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12 stories matching sumptuous
- Seattle Welcomes the Nation's Press
A grand banquet at the Hotel Brunswick celebrates the Northern Pacific Railroad's arrival, marking Seattle as the new commercial capital of the Northwest.
- Puyallup Land Sale Proposal Stirs Tacoma Speculators
As Tacoma developers salivated over tribal lands, a prominent Puyallup leader took his case to Washington D.C. to navigate the complex, often predatory, future of his people's property.
- The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent Secret
A 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.
- The Veterans' Colony at Port Angeles
A dedicated movement settles hundreds of Union veterans in a planned colony, promising a new boom for the Olympic Peninsula.
- The Valley Sixty Miles From a Railroad
In 1892, the Big Bottom settlers of Lewis County had no road, no sawmill and no rail line — just hand-hewn homes, packhorses, a tobacco-chewing cat, and a Fourth of July party for 160 neighbors.
- The Grand Opening of the Occidental Hotel
John Collins opened the Occidental Hotel to thousands with free food and drink; it now accepts guests.
- The Governor’s Daughter Weds Beneath Ivy and Calla Lilies
Olympia’s St. John’s Episcopal Church filled with hundreds as Lizzie Ferry married Hon. John Leary, then a steamer carried the wedding party to the governor’s mansion and on toward Japan.
- Dinner at the Antler: Newport Lobbies Stevens County for Its Own Courthouse
Three Stevens County commissioners tour Newport, hear from merchants and lawyers over an evening banquet, and postpone a decision on splitting the county into judicial districts until June.
- Thanksgiving on the Edge of the Frontier
A pioneer family shares a festive dinner and stories of early territorial life near Green Lake.
- The First Independence Day in Tolt
Tolt settlers celebrate the Fourth of July with a mounted parade, a Goddess of Liberty, and a community feast.
- A Grand Wedding at the Episcopal Church
Seattle society turns out in force to witness the union of Nellie Wright and Guy C. Phinney.
- A Wedding Feast and a Racehorse Victory
A matrimonial celebration in the Baird country concludes with a high-stakes horse race featuring a mare named Pantages.
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- The 'Virtuous Spasm' of 1876: Seattle’s Early Critique of Political Greed
An editorial from the Puget Sound Dispatch captures the simmering public outrage over a government scandal in Washington Territory, drawing parallels between national corruption and the mismanagement of local university land grants.
- The Smooth Stranger’s Trap: A Banker’s Warning Against the 'Get Rich Quick' Scam
In 1920s Kennewick, local banks warned citizens that 'smooth strangers' peddling investments were likely frauds, urging residents to keep their money in trusted institutions rather than chasing phantom profits.
- The Unspeakable Theft: A Seattle Victorian Scandal
A young bride-to-be suffers from a mysterious, compulsive urge to steal, forcing a wealthy family to confront the era's cruel morality regarding mental health.
- A Noisy Surprise for the Newlyweds
Local residents revive the old-fashioned 'charivari' tradition to celebrate a neighbor’s recent marriage with a cacophonous midnight parade.
- A Judge's Declaration of War Against Corporate Corruption
Federal Judge Grosscup denounces the 'polite swindlers' of Wall Street, sparking a local debate on the influence of railroad lobbyists in Washington state.
- The Integrity Test of 1876
A young dressmaker, struggling against the poverty of pioneer-era Seattle, faces a life-changing moral dilemma when she discovers a hidden fortune in an old waistcoat.
- Stopping the Smut Explosions
Innovation in threshing technology saved Washington farmers from fire and financial ruin.
- The Bachelor, the Rancher, and the $5,000 Mail-Order Bride
A Sumas rancher looking to turn his land into a fortune turned to the 'Heart and Hand' matrimonial columns to find a wife with capital.