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- The General Who Couldn't Say 'No' to a Bigot
Lt. Col. George Newton’s stinging reply to a letter writer reveals the ugly underbelly of Seattle’s civic elite in 1897.
- Seattle Teamsters Strike Hits an Impasse
Negotiations collapse in the city's ongoing labor dispute as employers pivot to non-union labor.
- The Political Price of Loyalty in 1861
A fiery exchange between the Territorial Surveyor General and the local press highlights the intense suspicion of secessionist sympathizers in Washington Territory.
- The Navy Eyes the Sound
Federal commissioners officially name Port Orchard as the superior site for a major naval base in the Pacific Northwest.
- Seattle's Streetcar Strike Tensions
Unionized streetcar workers in Seattle threaten to blacklist strike-breakers as the city monitors labor unrest.
- The Tragedy at the New Seattle Coal Mine
A catastrophic explosion at the Newcastle mine leaves two workers dead, exposing the deadly stakes of coal production in the Pacific Northwest.
- County Board Orders Isolation for Tulalip Reservation
As a smallpox epidemic looms, Snohomish County officials order the Tulalip Indian Agent to restrict movement to contain the outbreak.
- Crackdown on Illegal Liquor Sales in Puyallup
Deputy U.S. Marshals arrest two men caught selling whiskey to Indigenous workers during the harvest season.
- The Dry Vote Is Blocked by 74 Missing Signatures
A Stevens County judge sides with a saloonkeeper and halts a countywide local-option election—but Newport and three other towns still vote Sept. 7.
- Union Confrontation at the Cascade Club
Labor organizations challenged the hiring practices of an Everett social club, leading to threats of a boycott.
- The Burning of Oakville
A deliberate act of arson leveled the Grays Harbor town of Oakville, sparking rumors of a wider conspiracy against the mill district.
- A Mother, a Revolver, and Nux Vomica: Spokane’s Poisoning Trial
Helen Grier stands trial for her sixth husband’s murder, while her daughter testifies that Grier first handed her a gun and then bought the poison herself.
- Huntsville Merchants Declare War on Trading Stamps
Local business owners unite to end a lucrative, one-sided loyalty program that had been draining local profits.
- Steamer and Clipper Collide in Seattle Harbor
A strong ebb tide causes the steamer South Coast to drift into the anchored clipper Thermopylae, destroying a smokestack and damaging both vessels.
- Violent Workplace Confrontation
A quarrel between a conductor and an engineer at Lake Park ends in a brutal assault with a rock.
- The Hunter Hunted: A Seattle Man Shot for a Bear
A Seattle man traveling to Port Townsend to file for government land is mistaken for a bear and shot by a school teacher in the dense brush.
- Anti-Japanese Agitation in Kent Hop Yards
White hop pickers form a committee to forcibly exclude Japanese laborers from local harvest fields.
- Spokane Gamblers Raise a War Chest to Repeal Washington’s Gambling Law
In 1904, gamblers and liquor dealers pooled money for a statewide campaign to undo the anti-gambling statute—an early industry-funded push to rewrite the rules.
- A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay
James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.
- Stevens County's $14,640-a-Year Interest Bill Goes to the Voters
On Sept. 7, Newport taxpayers were asked to swap stacks of high-interest county warrants for cheaper bonds — a refinancing the commissioners swore would save $6,400 a year and touch nothing but the old debt.
- Newport Votes on Whether the Saloons Stay
With 254 voters registered and temperance workers canvassing the streets, Newport prepares for a close local-option election that could shut down licensed saloons.
- The Failed Disruptor of Tacoma
A political agitator attempts to shout down a Republican rally, only to find himself performing for an empty street.
- A Deadly Shift in the Great Northern Yards
A newly hired switchman dies after slipping under the wheels of an engine in Spokane, leaving behind a grieving family.
- The Fight Over Who Gets to Be a Dentist
A legal challenge in Seattle pits established professionals against unlicensed practitioners as the state seeks to define medical standards.
- A Gun Goes Off in a Passing Hand and a Fox Island Rancher Dies
Handing her husband his gun as he stepped into a boat, a Fox Island woman accidentally discharges it at point-blank range, killing him in front of her.