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- Judge Langley Returns From the World's Fair
A local superior court judge brings back news of the Washington State building at the Chicago World's Fair and reports on a growing interest in western migration.
- Aberdeen Lures Big Shipyard with Eastern Capital
A new industry promises $50,000 in investment and jobs for 250 men by next summer.
- Children Perform 'Cinderella' for Orphans
Local children take the stage at the Seattle Theater for a charity performance to support the Orphans' Home.
- The Race to the Summit
Seattle and Yakima men compete to see who can finish the mountain pass wagon road first.
- The Seattle Photo Boom
A newly opened professional photography studio brings 'Chicago-style' artistry to Front Street.
- Legislative Turf Wars in the Early Days
Despite attempts to smear the new leadership as corrupt, the first Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory successfully organized its houses in Olympia.
- Prospecting the San Juans by Sloop
Two local men set out on their annual voyage to find coal and adventure among the islands.
- The Political Rise of George Turner
Fresh from an international arbitration victory, Ex-Senator George Turner is being courted by Democrats for a gubernatorial run in Washington.
- Professional Baseball Threatened in Tacoma
Faced with financial instability, the Tacoma baseball club briefly considers folding, only to be saved by a local fundraising effort.
- The Struggle Over Mount Rainier
A traveler in 1885 recounts a journey from Portland to Seattle, noting the locals' intense and 'desperate' campaign to rename the iconic peak dominating the Tacoma skyline.
- The Catholic Fair Turns a Profit
A week-long bazaar in the Tremont Building successfully raises funds for a new church, bolstered by competitive voting and clever marketing.
- Opening the Cascade Pass for Commerce
New improvements to the Snoqualmie wagon road are rapidly shortening travel time between the interior and Seattle, promising to boost the city's trade reach.
- The Boom Era's Bitter Hangover
New tax assessments reveal that local property values have cratered to one-fourth of their peak as the Grays Harbor economy struggles to adjust to the end of a speculative bubble.
- The Hidden Wealth of Kittitas
A researcher discovers remarkably rich aluminum clay near Ellensburg, potentially transforming the region's industrial future.
- A Seattle Mob Attacked a Deputy Marshal. The Paper Wanted the Police to Answer for It.
After Deputy Marshal Gagnon was set upon by an excited crowd, critics charged that Seattle officers were too cozy with the lawbreakers — and this editorial demanded that heads roll.
- The Seattle Boom of 1882
An economic report reveals that property assessments in Seattle have jumped 150 percent in just three months, cementing the city's status as the wealthiest on the Pacific coast north of California.
- The Drive to Open the Yakima Reservation
Federal agents inspect the Yakima Reservation as momentum grows to seize and redistribute tribal land to white settlers.
- An Engineer Accuses Seattle's Mayor of Bad Faith
A citizen's letter to the editor claims Mayor J. T. Ronald failed to pay for professional services rendered to the city.
- Lake Washington Water Flows Into the City
A new engineering milestone as city reservoirs are filled from the lake, promising both hydration and fire protection for a growing Seattle.
- A.F.L. Organizer C.O. Young Rallies Everett's Labor Movement
General organizer C.O. Young delivers a rousing address at the Labor Temple and urges workers to defeat Congressman William E. Humphrey.
- Seattle’s Turn Toward Global Power
While mourning lives lost in the Samoan crisis, local boosters embrace the promise of a massive naval expansion—and the federal contracts that come with it.
- The Chief of Police Fires Back
Seattle's top cop trades accusations of corruption and 'lewd' policing with City Councilman C. B. Bagley in a public feud.
- The Bunco Men Convicted
A trio of swindlers who targeted two young Norwegian women finds themselves behind bars, but the local paper blames the victims for their own misfortune.
- The Duwamish River Schoolhouse Scandal
A romantic dispute between two suitors erupts into violence at a church service, forcing a local justice to mediate the cost of their bruised egos.
- The Struggle for Labor's Worth
As telegraphers across the country walk off the job, the local press debates the morality of corporate monopolies versus the rights of the individual laborer.