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31 stories matching lyman
- The Tragic Disappearance of a Deserter
Sailor Frank Lyman deserted the Henry Failing in Tacoma and is believed to have drowned swimming ashore.
- The Price of a Walk Home
When a Seattle man chased off two strangers bothering his daughter, he found himself in the middle of an expensive legal standoff.
- Lyman Johnson Fined $25 After Unpaid Meal Dispute
A local man is fined $25 after a dispute over a restaurant bill turns volatile.
- The Mayoral Candidate and the Secret Society
Lyman B. Andrews publicly renounces his attempt to join the American Protective Association following a scandal over his secret political affiliations.
- The Runaway's Plea for Mercy
A teenage girl escapes her abusive uncle and aunt in Port Angeles, only to be detained by Port Townsend police while trying to return to the only home she ever knew.
- The Allegorical Wedding of the Rivers
Kennewick and Pasco prepare for a festival celebrating the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers, framed with a sharp local wit.
- The Knights of Labor Shake Up Seattle Politics
An unprecedented turnout at the polls signaled the arrival of a new, militant force in Seattle's municipal governance.
- New Timber Giant Incorporated in Seattle
A new logging firm files articles of incorporation as the region’s timber industry continues its rapid expansion.
- Fire in the Skagit Woods
A fire in the Skagit Valley destroys Duncan's logging camp, dump and cedar logs, sending a smoke cloud over the valley.
- Whitman College Football Returns Bruised but Unbowed
After facing giant opponents in Seattle, the local college team returns to Walla Walla with injuries, spirit, and a plan for the season ahead.
- The Battle for the Cascade Pass
Skagit County residents argue that the state’s proposed route for a cross-Cascade wagon road is a geographic absurdity designed only for political patronage.
- A Holiday Sleigh Ride and a Country Brawl
High spirits and romantic tension turn into a violent confrontation at a rural Christmas donation party in Cedar County.
- The Slugger Monopoly of Pacific Avenue
A local slot machine monopolist deploys hired thugs to enforce his trade, leading to a public street fight and a day in court.
- The Road to Nowhere: State Engineers Concede There Is No Pass North of Mount Baker
After burning $6,000 on twenty miles of trail, state road commissioners admit the Hannegan and Austin passes are impassable—and the legislature must decide what comes next.
- The Political Brawl at Ellensburgh
An explosive exchange between democratic rivals during the state convention reveals the messy, money-fueled nature of territorial politics.
- The Pig War: How a Single Shot Almost Started a War
A minor dispute over a pig on San Juan Island spiraled into an international standoff between the United States and Great Britain in 1859.
- Twenty Clowns, Cloth Elephants, and a College Circus at the Armory
Whitman students and the Walla Walla Band plan four nights of acrobats, side shows and pink lemonade — with a hired professional troupe to keep it honest.
- The Schoolhouse Ballot
A rare glimpse into a local 1886 Seattle school board election where women cast roughly half the votes.
- Legal Strategies Against the Geary Act
While the Six Companies prepare a constitutional challenge to the Chinese Exclusion Act, some factions within the community choose to comply to avoid deportation.
- The Siege of Seattle's Anti-Chinese Agitators
As a community split over the exclusionary movement, labor activists gathered at the Standard Theater to defend their peers against legal indictment and internal unrest.
- The Skagit Valley's Endless Harvest
While the rest of the country faced the winter chill of 1891, gardeners in Skagit County were picking fresh blackberries and watching peas bloom in the open air.
- The Postmaster’s Patronage Problem: Civil Service Warns Port Townsend
Postmaster McNamara threatened to replace Port Townsend’s post office staff with loyal Democrats. The Civil Service Commission warned that patronage could cost him personally—and cited a Pennsylvania postmaster who paid $600 out of pocket.
- The Wild Goose Trail: How $25,000 Chased a Mountain Pass That Wasn't There
A state commission, an over-imaginative mountaineer and a sober engineer collide over a wagon road across the Cascades — and the taxpayers pick up the bill.
- Every Cent Accounted For: The New Treasurer Counts Out the County's Gold
J. W. Maple relieves Dr. A. P. Mitten of the King County treasury — $464,905.37, more than eighty per cent of it coin — and hands the plum jobs to fellow Populists while the remaining Republicans start looking for the door.
- The Judge Who Played Faro: Port Townsend’s Bar Association Moves to Impeach Morris Sachs
In a stunning display of civic outrage, local attorneys and property owners present sworn affidavits to the state legislature alleging that Superior Court Judge Morris B. Sachs regularly gambled on illegal faro games and prejudged cases before hearing them.