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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
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| 1895 | 1 |
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- Living on Borrowed Time in Lower Seattle
A scathing editorial decries the 'man-traps' of the waterfront, where buildings are propped up on flimsy planks to accommodate rising street grades.
- The Tragic End of Hugh Kohler
A shipping clerk at the Z.C. Miles Company takes his own life at the Diller Hotel, citing financial ruin and his father's disapproval.
- The Handmade Naphtha Car That Was Going to Revolutionize Olympia
At a stable on Puget and Third, George Marvin Savage's crew is building a one-off motor car—part streetcar, part joke—for Main Street.
- The Judgment Day Landlord
A Seattle resident finds his patience tested when his neighbors' millennial religious fervor leads to the systematic expropriation of his household goods.
- Tragedy at the Sawmill: A Father’s Grief
A young sawmill worker loses his life in a horrifying industrial accident near Vancouver, Washington.
- The Great Loggers' Strike: How Seattle's Timber Barons Tried to Fix Prices by Cutting Supply
In June 1903, the Puget Sound Logger’s Association voted to slash timber output by one-third to prop up falling prices, revealing the fragile power of early labor and industry cartels in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Peril of the Company Town
An 1887 editorial warns that Tacoma’s prosperity is built on a dangerous, fragile foundation: the sole favor of a single corporation.
- The Bunko Man's Five-Minute Trial
A grifter who terrorized two Norwegian women is convicted in record time after a failed attempt to discard incriminating evidence.
- Tragedy in Montesano
A playful struggle over a revolver ends in the accidental death of a prominent town founder's son.
- Victim Speaks Out After North Seattle Shooting
J. A. Holt, recovering from three gunshot wounds, tells reporters his attacker was a man driven by delusion and business failure.
- Seattle Boarding House Ad Barred Chinese Workers in 1876
In 1876, a Seattle boarding house advertised that it would not employ Chinese cooks, a public exclusion that reflected rising anti-Asian sentiment and helped shape the city’s labor history.
- The Opium-Hand Coaching Scheme
A theatrical agent was arrested after authorities discovered a systemic scheme to coach Chinese witnesses in court through signals and physical props.
- When Seattle Was Coal Country
A detailed 1895 survey shows King County leading Washington's coal output, with Seattle shipping fuel to California, Oregon, and the Midwest—while labor troubles and spontaneous mine fires shadowed the boom.
- The Sad Tale of the Professional Mourner
A gray-haired swindler working Seattle's Second Street cigar shops finds that his heart-wrenching sob story—and his prop bandana—only work once per merchant.
- Into the Black: A Descent into Bellingham Bay Coal Mines
An intrepid traveler documents the perilous journey down an 800-foot incline to explore the workings of the Bellingham Bay Coal Company in the late 19th century.
- The Rising Power of Labor
A bold editorial argument for the necessity of social equality and the inevitable end of plutocracy.
- Seattle Boarding House Ad Barred Chinese Cooks
In summer 1876, a Seattle boarding house advertised that no Chinese cooks would be employed and that women would do all cooking and waiting, reflecting racial exclusion in the city’s labor market.
- The Exclusionist Policies of the American House
A Seattle boarding house advertises a 'No Chinese Employed' policy, reflecting the volatile labor and racial tensions of the 19th-century Pacific Northwest.
- The Pioneer Baker of Seattle
A rare glimpse into the early daily life and food infrastructure of a growing Seattle.
- The American House: A Seattle Lodging Haven in 1879
Before the city became a tech hub, the American House offered travelers and workers a reliable place to stay, promising fair rates and the promise of no Chinese labor.
- The Workingman’s Haven in Old Seattle
A look back at the 'American House' boarding operation, offering weekly room and board at the edge of the Seattle waterfront.
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- The Opium Sloop of Port Townsend
A routine smuggling bust on the Puget Sound uncovers a cargo of opium, a piano, and a fugitive deserter, sparking a legal struggle over seized property.
- The Real Estate Bet on Pacific Avenue
A local clothing retailer purchases a building to secure its future, signaling a surge in Tacoma property values.
- The Postmaster's Temperance Trap
O.P. Bruihl, the Winona postmaster, faces legal trouble in a case linked to a local community feud.
- The Proprietress and the Acid Threat
A family dispute at a Tacoma apartment house lands the owner in court after a heated altercation with her niece.
- The Elephant-Sized Trap of Shelton
A blacksmith-made iron trap, built twenty-five years ago for an Indian trapper, emerges from history to go on display.
- The Closing of a Pressroom Era
As the Seattle economy shifts, a local printer liquidates his entire inventory, marking the end of a small-scale business in a growing territory.
- A False Shock of Hair, a Slouch Hat, and $10 at Maplewood Station
A Tacoma department-store clerk steps off the Puyallup car and is stopped in the dark by a masked man in a false wig, who takes her money and orders her home on foot.
- Lockwood Hansen, 18, Faces Amputation After Launch Propeller Accident
A young worker faces the loss of his limb after a horrific accident involving a naphtha launch propeller.