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- Tragic Descent at North Yakima Fair
A Spokane aeronaut plummeted 900 feet to his death in front of a crowded grandstand.
- Worker Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall
A mortar man narrowly survives a thirty-foot plummet at the construction site of the Cadwell building.
- The Price of Policing the 'Unfortunates'
A budget report reveals that Seattle’s municipal court revenue plummeted after a policy change regarding how the city policed its marginalized citizens.
- Tragic Logging Accident at Lake Union
A woodchopper is killed instantly by a falling limb while working near the Lake Union portage.
- A Reporter's Tip Stopped a City Hall Elevator Plummet
A Times reporter noticed one of the passenger elevator's support cables was nearly eaten through — three-fourths of its strands broken. The cage was lowered and the power cut before anyone was hurt.
- The Solitary End of a Prospector
A prospector returning from the gold fields is found frozen to death in the Cascade mountains, a grim reminder of the perils facing those seeking their fortunes in the wild.
- The Mystery of the Plummeting Balloonist
Two hunters near the Blalock ranch witnessed a terrifying mid-air event: a man plunging from a balloon into the clouds.
- A Dangerous Walk to the Charleston
A Seattle woman sues for $6,000 after a ferry collision caused her to plummet from a gangplank.
- Potato Prices Plummet as San Francisco Shipments Arrive
Local farmers see prices drop by two dollars a ton as West Street merchants shift to cheaper California imports.
- The Persistent Quest for a Columbia River Park
A summer-long civic debate over turning a river island into a public park hits a familiar bureaucratic snag.
- The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse
Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.
- Hotel de Copeland Opens Its Doors to Winter Drifters
As temperatures plummeted, Kennewick's city jail became a refuge for seventeen 'blanket boys,' highlighting the city's unofficial policy for managing homelessness during the deep freeze.
- The Spokane Newspaper Price War Heats Up
A cutthroat competition between rival morning and evening papers leads to plummeting subscription rates and new publishing schedules.
- A Bicycle Plunge from the Grant Street Bridge
A young cyclist was sent over the edge of the bridge by a narrow guardrail, plummeting onto the tide flats below.
- The Tragic Cost of Seattle's Early Cable Cars
A mother sacrifices her life to save her children after a runaway cable car loses its grip at Second and Pine, exposing the perils of the city’s rapid, unregulated infrastructure boom.
- The Perils of Rooftop Baseball Fans
When an amateur bleacher made of nailed cleats gave way, two men plummeted twenty-five feet to the sidewalk, triggering a panic among hundreds of spectators clinging to city infrastructure.
- The Battle for the White River Valley
Farmers rally against a plan to divert the White River, fearing a return to the devastating floods that ruined their land.
- A Local Dream of Justice and Hell
A Seattle man dreams of a corrupt city court system that leads him straight into a satirical version of the afterlife.
- The Great Sleeping Car Price Drop: Seattle Gets a Cheaper Ride from the East
Railroad executives confirm that first-class sleeping car fares from St. Paul to the Pacific Northwest will plummet from $13 to $10 starting April 10, signaling a broader trend of reduced travel costs for settlers and tourists alike.
- The Weight of Little Things
A century and a half ago, a Seattle writer mused on how the smallest details of life—a penny, a word, a drop of water—shape our massive, often overwhelming destinies.