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4 stories matching hotter
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- The Collapse of the Pacific Northwest League
A post-mortem on the professional baseball association in Tacoma and Seattle highlights the 'salary evil' that led to its ruin.
- The Mayor and the Editor: A Libel Feud in Ocosta
A small-town mayor charges an editor with criminal libel after a series of scathing public criticisms.
- The Great 'Ten-Cent' Grandstand Skirmish
Seattle baseball management deploys canvas walls to block fans watching games for free from outside Madison Street Park.
- The Price of Dissent in Kennewick
A local resident writes to the paper to denounce a neighbor for 'treasonable utterances' and calls for a stricter enforcement of loyalty during wartime.
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- The Unprecedented Heatwave of 1887
As temperatures soared to over 100 degrees, Seattle grappled with a record-breaking heat spell that left dozens dead and the city in a state of exhaustion.
- Four Men Spend the Night in a Boiling Crater: An 1883 Assault on Mount Rainier
A climbing party from Olympia reaches the summit of Mount Rainier and bivouacs inside the crater, where the ground itself is too hot to touch.
- A Dangerous Afternoon in Hover
Two young brothers suffer severe acid burns after a household mishap.
- Heatwave Keeps Walla Walla Sweltering
After the weather observer's forecast for a cooling storm fails, frustrated locals turn to unconventional cooling methods.
- The Great Seattle Heatwave of 1876: Sunstroke Claims Lives as City Swelters
While the nation fixates on Custer’s Last Stand and political deadlocks in Washington D.C., Seattle is locked in a silent, deadly battle against an unrelenting July heatwave that is proving fatal to its residents.
- Scalded at the Black Diamond Mine
A foreman investigating a steam plume slipped into near-boiling water, a reminder of how quickly industrial work could turn.
- The Laundry Room Explosion
A Highlands teacher narrowly escapes serious injury after a dangerous kitchen accident.
- Political Tension Turns Violent in Ellensburg
A racially charged argument over the Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries heavyweight title fight leads to a shooting.