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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 20 |
| 1893 | 29 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 29 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1903 | 2 |
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| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 |
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173 stories matching intern
- International Bank Shuts Doors in Seattle
A collapse in Mexico leaves hundreds of local depositors in limbo as investigators move in.
- Incendiary Threats in Seattle Lead to Internment
A German resident is taken into federal custody following threats directed at the Pacific Coast as tensions mount on the home front.
- The Night Watchman’s Leap: A Seattle Police Officer’s Brutal Fall
William Wyatt, the city's night watchman at the Union Station mail depot, suffered broken ribs and internal injuries after falling from a moving train while chasing a thief.
- Labor Unions Shift Health Care Responsibilities
Seattle's Typographical Union votes to cut its internal sick-benefit clause, moving toward a regional relief organization model.
- The Minister Who Left the Church for Socialism
Declaring the modern church a 'parasite,' Reverend J.C. Wiswell resigns to embrace the message of international Socialism.
- Internal Strife Rocks the Seattle Police Force
In a three-hour secret session, police commissioners shuffle appointments, fire detectives, and grapple with accusations of graft and infighting.
- The Hotel Room Assault That Sent Seattle Detectives on a Weeklong Manhunt
After Ruby Stanley was found beaten and bloodied at the International Hotel, police hunted John Diegan until a Tuesday-night struggle ended in his arrest.
- The Seattle Fire Department's Political Purge
Mayor Ronald installs a new fire chief amidst internal dissent and a public push for retention of the incumbent.
- The Seattle Panic of 1888
A grand jury report warns of a secret 'International Workmen’s Association' conspiracy to seize Seattle's property and industry.
- The Great Congressional Shutdown of 1876
A historic clash between the House and Senate left federal workers across the country—and the crew of a local Revenue Cutter—stranded without pay.
- Aeronaut Injured in Madison Street Park Accident
Hazel Keyes, a professional parachute jumper, was severely injured after a failed balloon ascent dragged her across a fence.
- The Revenue Agent’s Cigar Seizure
Federal agents seize counterfeit cigars in downtown Seattle, forcing shop owners to pay a 'compromise' tax to keep their stock.
- From Surgeon to Mill Hand: A Tragic Decline
After a minor workplace injury turns fatal, the tragic end of a former Union Pacific surgeon highlights the precarious nature of life for laborers in the region.
- The Tragic End of a Seattle Roadwork Accident
A laborer was severely injured when a massive boulder crushed him during excavations at Van Duzen’s Addition.
- The High-Stakes Battle Over Fur Seals in the North Pacific
A political storm brews in Washington as the People’s Party challenges the Republican administration over territorial rights and the protection of fur-bearing animals in the Bering Sea.
- A Young Athlete's Sudden Passing
Hugh E. Langston, a promising Seattle athlete and university student, dies unexpectedly after a football-related internal injury.
- The Paperwork of Exclusion: Chinese Residents Ordered to Register
New federal rules land in Seattle requiring every Chinese resident to carry a photographic certificate of residence, sworn affidavits and a detailed physical description — the machinery of the Geary Act takes shape.
- The Unintended Migrant: An International Diplomatic Headache
When a destitute man seeking work was deported from Washington back to British Columbia, he sparked a minor diplomatic crisis that tested the porous borders of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Tragic Cost of a Railroad Crossing
A young bride’s life is cut short in a harrowing rail accident while rushing to her husband.
- The Great Soap Bust of South Seattle
A federal raid on a clandestine distilling operation leaves a local man out of soap and out of luck.
- The Tragic End of a Railroad Worker
A young man, injured on the job, succumbs to his injuries at a local Seattle hotel.
- The Seattle Barber Who Became a Spy
A letter to the editor recalls John Waller, a Black Seattle barber and lawyer, now sentenced to twenty years by a French court-martial as a spy for the Hovas.
- The Soap-Making Distillery Bust of South Seattle
A federal raid on a modest South Seattle property reveals an enterprising soap-maker operating without a permit, leading to the seizure of his entire livelihood.
- The Knights of Labor Civil War
A bitter internal dispute within the local Knights of Labor spills into the courts as a libel suit.
- The Soapy Scandal of South Seattle
A federal revenue collector busts a clandestine distillery masquerading as a soap-making business.