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- The Wealthy Beggar of Chestnut Street
A local charity worker uncovers a surprising case of a woman posing as destitute while living in relative comfort.
- A Mill Worker Vanishes, Leaving a Stamped Letter and a Shanghaiing Theory
J. R. Flack left his Tacoma room without his clothes or wages. His boss at Wheeler, Osgood & Co. suspects the former sailor was “shanghaied” aboard a vessel.
- Boston Capital Eyes Seattle Cable Cars
A visiting financier negotiates a massive infrastructure deal to bridge Seattle’s steep hills with new technology.
- Connecting the Lakes: Seattle's 1886 Tunnel Project
A new industrial contract promises to link Lake Union and Lake Washington, forever altering the local landscape to facilitate the region's burgeoning timber industry.
- The West Point Forger Who Vanished From Tacoma
A polished stranger with a celebrated military past talked his way into Tacoma's lumber trade—then left a forged check and a trail gone cold.
- Tragedy Strikes Local Youth Over Simple Infection
A 16-year-old resident has succumbed to rapid blood poisoning following a minor facial infection, leaving the community in mourning.
- The passing of a pioneer dentist
Dr. John Colburn Grasse, an early resident of Seattle and a founder of the State Dental Association, dies at home.
- Healing Through Faith: Judge Hanna at the Opera House
A prominent Christian Science lecturer visits the Walla Walla Opera House to explain the doctrine's stance on sickness and the 'mental cause'.
- The Milwaukee Road Seeks Massive Tidelands Expansion
A railway franchise application reveals plans for new tracks, shops, and bridges across the Puyallup River, signaling a major industrial shift.
- Tragedy at the Riverbank
A six-year-old boy playing near the family slough was swept away when the bank suddenly collapsed into the water.
- The Berry Growers' Union Takes Root
After years of market chaos, Kennewick and Richland strawberry farmers move to consolidate their harvest under a single management.
- The Electric Charge Sweeping Seattle
Horse cars are officially a relic of the past as the city embraces the new-fangled Thompson-Houston electric system to conquer Seattle's steep hills.
- The Price of Desperation
A robbery of a life savings and a bureaucratic failure in the county health system lead to tragic outcomes for Seattle's vulnerable.
- The Birth of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Before the boom, Seattle's civic leaders incorporated a grand, million-dollar vision to pierce the Cascades and connect the city to the interior.
- Kennewick’s Free Library Runs Out of City Money
With city revenues short, the Kennewick Public Library must raise a year’s rent by March 1 or risk losing the free reading room that served hundreds of children.
- The Shadowy Streets of 1870s Seattle
A wave of violent street crime hits the city as a mysterious gang terrorizes residents and burns down a derelict dance hall.
- The Lonesome End of a Pioneer
Richard Hughson, who helped build the early irrigation canals of the Columbia River Valley, passes away quietly in Kennewick.
- The Fight Over Who Owns Seattle's Water
Promoters offered to build a gravity system and sell the city millions of gallons—if Seattle let them run it, with an option to buy it back later.
- The Octopus and the Seal: A Local Captain’s War Against a Washington Monopoly
In 1901, Port Townsend resident James G. Swan published affidavits from experienced hunters to debunk Professor Elliott’s claim that seal pups sink like stones, exposing the Alaska Commercial Company’s stranglehold on federal policy.
- The Real Estate Broker’s Pink Wedding: A Seattle Socialite’s Grand Entrance
In January 1895, C.H. Kittinger, a prominent local real estate broker, announced his engagement to Miss Whitney of Montreal at an elaborate reception on Fifth and Columbia streets, signaling the height of Seattle's Gilded Age social scene.
- Seattle and Tacoma Call a Truce for the Interstate Fair
A Tacoma delegation arrives in Seattle to plan a joint Seattle-Tacoma day at the fair, with city officials pledging exhibits, parades and a united front.
- The Homegrown Railroad That Opened the Snoqualmie Country
Seattle citizens incorporated the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern in 1885 to reach Gilman, North Bend and Snoqualmie Falls. Northern Pacific took control, receivership followed, and the line kept loggers alive through the depression.
- The Forest Empire That Built Washington
A sweeping 1900 survey of the state's lumber industry counted billions of feet of standing timber, 250 sawmills, and $7 million a year in wages—proof that the trees, not the cities, came first.