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101 stories matching pace
- The Madman of Pacific Avenue
A mysterious stranger who claimed he could blow up trains with his mind was committed to an asylum after being found pacing outside a Halstead house. Days later, his body washed up in the bay, sparking whispers of foul play.
- City Grinds to a Halt for Walla Walla Fair
Walla Walla businesses and banks shuttered at noon as record-breaking crowds swarmed the fairgrounds to watch the trot and pace races.
- The Bogus 'Happy Valley' Real Estate Scam
A swindler in Fairhaven has been selling plots in a 'Happy Valley' addition that exists only on paper and a mountain.
- The Bricklayer Shortage of 1888
As Seattle began its rapid expansion, contractors scrambled to find enough skilled labor to keep pace with the building boom.
- Racing Fever Grips the Walla Walla Fairgrounds
A banner day for local harness racing as crowds flock to the track to witness a new record in the 2:12 pace.
- The Squire’s Secret Christmas Delivery
In 1885 Seattle, a wealthy local benefactor orchestrates a secret delivery to a struggling family, highlighting the sharp contrast between holiday luxury and the poverty of the growing city.
- The Glass Blower’s Death Sentence: How Machinery Turned a Skilled Trade into a Fast Track to the Grave
In Washington state, glass blowers are earning less and dying younger as machines replace men. A union president tells an industrial commission that the 'pace that kills' has turned a once-respectable craft into a brutal struggle for survival.
- The Seattle Land Rush of 1889
A weekly log of deeds and transactions reveals the frenzied pace of development, speculation, and shifting property lines in pre-statehood Seattle.
- The Slow Pace of Chinese Registration
A local official reports back to Seattle after an unsuccessful attempt to register Chinese residents, highlighting the tensions surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- A Close Call at Third and Union
An evening horseback ride ends in a fright for a toddler and a lucky escape from harm.
- The Misunderstood Drunk
A Seattle man is arrested as a 'desperate criminal,' only for the court to find he is suffering from delirium tremens.
- The Unexploded Bomb in the Hillside
A curious fragment of Civil War history turns up on Sixth Street, linking Seattle’s quiet streets to the violent Indian Wars of the past.
- The Great Dimple Scandal
A jealous husband, a mysterious package, and a 19th-century beauty obsession gone wrong in an upper-crust Seattle home.
- Police Called to Quiet Basketball Riot
Neighbors of the high school gymnasium grew so frustrated by the deafening roar of a basketball game that they summoned a policeman to restore order.
- The Midnight Shootout on Pike Street
A plumber’s discovery leads to an armed confrontation between a mysterious intruder and a Seattle police officer.
- Tacoma Tries to Tame the Automobile
The city council moves to regulate the dangerous 'benzine buggies' with mandatory registration tags and strict speed limits, including a crawling 6 mph pace on downtown streets.
- The Man Who Believed Time Was Racing
A railroad laborer in a remote mountain camp suffers a psychological break after a near-fatal cave-in, convinced he is living at an accelerated pace.
- The Seven-Day Grind on Strawberry Island
A visit to a local farm reveals the relentless pace of early 20th-century agriculture and the unique independence of island life.
- The Green City Kid in the Harvest Field
A young, inexperienced laborer struggles to keep pace with a rough, veteran wheat-harvesting crew in the Big Bend region.
- The Library Overwhelmed
Seattle's public library is struggling to keep pace with an insatiable public, as staff and patrons debate the merits of a complex new cataloging system.
- The Motor Age Arrives in Kennewick
Gasoline and oil sales skyrocket as the local automobile population explodes, revealing a town transforming around the car.
- The Boy Who Ran a Mile for a Handkerchief
A Seattle youth sprints down Wayne Street to stop an excursion boat, not to catch his sister, but because she left her flirtation handkerchief behind.
- Padding the Patrol
A skeptical editorial questions the necessity of a bloated police force in an orderly town.
- Kennewick’s Strawberry Gold Rush
Local growers prepare for a high-stakes market as early berries hit the streets, out-pacing competitors and promising windfall profits.
- Daring Escape from the County Jail
Two prisoners blinded the jailer with a chemical powder before stealing his weapon and vanishing into the woods.