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- The Eight-Year-Old Hero of West Street
While bystanders watched in horror as a heavy wagon rattled down the hill, a young boy showed remarkable poise to rein in a runaway team of horses.
- He Steered the Runaway Team Into a Water Meter
When the fire department's supply horses bolted near Sixth Street, driver Thomas Dunn held the reins through a breakneck descent and steered the wagon into a water meter rather than let the team drown in the harbor.
- A Leap for Life on the Road to Hoquiam
A couple jumping from a runaway buggy to escape a terrified horse left one passenger unconscious in the road.
- The Night a Streetcar Powerhouse Fire Left Half of Seattle Dark
A pre-dawn blaze at Fifth and Pine gutted the Consolidated Street Railway plant, destroyed nearly all its cars and dynamos, crippled three lines, and blacked out everything north of Pike Street.
- Fatal Shooting at Fort Simcoe
A young man is killed during a reservation arrest, sparking threats of a riot among his friends.
- A Fatal Wagon Ride on South Second
A local resident dies after a tragic accident when his team is spooked by an early automobile.
- The Myth of Civilization
A satirical look at the displacement and forced assimilation of Indigenous people in the Yakima Valley.
- The Gambler’s Wrath: Seattle’s Tenderloin King Beats a Wealthy Merchant for Insulting His Wife
Johnny Clancy, known as the 'boss gambler' of Seattle, publicly assaults clothing merchant Jules Redelsheimer in his own store after alleging that Redelsheimer propositioned Clancy's wife on the street.
- The Runaway Street Car on Battery Street
When the brakes failed on a steep Seattle incline, passengers faced a terrifying ride as their horse-drawn car hurtled down the tracks toward the waterfront.
- Fatal Plunge into the Tide
A runaway team forces a Seattle teamster off the unguarded planks of Commercial Street to his death.
- Fatal Bridge Accident Claims Hog Rancher
A Japanese hog rancher dies after being trampled by his own horses on the Grant Street Bridge.
- The Tragedy at Fort Simcoe
An Indian reservation sheriff is in hiding after killing a fugitive in a fatal dispute over a court-ordered fine.
- The Art of Getting Helped
A clever traveler tricks two impatient men into doing the labor he was too tired to finish.
- A Scandal on the White River
A wealthy rancher's son faces a warrant for seduction after a romantic outing turns into a legal battle.
- The Queen City’s Growing Pains
In an 1888 address, Seattle’s mayor reflects on the city's meteoric population growth, the struggle to replace wooden 'make-shift' infrastructure with modern brick, and the urgent need to expand the fire department to cover the city's steep, expanding hillsides.
- The Perilous Mudholes of Early Seattle
A wagon spill involving a local judge exposes the treacherous, unpaved state of Seattle’s streets in 1876.
- The Day the Circus Band Wagon Tore Through Downtown Tacoma
A runaway team of horses pulling a promotional circus wagon turned a mundane Monday into a scene of carnage at the corner of Washington and South Second Street.
- A Runaway Team Smashes into Downtown Tacoma
A delivery driver narrowly cheats death after his team bolts down Ninth Street, leaving a trail of destruction at the Tacoma Bazaar.
- An Escape on Scott Mountain
A prospector narrowly survives a harrowing encounter with an armed man while traveling through the rugged wilderness near Tumwater.
- An Ex-Priest Turns a Packed Seattle Hall Against the Jesuits
At Ranke's Hall, former Catholic priest J. B. Daly tells the A.P.A. that the Society of Jesus is a secret political machine—then drapes himself in the flag and leads three cheers.
- A Mayor, a Rigged Lottery, and the Fight for Olympia's City Hall
A month out from the municipal election, the Tribune accuses Mayor J. C. Horr of quietly fixing his fences for a second term — and the drawing of lots that handed one councilman a longer seat looks to a good many people like a put-up job.
- The Day the Republic Won: Whitman County’s Political Earthquake
In the wake of Benjamin Harrison’s narrow presidential victory, Whitman County voters delivered a landslide for the GOP, sweeping county offices and signaling a new era for Pullman and the Palouse.
- The Boy Who Saw His Own Death: A Seattle Tragedy of Premonition and Fate
In October 1876, a young professor driving near Seattle experienced a chilling vision of his own demise just days before he was killed in a runaway carriage accident.
- The Saloonkeeper’s Open Letter to Seattle’s 'Hounds of Malice'
A local business owner fires back at the city’s political elite, accusing them of using moral grandstanding and the threat of liquor laws to dismantle his livelihood.
- A Young Life Lost in the Yakima River
While attempting to drive horses across a dangerous crossing, an eighteen-year-old laborer is swept away in the swift currents.
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- The Rag, the Belt and the Flywheel: A Laundry Hand's Bad Monday
Ray Strong was wiping an engine belt he had no business touching when the cloth whipped him into a spinning flywheel. He was alive, unconscious at times, and the whole town was counting on his 'strong vitality.'
- The Brutal Price of Circus Fame
A young acrobat is removed from his performers' care after enduring systemic abuse in the name of show business.
- Prominent Pioneer Detained
A longtime city contractor suffers a mental health crisis at home.
- Team of Horses Nearly Plunge Into The Bay
A local expressman is injured after his runaway team bolts through railroad yards and narrowly misses a deadly drop from a coal bunker.
- A Heroic Rescue in Kent
A young boy was saved from being crushed by a heavy engine flywheel when a local woman lifted the massive weight off his chest.
- The Roslyn Bank Robber Hunt
An anxious stranger trying to sell a fine sorrel horse for half its value triggers a manhunt in Kent after a daring daylight bank heist.
- A Troubled Night at Ninth and Tacoma
A woman experiencing a mental health crisis caused a public spectacle at a city horse trough, prompting police to intervene.
- A Dive Into the Black River, and Two Brothers Still at Sea
A young Swiss immigrant bathing at the Renton landing strikes a submerged snag and drowns — while his two brothers are aboard a ship from Europe, not yet knowing.