Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 25,688 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1895, 1 story. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18951

1 story matching slapjack

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:flapjack, slack, slap, slapstick, slacken, slacker

  1. They Climbed Rainier First—and Slept in a Sulphur-Scented Ice Cave

    In 1870, Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump reached Mount Rainier's summit after a brutal 10½-hour climb, then spent a freezing night beside volcanic steam vents.

    Jan 6, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Rainier, Pierce CountyStrange But True

Also about this, in other words

  1. A Cowboy's Fatal Rage

    A domestic dispute in the upper country leads to a brutal killing, as the perpetrator attempts to flee via the Seattle steamers.

    Jul 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie River, Snoqualmie

  2. The Boarding-House Brawl

    A South Seattle landlord takes matters into his own hands after being swindled by a fake engineer.

    Feb 18, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Seattle College, Seattle

  3. The 'Lava-Bed Ranger' and the Brawl at the Saloon

    A rowdy evening in 1876 Seattle ends in a courtroom, highlighting the rough-and-tumble street life of a frontier town.

    Jan 27, 1876Puget Sound DispatchCommercial Street, Seattle

  4. The Crackdown on G Street

    Local law enforcement targets a house of ill fame in an effort to scrub the city of undesirable characters.

    Sep 21, 1893Aberdeen HeraldG Street, Aberdeen

  5. 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.

    May 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  6. The Oldest Trick in the Book

    A grifter in Seattle's city jail has a penchant for a classic pocketknife switch that leaves tourists penniless.

    Oct 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  7. The Arcade Saloon Melee

    A morning brawl involving the 'John Bull Combination' spills out of the Arcade Saloon and into the street.

    Jan 3, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. A Red-Ink Grudge in Tacoma

    A minor mail-tampering incident leads to a brutal cane and boot assault at a Tacoma boarding house.

    Nov 14, 1892The Seattle Post-Intelligencer409 C Street, Tacoma

Download this story as a spreadsheet (CSV)