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16 stories matching merrili
- Political Gridlock in Spokane
Mayor Boyd clashes with the city council over appointments and salary vetoes.
- The Perils of Early Automobiling
When Joe Bonn took his new Ford out for a spin in White Bluffs, he discovered that driving, unlike the locust trees lining the road, is not something you can just run into.
- The Clallam County Newspaper War
A bitter political brawl over government printing contracts forces a rivalry from Port Angeles to the steps of Seattle's auditor's office.
- The Millionaire’s Dilemma: A 1877 Critique on Wealth and Labor
An editorial from the Snohomish era takes on the 'purse-proud millionaires' of the Gilded Age, arguing that the true threat to the nation is the unchecked power of corporations and concentrated wealth.
- A Deadly Commute: The Perilous Rails of Tacoma
A group of railway laborers, hoping for a joyride around the city, encountered a tragic and fatal end when an engine struck their buggy near the wharf.
- Street Brawl Erupts as Police Attempt Arrest
A routine police arrest for prostitution in a boarding house spiraled into a violent scuffle between officers and the proprietor.
- The Floating Poker Game Fleecing Klondike Gold Miners
Returning prospectors, heavy with gold and exhaustion, were systematically targeted by a professional gambling syndicate on the passenger steamers coming into Seattle.
- The Tragedy of the Dancing Mouse
A tiny creature with a flair for the dramatic met her end while trying to enjoy a violin performance in the comfort of a private home.
- A Deadly Prank at the Blue Front
A malicious false alarm of a plague quarantine triggers a fatal panic in a Seattle dance hall.
- The Tragedy on Trestle No. 4
A father's desperate attempt to walk his children to safety during a heavy snowstorm ends in a devastating train accident on the outskirts of Tacoma.
- The Gentleman Wood-Sawyer of Seattle
When a young man’s romantic and financial future hung in the balance, he traded his social standing for an axe to impress a boarding-house landlady’s daughter.
- The Great Seattle Hoax: How a 'Captain' Fooled the Press with a Phantom Ship
A con artist named Captain John Brown sold a wild tale of a treasure-laden voyage to a local newspaper for $10, only for customs officers to discover the vessel didn't exist.
- The Boom That Built Bellingham: How Four Towns Merged Into One City
In the spring of 1904, the bustling communities of Sehome, Whatcom, Fairhaven, and Bellingham were rapidly converging. With housing prices soaring and carpenters working day and night, this historic merger created the city we know today.
- Mrs. Gatzert's Kindergarten to Open Among the Pear Trees
A memorial kindergarten funded by Mrs. Bailey Gatzert will open this fall, featuring a design by a renowned expert and a promise to spare a beloved pear tree.
- A Free Kindergarten's First Year—and the Children It Had to Turn Away
Seattle's Free Kindergarten Association marked its first anniversary with a training class, a waiting list, and a founder's plea to make early education available to rich and poor alike.
- The Democrats Drum Up Candidates—and One Staged His Own Surprise Party
Seattle Democrats organize ward clubs, weigh fusion with Populists and independents, and trade rumors over sheriff, treasurer and prosecutor—including a would-be senator who bought his own gold-headed cane.