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27 stories matching mercuri
- The Day the 'Mercury' Office Became a Shambles
After an article called his theater a 'branch of hell,' a local theater manager stormed the newspaper office, triggering a violent brawl and a shooting.
- The First Direct Shipment from China
The arrival of the American ship Mercury in Puget Sound signals the start of a massive new trade route.
- A Newspaper Manager, a Black Eye, and a Drawn Revolver
The business manager of the Seattle Mercury said a reader angry over an article attacked him in his office, then followed him outside—so he pulled a gun.
- The Mercury Newspaper Assault Trial
A courtroom drama unfolds following the violent cleaning-out of a local newspaper office by a theater proprietor.
- A Frontier Discovery: Quicksilver in the Hills
A routine spring cleaning by a settler’s wife in Clallam County leads to a potentially major discovery of mercury ore.
- A Desperate Act and a Hardened Response
Thomas Witt swallowed bichloride of mercury, was revived at an Eagle pharmacy, and jailed for disorderly conduct.
- The Ice That Wasn't: A Steamship Captain’s Tale of Frozen Lake Chelan
In the mild winter of 1907, a steamboat captain on Lake Chelan reported sailing through sheets of ice that shouldn't have existed. His account, initially met with skepticism, offers a rare glimpse into the unpredictable microclimates of the Washington interior.
- The Great Freeze of 1883
Seattle shivers as a record-breaking cold snap turns the bay to ice and shutters local mills.
- The Chicken Hustle of Old Seattle
An enterprising pair of thieves managed to con a local woman out of her own dinner in a brazen backyard heist.
- The Endless Debate Over Kennewick's Public Park
Commercial club members revive the persistent campaign to establish a city park, citing community needs and municipal competition.
- The Porch Light Intervention
A romantic evening on Snohomish's Piety Hill is brought to a splashy, unceremonious end.
- The Tragedy at the Grandvue Hotel
A scandalous love affair and a newspaper exposé drive a Seattle woman to a fatal act of desperation.
- The Actor Who Changed His Face
James O’Neill stuns Seattle audiences with his physical metamorphosis between two classic roles.
- The Health Officer's Boycott
A shipping standoff at the Seattle wharf reveals the messy intersection of port labor, professional fees, and city bureaucracy.
- The Great November Freeze
An early, record-breaking cold snap catches Kennewick farmers unprepared, endangering the apple harvest and shipping logistics.
- The Chemist Who Couldn't Name the Killer's Weapon
In a Seattle courtroom drama, defense attorney John Y. Torum argues that the poison used in a murder was too obscure for any professional chemist to have selected—unless the killer had access to something far more common.
- A Journey to the Timber Powerhouse of Port Blakely
An eye-witness account of the massive industrial machinery and global trade routes operating just nine miles from Seattle in 1883.
- Trapped by the Skagit River's Winter Fury
An eyewitness account from January 1885 describes the deadly isolation of the Skagit Valley as the river choked with ice, cutting off pioneer settlers from the outside world.
- Theater Brawl Ends in Knife Attack
A rivalry between two performers at the Standard Theater erupts into violence over a stolen box seat.
- The Lost Ledge That Paid in Quicksilver
A remote mining claim north of Snohomish has turned out to be a bonanza for silver and mercury, drawing capital from across the state.
- The Legal Trap of Marriage
A doctor, paralyzed after a carriage accident, finds that her husband legally owns her right to sue for her own injuries.
- 'As Cold as a Barn': The Olympia Theater Fight That Spilled Into Print
When the Tribune panned the Olympia Theater, the rival Standard accused it of kicking without reason. The rebuttal names icy dressing rooms, one-dollar seats and a manager in over his head.
- A Weather Station on the Roof of the Cascades
A scientist's proposal imagined a summit hut on Mount Rainier, heated by volcanic steam and measuring what might be the windiest place on earth.
- The Prune Booster's Return: 140 Acres Sold to Twenty Michigan Families
J. R. Chaplin came home from Michigan with buyers for Westside land and a plan to sell Olympia to the East.
- Col. Patrick Henry Winston Bolts the Populists — and the P-I Pounces
The Post-Intelligencer gleefully dissects Patrick Henry Winston's letter renouncing the People's Party, calling it less a conversion than the squirm of a politician who has run out of options.