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148 stories matching tenth
- A Night of Highway Robbery on Tenth Street
A local attorney is held at gunpoint while a wave of petty crime and home invasions keeps the city in a state of alarm.
- The Case for Universal Schooling in the Territory
An early local advocate argues that education, not incarceration, is the only path toward ending poverty and crime in the Washington Territory.
- The Great Land Office Migration
When the federal government moved the regional land office from Olympia to Seattle, the move signaled a pivotal shift in the economic gravity of the Puget Sound.
- Darwin, Agassiz, and the Snohomish Pulpit Wars
A fiery editorial from 1877 Snohomish takes on the local clergy for their public ridicule of scientific discovery and the theory of evolution.
- The Lakeside Gold Rush
Wealthy Tacomans shift their sights from Gravelly Lake to American Lake as prime real estate becomes a hot commodity.
- The Nightmare Inning at Pasco
Kennewick’s baseball squad turns a close game into a 15-4 rout with a staggering final-inning offensive.
- Battle over Historic Steamer Boiler on South Tenth Street
Civic leaders and the Historical Society are at odds over the permanent placement of a steam-powered relic.
- Expansion of the Trunk Line
A new streetcar line extends into Seattle's residence districts, promising improved views and transit connectivity.
- Tacoma Prepares for Anti-Chinese Agitation
Hostility toward Chinese merchants and laborers persists in Tacoma as organizers call for a mass meeting at the foot of Tenth Street.
- The Kitchen Brawl at the Cookhouse
Tensions between two cooks at a Tenth Street boarding house boiled over into a full-blown street fight.
- The Fever Mystery in North Yakima
Local doctors clash with state officials over whether an outbreak is malaria or typhoid fever.
- The Crisis of the Orchardist
A visiting professor delivers a sobering sermon on why so many Kennewick orchard farmers are destined for failure.
- The School-Land Grab Bellingham Fought at the Governor's Desk
Protests flood the governor against a bill that would hand a valuable Bellingham Bay school section to the Dealy and Yostkins heirs — and leave the state with nearly worthless lieu land.
- The Struggle for Oversight in Benton County
A local editor calls for strict financial reforms after a controversial commission deal, urging voters to tighten the purse strings of county government.
- The Street That Couldn't Be Finished
Property owners on Deeatnr Street face losing their homes to the city treasurer over an unfinished grading project that the city legally cannot complete.
- A Desperate Call for Skin Grafts
After a lamp explosion leaves a Walla Walla woman severely burned, the community is urged to donate skin to save her life.
- At 82, Peter Stewart Seeks Payment for Confiscated Lighthouse Land
After the government seized his land and improvements for a lighthouse in 1853, an 82-year-old pioneer finally seeks compensation from Congress.
- The Fight Over the 'Moral' Climate of Seattle
A scathing editorial decries the Commissioners' decision to permit a 'disreputable' business in a respectable community, sparking a debate on whether law can dictate morality.
- A Stabbing, a Secret, and a Domestic Dispute on Tenth Street
An officer lies about a stabbing to 'protect' a woman, revealing a messy local entanglement involving a jealous husband and a neglected child.
- The High Price of 'Luxury' Gloves
An editorial in the Tacoma Times calls out Congress for a proposed tariff that would hit poor women's glove purchases harder than the rich.
- The Betting Frenzy at Pacific and Tenth
A high-stakes municipal election turns Tacoma’s city center into a chaotic, money-soaked spectacle where candidates bet on themselves and crowds swarm the streets in political delirium.
- The Taxman Cometh: A Seattle Pioneer Defends His Reputation
Prominent settler George Kinnear clarifies his position after appearing on a list of delinquent taxpayers for street improvements.
- The Corporate Shadow Over the Statehouse
A political correspondent reveals how powerful railroad interests are manipulating the deadlocked senatorial contest in Olympia to stall anti-corporate legislation.
- The War on the Hop Louse
Prominent farmer Ezra Meeker warns that local growers must act immediately to spray their crops or face total ruin.
- Freeholders Fight a Fire-Sale Price on Seattle's Tide Lands
A petition filed with the city protested the state's low appraisal of tide lands, warning that selling public waterfront at a fraction of its value would cheat both Seattle and Washington.