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24 stories matching stockton
- A Child's Accusation Sends a Centralia Handyman Fleeing
A 14-year-old girl told authorities that H. J. Ogden, the man she had been told to call uncle, had abused her for years; he left town before a warrant could be served.
- The Holt Manufacturing Company Heads to Walla Walla
A major expansion of the Stockton-based farm equipment giant promises a new manufacturing plant for Walla Walla.
- Will Walla Walla Become an Industrial Powerhouse?
The president of the Stockton-based Holt Manufacturing company scouts the city for a potential Northwest production hub, promising hundreds of jobs.
- The Shadow Over Seattle's Waterfront
As the anti-Chinese movement spreads through the Pacific Northwest, agitators in Seattle and Tacoma organize a campaign of expulsion, claiming the city's prosperity is at risk.
- The Widow, the Prisoner, and a Near-Miss on Yesler Hill
Mrs. Harry L. Fraser demanded to face Paul Page, the man accused of killing her husband in a Northern Hotel barroom—while Page was being arraigned a few blocks away.
- A Stranger, a Pistol, and No Motive: The Unsolved Shooting of Harry Fraser
Seattle mourners fill a chapel for Harry J. Fraser as the man accused of killing him sits in the county jail—and no one can explain why the shot was fired.
- The Millionaire's Son and the 'Sweat Box'
A wealthy merchant's son is detained in the city's 'sweat box' after a drunken theft of a diamond bracelet, revealing the rough-and-tumble nature of frontier justice.
- A Saloon Shooting Becomes a First-Degree Murder Case
Harry L. Fraser died after Paul Page's revolver went off at the Northern Hotel saloon. Page will be charged with murder as Fraser's widow takes his body home to California.
- The Cry That Came Too Late on the Pend Oreille
A deck hand fell from the steamer Ione near Locke Landing while trying to catch a wind-blown parcel. His crew heard the cry but could not reach him in time.
- The Shoe That Could Save Seattle: Why We Must Stop Exporting Our Hides to San Francisco
An editorial in the Puget Sound Dispatch argues that Seattle’s economic survival depends on manufacturing its own boots and shoes locally, rather than shipping raw hides south for a 10% premium.
- The Engine House Was Locked—and the Janitor Was at Church
When two fires broke out in Seattle's Chinese quarter, the engine house was locked and the janitor held the key. Bystanders put out the flames—and the paper demanded a fire department overhaul.
- The Lonely Traveler’s Fear of the 'Conspiracy'
A Welsh immigrant's cross-state journey ends in the Seattle jail, fueled by his desperate pleas for protection from imagined pursuers.
- A Sad Discovery Near the Barrel Factory
A German immigrant who arrived in Seattle to start a new life dies by suicide, leaving behind his wife and business worries.
- The Battle for the Navy Yard: Tacoma’s Chamber of Commerce Fights Back
As federal naval commissioners arrive in Seattle to evaluate potential sites for a new shipyard, Tacoma’s business leaders unveil a massive dossier arguing their city’s superiority over Puget Sound.
- Machinists Stand Firm in Eight-Hour Struggle
Striking workers across the Pacific Coast remain resilient against employer efforts to maintain the ten-hour workday.
- The Double Life of 'John West'
A Seattle man is sued by a woman claiming to be his first wife, exposing a decade of assumed identities, hidden property, and mutual accusations of abandonment.
- The Gloves Came Off in Aberdeen
When two men fought for the Chehalis County boxing championship, a packed house watched through the windows of the Coonskin Athletic Club.
- The Tragedy of the Tug 'Mogul'
A young seaman from Maine loses his life in the waters of Port Townsend after a fatal fall from his vessel.
- Tragic Industrial Accident Claims Life of Local Butcher
A worker dies after suffering catastrophic burns in a workplace accident at a slaughterhouse.
- John Leary’s Lake Washington Mill
Capitalists launch a new manufacturing venture connected to the city’s water supply.
- The Panther, the Mail Route and the Ox Team: A Frontier Preacher's Long Road to Walla Walla
Rev. A. W. Sweeney, who carried the U.S. mail alone through the Arkansas wilds at eight years old and crossed the plains by ox team to the gold camps, died this morning at his son's house in Walla Walla at 76.
- The High Cost of a Depressed Lumber Market
A Seattle lumberman's failed venture in San Francisco illustrates the brutal reach of the 1893 economic panic across the Pacific Coast.
- Heavy Machinery Mishap at the Rail Yards
A massive harvester meant for the wheat fields takes a spill while being unloaded in Walla Walla.
- The Rapid Rise of Stage Star Blanche Walsh
A profile of actress Blanche Walsh, who went from a convent school in Manhattan to the leading role in 'Aristocracy' in just three years.
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- The 1885 Opium Raid on Washington Street
Constable Van Doren and the Knights of Labor descend upon Chinese opium dens in a bid to test the legality of territorial anti-smoking laws.
- The Pioneer Who Built Port Townsend's First Wharf
Captain Enoch S. Fowler, a Maine-born mariner turned merchant and officeholder, dies at 63, leaving a town shaped by his ships, wharves, and stone buildings.
- The 'Cigarette Fiend' of Port Angeles
A desperate machinist attempts suicide, citing a struggle to overcome a tobacco habit that led to severe insomnia and mental decline.
- The Underground Opium Pipeline
A bold smuggling operation involving pack animals and stages ends in a Spokane arrest.
- Opium Raid on South Third Street
Federal authorities seized 50 pounds of contraband opium from a Chinese merchant's establishment in Seattle.
- The Opium Runners of Port Townsend
Customs inspectors engage in a high-stakes boat chase after catching smugglers unloading contraband in the dead of night.
- A New Titan Hits the Tacoma Waterfront
Thousands gathered in the rain to witness the grand launch of the steamship Jefferson, a marvel of local industry.
- City Condemns Waterfront 'Rookeries'
Building inspectors flag unsafe conditions on Pacific Avenue, marking the latest demolition in a series of condemned buildings.