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15 stories matching tanner
- Midnight Fire Claims Lives of Two Children
An Elliott block blaze in the hollow leaves three families destitute and ends in tragedy for the Tanner boys.
- The Pioneer’s Final Crossing
Reflecting on the life of Lucy Tanner, a devout woman who built the first Protestant church in the Ahtanum Valley.
- The Tragedy of the Elliott Block Fire
A coroner's jury investigates the death of two brothers in a nighttime fire, leaving their family displaced and the local community rushing to provide aid.
- Aberdeen’s Industrial Pivot
A report on the town's shifting economic tides as new mills take root on the south side.
- Department Stores Evade New Minimum Wage
Employers in Washington state find a loophole in the new $10 weekly pay law by cutting hours to avoid mandated rates.
- A Journey to the Timber Powerhouse of Port Blakely
An eye-witness account of the massive industrial machinery and global trade routes operating just nine miles from Seattle in 1883.
- The Mystery of the Double-Wound Suicide
A grain dealer is found dead in his office with a bullet in his head and another in his chest, raising questions of how a single gun could be responsible.
- Voters Settle Scores at the Polls
Detailed primary results from White Bluffs and Hanford reveal a community restless with local incumbents.
- A Four-Term Mayor Dies, and Tumwater Shuts Its Doors
Clark Biles — pioneer tanner, founder of a public life in Tumwater, and its mayor four years running — succumbs to typhoid at 43, and the town suspends all business for his funeral.
- The Day Washington State Went Dry
After a hard-fought political battle and a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the state's 1,200 saloons were ordered to shutter their doors as statewide prohibition became the law of the land.
- Seattle’s Free-Silver Crusaders Take On the Gold Standard
At a municipal courtroom meeting, Seattle silverites launch a party-independent campaign to spread free coinage and prepare for visiting national advocates.
- A Gold Rush Camp Called Ives Booms at the Mouth of the Methow
A mining promoter describes a brand-new Okanogan County town of 400 souls, a five-stamp mill running night and day, and a valley filling with prospectors.
- The Unlikely Paradise of the Sagebrush
While cattle ranchers once guarded their grazing ranges, a 1878 report from the Yakima Valley reveals the early, optimistic push to transform 'useless' desert land into a thriving agricultural hub.
- The City That Grew from Timber to Town in 18 Months
A promotional puff piece reveals Aberdeen’s explosive growth: population jumping from 800 to over 2,000, with a $35,000 monthly payroll and the best electric lights in Washington.
- 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.