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19 stories matching hurrah
- The Last Spike for the Great Northern
Without fanfare, the transcontinental link is finished in the Cascades, promising a new era for Seattle.
- The Iron Flash: How Spokane Fell for a Railroad
In a daring midnight maneuver that bypassed local obstructionists, the Oregon and Washington Territory railroad laid its tracks through downtown Spokane in a single night, turning a political standoff into a civic celebration.
- The Grand Arrival of Henry Villard
A spectacular, Homeric welcome for the railroad builder that transformed the streets of Seattle into a forest-themed parade route.
- The Great Terminus Fever of 1871
As rumors swirled about the location of the Northern Pacific Railroad’s Pacific Coast terminus, Seattleites were gripped by a volatile, real-estate-driven madness that made men 'demented' and land values skyrocket.
- A Railroad Manager in Seattle Pities the Men Who Paid to Hear Debs
John M. Egan slips into the Rainier-Grand Hotel to denounce Eugene Debs as a well-fed agitator—and to explain why the railroads are broke.
- The Betting Frenzy at Pacific and Tenth
A high-stakes municipal election turns Tacoma’s city center into a chaotic, money-soaked spectacle where candidates bet on themselves and crowds swarm the streets in political delirium.
- After the Party: Will the Celilo Canal Bring Prosperity?
With the massive Celilo Canal project complete, Kennewick editors question whether river commerce will become a reality or remain a political mirage.
- The Fur Company’s Land Empire Is Declared Public Domain
A letter from Washington City reports that the Hudson’s Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural companies’ territorial claims have been ruled forfeit, opening their Nisqually and Fort Vancouver lands to American survey and settlement.
- The Boycott Handbills
After anonymous anti-Chinese handbills appear in Seattle, local laborers write to the Post-Intelligencer to clarify their role—and distance themselves from the movement.
- Ballard's Post Office Moves Next Door to a Saloon—And Residents Are Furious
When the post office relocated to a building owned by saloonkeepers Cors & Wegner, Ballard citizens cried foul, accusing the mayor and postmaster of putting a public office in a den of vice.
- The Last Hurrah for Benton County's Battery B
Before shipping out to the battlefields of Europe, local recruits were treated to a day of city-wide celebration, free meals, and community fanfare in Kennewick.
- The Last Hurrah for Walla Walla’s Volunteer Firemen
An era of local firefighting comes to a close as the city ships off the historic hand engines and hook-and-ladder trucks that defined the volunteer department for decades.
- The Man Who Turned His Bicycle Into a Railroad Car
Vancouver editor G. E. Beeson converted his bicycle into a rail velocipede to cross the strike zone—and found Ellensburg packed with troops, passengers, and dwindling sugar.
- Seattle Newsboys Take Tacoma by Storm
A pack of Seattle newsboys descends on the Interstate Fair, jeers a non-union print shop, climbs the roofs, and eats Chilberg’s restaurant out of house and home.
- Murphy Forever: A Rival Editor Skewers Olympia's Perpetual Councilman
Days before the First Ward election, the Tribune turns its sarcasm on Councilman John Miller Murphy — newspaper editor, theater proprietor, professed temperance man, and, by this account, a fixture in the council chamber and at the bar he once voted to close.
- The Unruly Fourth: A Snohomish Independence Day
A look at the chaotic, whiskey-fueled celebrations of 1878, where the lack of 'dueals' (money) was the only thing standing between the town and total revelry.
- The Queen City gets a new tugboat
A festive launch of Stetson & Post's new tugboat ends in a brush with catastrophe.
- The 'Skin Rangers' Take on the Centennial
In 1876, a local club offered a raucous, satirical history of the Pilgrims to counter the solemnity of America’s 100th anniversary.
- The Last Hurrah of Seattle's Elite Before the Lenten Season
As the Lenten season loomed, Seattle society scrambled to squeeze in as many balls, card parties, and banquets as possible, showcasing a flurry of exclusive high-society events.
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- A Fatal Hunt in Harrah
A Seattle man loses his life in a tragic and preventable gun accident while harvesting watermelons.
- The Unkindest Cut
A young boy's poignant question about inclusion and dignity sheds light on the treatment of people with disabilities in our community.
- The Husking Bee at Learned's Opera House
Port Townsend society gathers for a successful amateur performance to benefit the Seamen's Bethel.
- The Feast of Lots: Seattle's Jewish Community Celebrates Purim with an Auction of Sacred Letters
At the Hinckley block, the Orthodox congregation dedicated a new Torah scroll and auctioned off its letters to fund education.
- The Hustlers Take the Lead in a Nail-Biter
A brilliant defensive game at Madison Street Park cements Seattle’s place at the top of the Pacific Northwest baseball standings.
- The Young Hustlers of Wenatchee
A local merchant discovers that childhood ambition in the apple capital is already starting to look a lot like big-city corruption.
- Students Hustle for High Culture
Kennewick pupils raise significant funds for fine art reproductions through school-wide competition and performances.
- The Ladies’ Aid Hustle for Their Debt
Community members turn to home baking and creative labor to settle the local church’s accounts.