Against a Brutal Captain
Emil Grundstrom says he was beaten, starved, and crippled aboard the ship Willie Rosenfeld—now he's taking the captain and owners to court.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of the Grindstone Man
Prominent businessman A. H. Sherwood vanishes from his Seattle quarters, leaving behind a web of property interests and speculative theories.
- Ten Days Over Cascade Pass—and No Wagon Road
A member of Mayor Curtis's 1894 party recounts the camps, storms and lost pack animals on the route from Marblemount to Winthrop.
- Two Hundred Spokane Boosters Ride the New Line Into Newport — and Get a Sleigh Ride
President F. Blackwell of the Idaho & Washington Northern brought nearly 200 Spokane business and railroad men over his brand-new road to Newport, where the band, the Commercial Club and five sleighs were waiting to sell them on the town.
- The Shipbuilder Who Wasn't: A Swindler’s Bogus Checks and a Wife’s Shame
Captain John E. Higgins arrives in Seattle posing as a respected Bath, Maine shipbuilder, only to be exposed by Harbor Police Officer Metzler after cashing forged checks on local merchants.