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- Australian Tariffs Hit Washington Timber
A new trade duty on Oregon and Washington fir puts local lumbermen on alert.
- The Last Stake: A Gambler's Ruin at a Seattle Card Table
A cautionary tale of a high-rolling stranger, a priceless gem, and the silent, unblinking eye of the house lookout.
- Seattle's Fruit Brokers Declared War on the Shrinking Apple Box
In a market where every Puget Sound mill cut its own crate, Seattle commission men pushed a uniform standard—and growers demanded $5,000 bonds to keep the middlemen honest.
- A Tolt Farmer Grows Tobacco Good Enough for Eastern Cigar Wrappers
Charles Nelson's tobacco samples from Tolt draw flattering reports from Eastern houses, with buyers calling it the finest wrapper leaf grown in the United States.
- The Unflattering Portrait Gallery
After a shoplifting incident, a local merchant commissioned life-sized paintings of the thieves for public display.
- A Runaway Horse, Two Fence Splinters, and a Hotelkeeper’s Fearless Daughter
Mary Eirby is gravely hurt near Fort Steilacoom—the same woman who once held a robber at gunpoint in her father’s hotel.
- The Great Seattle Housing Shortage: Capital Calls for Action
As the city prepares for an influx of eastern investors and federal funds, local real estate agents report a desperate scramble for medium-sized homes, with rents soaring and supply critically low.
- Too Much City Hall
Mayor Ronald calls for massive municipal restructuring to trim a 'costly and cumbersome' city government.
- The Industry of Cheating the Line
A look at the cat-and-mouse game between railroad conductors, ticket scalpers, and the detectives hired to catch them.
- Major Irrigation Expansion Coming to Benton County
Construction crews to begin enlarging the Sunnyside Canal to bolster agriculture in the region.
- The Klondike Nugget: A New Yakima Valley Fruit
After nearly two decades of experimentation, a local farmer unveils a plum variety that promises to outshine the industry standard.
- Waddell & Miles Stocked 50 Stove Styles in 1877
A look at the bustling specialized trades and supply chains that built a growing Washington Territory city in 1876.
- The Empire of the Sun: How a New Hotel in Seattle Will Define the Territory
A glimpse into the ambitious construction of the new British Hotel, signaling Seattle's rapid growth and confidence as a territorial capital.
- After the Great Fire: Seattle Extends a Hand to Ellensburg
Fresh from the ashes of its own catastrophic blaze, Seattle offers sympathy and aid to a sister city devastated by fire.
- Tacoma’s Theaters Under Fire Safety Review
Building inspectors find local stages lacking modern fire protections, prompting calls for new safety ordinances.
- A River Mystery at Melbourne
A sunken boat and discarded bottles leave locals fearing for the lives of a party of revelers.
- The Man Who Was Dead: A Seattle Patient’s Miracle Recovery from 'Incurable' Strangulation
Five years ago, a local man was bedridden by stomach and kidney inflammation, his leg swollen to twice its size. After doctors gave up, he turned to Dr. J.T. Jordan’s 'Bistogenetic system'—and claims to be alive today.
- The Cold Reality of Seattle’s Waterfront
While the city prepared for festive holidays, thirty Chinese laborers arrived from Port Blakely, unceremoniously discharged and packed onto a steamer like freight.
- The Struggle to Fix Seattle's 'Cumbersome' City Charter
Mayor J. T. Ronald argues that Seattle's government is too costly, fragmented, and better suited for a city many times its current size.
- The Hunter and the Runaway
A determined civilian investigator tracks a suspect across the West, certain he’s bagged a notorious fugitive, while the target sits in a Seattle jail cell for the minor crime of selling liquor to Indians.
- Eastern Capital Bets on Newport's Electric Future
Flynn Bros. plan a 600-horsepower plant four times the current size, promising day-and-night power and a magnet for manufacturers.
- Fire Trap Expansions at the Globe Hotel
Tacoma building inspectors are ignoring unauthorized, illegal additions to a notorious downtown lodging house.
- The Seattle-Tacoma Rivalry Hits the Rails
An editorial critique of a Northern Pacific Railroad official's visit reveals deep-seated local resentment over the company's blatant favoritism toward Tacoma.
- The Riverside Hotel and Logging Outfit Up for Grabs
William Romines lists his Snohomish hotel and a complete logging setup for sale in a 1878 advertisement.
- The Boomtown Fever: Seattle and Tacoma in 1888
A visiting statesman details the rapid, frantic rise of two Puget Sound rivals, noting the soaring land values and the arrival of Eastern capital as workers flock to the territory.