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2 stories matching holladay
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- The Dog in the Manger: How Seattle’s Landlords Are Killing Its Future
An editorial in the 1876 Puget Sound Dispatch warns that greedy real estate owners are pricing out workers with usurious rents, comparing their tactics to Shylock and urging them to lower prices before the city stagnates.
- The Cabinet of 1889: A Seattle Real Estate Snapshot
While Secretary Tracy and other federal officials were scrambling to find housing in a bustling, growing capital, Seattle was busy laying the literal groundwork for its own future growth.
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- A Holiday Call for a Broken Family
A mill worker’s leg injury at the dawn of 1887 leaves his eleven children in dire need, sparking a rare community effort in early Seattle.
- The Midnight Saloon Brawl That Shook Main Street
A political argument over a local election turned violent when a Deputy Sheriff pistol-whipped a veteran in front of a crowded saloon.
- The Royal Society of Good Fellows Throws a Party
Athletic contests, fireworks, and a topical song about 'Ta-ra-boom-de-ay' mark a lively celebration in the mining town of Gilman.
- A Tragic Fourth of July on the Hoquiam River
A celebratory weekend ends in the drowning of a local man after a boating accident.
- The High School 'Hookey' Tradition
Defying the school board, 400 Tacoma high school boys plan to strike on Washington's Birthday to spend the day at 'Camp Weinerwurst.'
- The Phosphorus Terror of Hoquiam
A saboteur sows the streets with incendiary devices, nearly reducing the town to ash before the rains intervene.
- The Terror of Northern Wisconsin Found in Seattle
A dangerous outlaw, responsible for a train robbery, is tracked to a quiet Seattle neighborhood and captured just as he prepares to flee to a logging camp.
- Lynden’s Record-Breaking Dry Fourth of July
Thousands flocked to Lynden for a massive holiday celebration, proving that a 'dry town' could pull off a rowdy, successful event without a single fight or arrest.