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- The Duel That Wasn't: An Editor and a Statesman
James Hamilton Lewis, a flashy Seattle lawyer and orator, attempts to challenge an editor to a duel, only to have the challenge thrown in the trash due to a breach of etiquette.
- The Waterfall That Would Light Seattle
In 1895, promoters promised to harness Snoqualmie Falls—taller than Niagara and only 23 miles from Seattle—and send thousands of horsepower over copper wire.
- The Battle for Snoqualmie Falls
A high-stakes legal and land-grab feud erupts over plans to harness the falls for Seattle’s future electrical grid.
- The Falls That Would Light Seattle
In January 1895 a syndicate of New York capitalists and Seattle men capitalized a company at $1,500,000 to dam Snoqualmie Falls and wire 5,000 horsepower twenty-five miles into the city — the Northwest's answer to Niagara.
- The 1889 Dream of Instantaneous Picture Transmission
A Seattle man claims to have invented an electrical device capable of sending handwritten notes and drawings over telegraph wires at the speed of a pen, promising to revolutionize newspaper journalism.
- The Bootblack Ban: City Cracks Down on Alley Hustlers
Chief of Police ordered to serve notices to all bootblacks occupying city alleys; merchants and workers clash over public space.
- Land Office Scandal in Woolley
A United States court commissioner stands accused of defrauding settlers by withholding land fees and failing to file legal documents.
- Rabies Outbreak Reported in White Swan
Authorities fear coyotes are spreading disease, urging residents to secure pets.
- A Ticket Muddle for the Militia
A breakdown in communication leaves local militiamen feeling spurned at the ballpark gates.
- Harnessing the Cedar River's Might
Investors eye the Cedar River Falls to power sawmills and, eventually, send electricity surging into the city of Seattle.
- Colville's Newspaper War Moves to the Post Office
The Reveille won't print the Examiner publisher's name, the Statesman-Index says the Examiner is losing $40 a week, and the postmaster has refused its second-class mailing status.
- The Fire Commission Rejects a Faulty Engine
Seattle fire commissioners break ranks with the city council, condemning a new engine as cheap and unreliable.
- The Governor’s Power Grab
New executive bills give Governor Roland H. Hartley unprecedented control over state agencies, budgets, and tax assessments.
- The Rabies Panic Hits Benton County
A state-mandated quarantine orders every dog in ten counties to be muzzled or destroyed on sight to stop a spreading epidemic.
- The Populist Takes the County Treasury
After a long bond fight, J. W. Maple finally took control of King County's money—and the temporary treasurer resigned rather than stand in the way.
- The Day Seattle Died (And Didn’t): A Telegraphic Blunder
A faulty cable connection and a panicked operator convinced the world that local industrialist John Sherman had passed away. The resulting obituary was so lavish it nearly became his own biography.
- The Constitutional Crisis of 1878
Before Washington was a state, Governor Elisha P. Ferry issued a desperate call for a convention to define its future.
- Seattle Asks Congress for $200,000 Lake Washington Canal
Seattle city officials formally lobby Congress for the massive canal and waterway project linking the harbor to the inland lakes.
- The New Rules for the Ballot Box
A new election regulation threatens to disenfranchise candidates in remote areas, sparking fears of chaos in the upcoming vote.
- The Railroad Land Agent Who Embezzled for Ten Years and Chose Suicide
A Northern Pacific land agent's decade-long scheme to skim payments on timber and farm contracts unravels into a $350,000 shortage — and a bullet.
- The Hidden Menace in the Valley
After a surge in rabid animal attacks in Benton County, local Grange members issue an urgent guide on how to survive a bite.
- The Call for a State Constitutional Convention
In 1878, Governor Elisha P. Ferry issued an official proclamation calling for a special election to select delegates for a convention to draft a state constitution for Washington.
- The Milwaukee Railroad Abandons Columbia River Electrification
Supply chain issues and shifting fuel costs force the Milwaukee Railroad to prioritize the Coast division over the local line.
- The Niagara of the Northwest: Wiring Snoqualmie Falls to Seattle
A new company with $2 million in capital proposes to harness a 265-foot waterfall 23 miles east and sell 5,000 horse power of electricity to the city — if the capitalists will foot the bill.
- The Mugwump’s Ledger: How Seattle’s Territorial Secretary Gamed the Law Printing Contract
A fierce editorial exposes Secretary Owings for delaying the publication of territorial laws to favor a cronies’ printing bid, while padding the bill with 40 pages of his own party platform.