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69 stories matching stiff
- A Political Uproar at City Hall
Fairhaven Democrats storm City Hall to protest a federal appointment, signaling deep fractures within the county machine.
- The Struggle Over a Mother’s Custody
A local children's bureau official defends the controversial intervention into a family's life in the face of public criticism.
- The Snake Oil of Snohomish
A century-old miracle cure for man and beast that promised to heal everything from rheumatism to ‘hollow horn’.
- Winter Baptism in the Frozen Waters of Lagrande Creek
Over a hundred congregants braved icy, frigid conditions for a mass baptismal ceremony.
- The Sudden Loss of Kiona
A devastating fire in the nearby town of Kiona leaves a general store, hotel, and post office in ruins.
- Tragedy at the Coal Bunkers
A tailor from a local ship was found dead on the railroad tracks in what authorities labeled an accidental death.
- Rejected from the Front
A local young man's enlistment dreams are shattered by a minor physical disability just before his unit deploys for WWI.
- The Futility of Policing Morality
An 1877 editorial from the Puget Sound region challenges the effectiveness of prohibitionists attempting to legislate temperance via 'paper petitions.'
- The Aigburth Runs Aground
A British vessel encounters trouble in the heavy swells off the harbor bar, sparking a tense rescue effort.
- 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.
- The Yellow Glove Standoff on San Juan Island
When American informality faced British stiff-upper-lip formality in a frontier courtroom, a pair of gaudy kid gloves settled the diplomatic score.
- A Failed Holdup on the Streets of Seattle
Two highwaymen with revolvers cornered a pair of locals near the waterfront, only to discover their victims were penniless.
- The Milk War in Finley
Valley farmers push back against a new city health ordinance requiring the tuberculin testing of dairy herds.
- Local Socialists Shun Haywood's Price Tag
Everett’s socialist organizers refuse to bring the radical labor leader to town, citing his demand for a $25 speaking fee as 'plutocratic.'
- A Sudden Death at the Masonic Temple
A janitor who kept the furnaces running at the Second and Pike building dies quietly while at his post.
- The Suitcase Man's Mania
A repeat offender known as the 'suitcase man' faces a stiff prison sentence for a compulsive habit of theft.
- The Day Seaton Went Up in Smoke
A devastating fire tore through a Washington sawmill town, proving how quickly the industrial heart of the frontier could vanish.
- Three Men Vanished Into Commencement Bay
A sailboat left a Tacoma boathouse with three unknown men aboard. Days later, searchers were still scanning the Sound.
- The Day the Nation Stood Still for General Grant
Across the country, business halted and the streets of cities from Seattle to Charleston grew silent as the nation mourned the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant.
- The Miracle Medicine of Seattle
A nineteenth-century testimonial for a ‘Histogenetic’ cure highlights the era’s wild medical marketplace.
- The Great Bridge Bid: Seattle’s War for the Snoqualmie Crossing
As county commissioners open bids for a massive new bridge over the Snoqualmie River at Novelty, local engineers face stiff competition from San Francisco giants in a contest that will define Seattle's western infrastructure.
- Two Loggers Perish in Sub-Zero Tragedy
A falling tree claims the lives of two lumbermen near Elk, leaving their frozen bodies to be recovered by search parties.
- A Heroic Rescue from the Mill Race
A local man risks his own health to save a drowning boy near the Pacific Coast elevator.
- A Becalmed Regatta on Puget Sound
Seattle yachtsmen battle a dying wind and a frustratingly tedious afternoon during a club regatta on the Sound.
- Fatal Industrial Failure at Toutle River
A logger is struck and killed by a runaway shingle bolt, highlighting the extreme dangers of manual timber work.