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22 stories matching mckinney
- A Frontier Settling of Scores on the Seattle Waterfront
A known 'tumble fighter' and gambler named Black guns down McKinney over a gambling debt, adding to the violent reputation of the regional sporting fraternity.
- A Musical Triumph for Marguerite McKinney
A packed house at the Seattle Theater celebrates the young singer before her departure for Chicago.
- A Family Tragedy in Walnut Grove
After failing to recover from a major surgery, a young mother leaves behind five children and a grieving husband in the Walla Walla community.
- Ballot Box Battle in Goldendale
A tight election leads to accusations of fraud, lost ballots, and an appeal for funds in a county split by Populist politics.
- The Last Rally: How Seattle’s Republicans Tried to Buy the Vote with Prima Donnas and Quartets
As election day approaches, the Republican party stages its final grand spectacle at the Armory, promising musical entertainment for ladies and a landslide victory for Frank D. Black over the 'mongrel' Populist ticket.
- Monopoly Comes to the Walla Walla Meat Market
Local business owners consolidate competing markets into a single corporation to dominate the regional trade.
- The Swing Chorus: How Seattle’s Elite Turned a Concert into a Tropical Fantasy
At Frye’s Opera House in 1903, the Harmony Club staged a bizarre and beautiful musical revue featuring twenty-six young women swinging on hammocks and teeter-totters, proving that Seattle society was ready for something new.
- The Three-Year-Old Who Stowed Away to Gilman
When a toddler wandered away from his Second and Lenora home, he didn't just get lost—he boarded a train and embarked on an accidental adventure to the coal mining town of Issaquah.
- A House of Prayer for All the Nations
In 1892, Seattle's Congregation Ohaveth Sholom dedicated the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, filling the new sanctuary at Seventh and Seneca with Jews and Gentiles and with sermons that insisted the building must be more than stone and gold.
- The Battle for Roslyn’s Coal Fields
A legal challenge emerges against the Northern Pacific Coal Company, as locals allege a fraudulent scheme to seize even-numbered sections of the lucrative coal-rich territory.
- The Man Who Borrowed $500 to Chase Gold
William Jensen returns from the Klondike with nothing but 60 cents and a story of survival, proving that in the Yukon, credit is worth more than gold.
- Building the Iron Road
Yakima citizens gather to propose a massive, citizen-funded narrow gauge railroad to open new agricultural and industrial routes.
- The Pennsylvania of the Pacific
How the coal mines of Renton and the Cedar River Valley became the engine of early Seattle’s industrial expansion.
- The Man Who Tried to Break Out of Jail (And Failed)
Chester Collins, a convict serving time for assault, was caught trying to escape the Thurston County jail in January. He escaped, fled to Shelton, and immediately got into trouble again—landing him back in the Walla Walla Penitentiary.
- The Great Hotel Fight: Olympia’s Race for a First-Class Inn
As the state capital swells with new residents, locals realize private developers won't build what they need. So they take matters into their own hands, raising $10,000 in days to force the construction of a grand hotel before the constitutional convention arrives.
- The Chamber of Commerce’s Grand Gesture: Seattle’s Business Elite Rally Behind Senator Squire
Over 500 merchants, officials, and their ladies board the steamer Bailey Gate for a two-day excursion to Olympia, aiming to sway the state senate with a show of unified commercial support.
- The Altar Society’s High-Stakes Carnival
Seattle society turned out for a church fundraiser that featured fortune-telling gypsies, a 'fishpond,' and one overly enthusiastic patron who nearly pawned his watch for ice cream.
- A Grand Vision for a Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Prominent North Yakima citizens incorporate a new railway company with ambitious plans to tap coal fields and agricultural valleys.
- An Elopement to Walla Walla
Defying an irate father's objections, a young Athena couple tracks down a deputy auditor at midnight to secure their marriage license.
- A Close Call in the Cascades
A mountain hunting trip turns into a terrifying chase when a mother bear takes offense at a hunter's pursuit of her cub.
- A Thief’s Failed Defense in Seattle
A young man attempted to claim he bought stolen goods from a second-hand shop, but the shopkeeper was called to court to prove him a liar.
- The End of the Coyote Club
A bachelor institution in Kennewick falls to the inevitable march of marriage and relocation.
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- The Vanishing Tailor
A charismatic salesman bilks local businesses out of hundreds of dollars before fleeing the city, leaving his manager and creditors in the lurch.
- The Trial of 'Mickey' McGrekan: A Window into Frontier Domestic Violence
A young woman’s struggle for survival and a legal showdown in 1887 Port Townsend reveal the brutal realities hidden behind the closed doors of boarding houses.
- The Unwieldy Name of a Ballard Merchant
A local businessman petitions the court to shed his Norwegian patronymic in favor of a simpler moniker.
- Manhunt in the Woods
A fugitive flees into the wilderness after a violent altercation at a coal mine leaves a local constable fighting for his life.
- The Sudden Boom of McMurray
A newly minted railroad station on Lake McMurray transforms a quiet forest into a bustling industrial hub almost overnight.
- The Marshal’s Salary That Ended Up in a Garnishee’s Coffers
John McQuade fought through legal thickets to collect $500 as Gilman’s town marshal—only to find a hotel company waiting to seize the pay.
- The Theater Continues: A Seattle Scandal of Mistaken Identity
In a twist of fate that could only happen in the Pacific Northwest, a husband’s search for 'joy' in Butte leads to an awkward reunion with his wife at the city's theater.
- The Internal Feud at a Ballard Lumber Mill
A sawmill partnership in Ballard faces a forced liquidation as the company president sues his partner for mismanagement and mounting debts.