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| Year | Stories |
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| 1872 | 19 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 38 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 48 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 55 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1892 | 68 |
| 1893 | 79 |
| 1894 | 116 |
| 1895 | 162 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 41 |
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| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 6 |
907 stories matching know
- Political Exile: The Tacoma News Attacks Seattle's Independent Democrats
A bitter feud between newspapers highlights the friction between regional interests and party loyalty in Washington.
- The Man Who Walked Into the Sound
A tipsy wanderer mistook Seattle’s waterfront for San Francisco, ending up clinging to a dock in the middle of the night.
- The Divorce Consultation That Did Not Go As Planned
A determined woman visits a Seattle attorney seeking help to evict her husband, only to be told that the law does not work quite the way she imagined.
- The Price of Saving the Country
In 1880 Seattle, a local paper captures a cynical, all-too-familiar conversation between two men on the street regarding the true value of political engagement.
- The Licensing Dispute on Madison Street
A fiery editorial challenge to city officials regarding the selective enforcement of business and liquor licenses in 1885 Seattle.
- The Cow-Bell Symphony of Old Seattle
For one sleepless resident, the chaotic nightly parade of loose cattle through the city streets became an unintentional, ear-piercing orchestra.
- The Mysterious Death of Mr. Pullin
A citizen questions the official report of a man found dead in the water, fearing he was silenced before a looming lawsuit.
- The Lawyer Who Couldn't Help: A Woman’s Disillusionment with Seattle’s Legal System
In April 1877, a desperate woman seeking financial support from her absent husband walked into a Griswold Street lawyer's office, only to leave more skeptical of the legal profession than when she arrived.
- The Political Machine Behind the Scenes
An 1873 editorial exposes the 'Tacoma Land Ring' and the manipulation of delegate votes to serve corporate monopoly interests in Washington Territory.
- Seattle's Mayor Skeptical of Coxey's Army Arrival
As unemployed men march toward Washington D.C. to demand government action, Seattle's mayor offers little hope for public assistance to the local contingent.
- The Mule-Handling Tactics of 1877
A dialect poem from the Seattle Daily Intelligencer offers a glimpse into the frontier humor and casual racism prevalent in the territorial era's agricultural life.
- The Great Seattle Fire: A Call to Rebuild
In the shadow of the 1889 Great Seattle Fire, a local editor calls for unity, resilience, and an end to public complaining as the city begins the monumental task of reconstruction.
- The Imminent Threat of Forest Fires
An editorial critique of local loggers who gamble with disaster by failing to clean up flammable logging debris.
- The Color Line in Trade Unions
A letter to the editor challenges the claim that Seattle trade unions exclude Black members, arguing that class solidarity transcends racial barriers.
- The Front Street Fight: Seattle’s First Battle Over Urban Planning
In a rare moment of civic clarity, the Seattle City Council rejected a street railway company's proposal to destroy Front Street, recognizing that private profit should not override public infrastructure.
- King County Auditor Accused of Padding His Salary with Extra Jobs
A letter to the editor details how Auditor Frank Twichell drew extra pay as purchasing agent, building-fund agent, and legislative lobbyist—all while collecting his regular salary.
- The Runaway Horse and the Vanishing Whiskers
A local man's vanity is literally snatched away by a runaway horse during a dramatic street rescue in downtown Seattle.
- A Farmer's Prayer Amidst Economic Ruin
A poem penned in Seattle during the difficult economic climate of 1891, reflecting on the loss of a farm and the indignity of a wealthy neighbor's hollow piety.
- The Night the Police Looked the Other Way
Barely a week after a showy 'raid,' five gambling houses on Washington Street were back in business — and everyone in the lower quarter knew it.
- An Unwitting Race on the High Seas: Seattle-Bound Ships Battle Without Knowing It
The ship Spartan beats the bark Nith by three hours in a San Francisco-to-Seattle dash that neither captain knew was a competition.
- The Seattle Sewer Brick Scandal
A political investigation into allegations that the City of Seattle paid inflated prices for materials used in municipal sewer construction.
- Internal Strife Over World’s Fair Funds
A dispute over the management of state funds for the Chicago World's Fair exhibit boils over as board members clash.
- The Hypocrisy of the Amen Corner
A skeptical local columnist exposes the 'sham' piety of a congregation member, offering a gritty glimpse into the social life of 1877 Seattle.
- The Hard Sell at the Church Social
A bashful young man finds himself trapped at a church fair, unable to escape the relentless solicitation of two persistent young women.
- Seattle's City Hall Goes Dark After a Bribery Letter Leaks
After a letter denying a bribe to an alderman reached the press, the board ordered the city clerk to lock official documents away until meetings.