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- Seattle Post Office Clerk Caught Stealing Marked Mail
A postal employee was arrested after inspectors planted marked currency in the mail to catch a serial thief.
- The Horseshoe King of Moscow
A Seattle blacksmith's apprentice wins a lucrative international contract to shoe royal horses in Russia.
- Seattle's Church Basketball Rivalry Was Already a 500-Person Spectacle in 1895
St. Mark's Episcopal beat First Baptist 4–2 at the YMCA gym, in a game so physical that a few spectators objected.
- St. Mark’s Parish Fights to Keep Their Rector
Prominent church members organize to persuade Reverend D.C. Garrett to decline outside offers and move the church away from pew-renting.
- The Clerk Who Pocketed the Change
A grocery clerk is caught red-handed by a private detective after being suspected of skimming from the till.
- The Abandonment of Ong Let
A Chinese domestic servant faces death alone in the hospital after his community fund dries up and authorities offer no help.
- The Ghostly Burglar of the Columbia House
Boarders at a downtown Seattle hotel were baffled by a mysterious thief who appeared to move through locked doors while they slept—only to have the landlady turn the blame back on them.
- The Agnostic Sermon at St. Mark's
A clergyman challenges the rising tide of skepticism and materialistic 'dogmatism' in 1893 Seattle.
- The Price of a Business Failure
A telegram from creditors forces a frantic, 'regardless of cost' liquidation sale of R. Simon's men's clothing store in downtown Seattle.
- Who Killed Zens Mayeda? The Footprints in the Potato Patch
A Japanese man is found murdered in Seattle. A sullen suspect gives little away, and a deputy sheriff finds three sets of hurried footprints — one pair barefoot — leading away from the house.
- Sacred Vessels Stolen from St. Mark's
Thieves desecrated the altar at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, leaving the sanctuary in ruins and stealing holy silver.
- A Potter's Field Grave and a Countrymen's Tombstone
After a Japanese laborer died alone in a West Seattle shack, fellow immigrants considered marking his county grave.
- The Vandalism of Seattle’s Fences
An 1880 editorial decries the 'wanton vandalism' of men and boys who whittled, tore, and marked up the city’s decorative fences, signaling a growing urban friction between private pride and public mischief.
- A Reborn Haven in Old Seattle
After the violence of the 1886 anti-Chinese riots shuttered his school, a local merchant defies the lingering hostility to create a space for education and community.
- Seattle Celebrates the Great Northern Arrival
Thousands flock to Pioneer Place for the opening of the Mineral Palace, marking the completion of the railway and the Fourth of July.
- The Bank Gave Way: An 11-Year-Old Fishing for Minnows Is Carried Into the Ship Canal
Harold Conselyea was three blocks from home, catching bait for his kitten, when the soft earth under him slid into the water between Lake Union and Salmon Bay. Only a bait can and finger marks in the mud were left behind.
- Domestic Violence and a Very Public Feud
John and Mary McNeil return to court in a case of assault involving biting, teeth-marks, and threats of revenge.
- The 'Lumberman' Who Swindled Seattle's Elite
A smooth-talking con man gains the trust of the city’s fashionable society before vanishing with thousands in unpaid debts.
- The Manhattan Saloon Knife Fight
A dispute over marked cards leads to a violent confrontation on Second Street.
- Tragedy at the Star Clothing House
A lonely tradesman takes his own life in a downtown Seattle retail shop, leaving behind a note of despair and a request to reach out to his estranged wife.
- The Struggle Over Seattle's Waterfront
A legal analysis from 1889 reasserts the state's sovereignty over Seattle's tide-lands, setting the stage for future city development.
- The Pioneer Dream at 2nd and Seneca
A straightforward listing from 1876 that marks the humble origins of a city lot in downtown Seattle.
- The Captain's Voting Mistake
A steamboat captain accidentally votes for the entire Republican ticket while trying to vote against them, leading to a frantic attempt to retrieve his ballot.
- A Sea of Flowers for the Class of 1894
Seattle high school graduates mark the end of their studies in a crowded First Presbyterian Church with oratorical flourishes and bouquets.
- Two Seattle Officers Honored for Capturing a Murderer
Detective Edward Cudlihee and Policeman John Corbett received citizens' medals for bravery in the capture of Thomas Blanck, the murderer, last fall.