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1. The Seattle Grocer Who Died Chasing Central American Trade

   J. E. Chilberg clawed back from a fire, a failed corporation and a panic to build a Puget Sound steamship trade with Guatemala — then went down with the foundering Colima on the voyage that was supposed to secure it.

   May 30, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

2. The Guilland House Advertises 'No Chinamen'

   A local hotel uses xenophobic hiring practices as a primary marketing hook to attract guests.

   Apr 25, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima

3. The Greasy Pole Gambit: Seattle’s Summer of Slapstick and Sweat

   On a sweltering July evening in 1889, thousands gathered at the foot of Madison Street not for politics or protest, but to watch three men fail spectacularly at climbing an oiled pole—a moment of pure, unadulterated civic joy.

   Jul 5, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Front Street, Yesler Avenue, Seattle

4. A Frontier Ambush Near Snohomish

   A railroad worker is lured into the woods under the pretense of a land deal and fights for his life against a highwayman.

   Nov 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPilchuck Road, Snohomish

5. A Scantling Scuffle at the Boom

   A simmering dispute over local timber booms erupts in violence at Chenoise Creek.

   Jul 26, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

6. The Political 'Guillotine' Comes to Seattle

   A scathing look at the rapid-fire political turnover in Washington Territory, where federal appointments fall 'like the leaves of Autumn' under the winds of executive displeasure.

   Feb 8, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

7. Narrow Escape on Gabel Mountain

   Three young boys go hiking, resulting in a terrifying 30-foot tumble down a ledge for one local youth.

   Feb 16, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

8. The Highlands Flagpole Vandals

   A small-town mystery where a stolen rope prevents the local club from honoring Lincoln and Washington.

   Feb 7, 1918The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick