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64 stories matching unfinish
- Henry Sprague Died by Suicide in an Unfinished House
A young farmer in Medical Lake ends his life in the unfinished house he was building for his bride-to-be after she marries another.
- The Perils of the Cable Tracks
A local businessman calls out the street railway company for leaving hazardous, unfinished construction in the heart of downtown.
- The Sudden Flight of Ballard's Prominent Citizen
A local businessman flees to Chicago, leaving unfinished projects and a cryptic telegram behind, out of a sensitive fear of public scandal.
- The City's Endless Bridge Troubles
Tacoma's public works are stalled as city officials argue over shoddy materials and unfinished infrastructure.
- Fisticuffs at the Ballpark
The competition for the Kitsap County championship descends into a chaotic brawl.
- Beacon Hill Residents Revolt Over Grade Taxes
Property owners on South Twelfth and Fourteenth streets refuse to pay for grading they claim was never completed.
- Water Works Save Montesano from Ruin
A devastating fire tears through the business district, but the unfinished water system prevents the total loss of the town.
- The Unfinished Business of Reuben Doyle
A legal notice from 1882 reveals the quiet end of a pioneer's estate in early Seattle.
- The Dormitory Delay
A legal tug-of-war erupts between the state and a contractor over unfinished college buildings and a five-thousand-dollar claim for damages.
- The Unfinished Frontier: A Peek into Early Seattle Military Life
While infrastructure and shipping dominated the headlines of 1885, a small group of Army officers and their families were living in tents on the Seattle waterfront, waiting for their permanent quarters to be completed.
- The Unlucky Wagoner of Tacoma Avenue
A local delivery worker endures a harrowing accident on an unfinished street, leaving him battered but back to business by the following day.
- The Grading Debt That Never Was
A judge rules that Seattle property owners don't have to pay for street improvements that the city never actually finished.
- The Unfinished Business of the Great Fire
Months after the Seattle Great Fire of 1889, local businesses and residents were still embroiled in legal battles over destroyed property and forced evictions from the ruins.
- The Unfinished Business of Alfred B. Jones
A legal notice from 1876 reveals the mundane yet pressing reality of settling an estate in the early days of Seattle.
- The Unfinished Business of Alfred H. Jones
A standard probate notice reveals the vanishing point of a pioneer's life in 1876 Seattle, where debts and assets were tied to the rapidly developing corners of Third and Union.
- The Unfinished Dream of Connecting the Lakes
A look at the immense civic benefits of cutting a waterway between Lake Union and Lake Washington.
- The Half-Finished Skeleton on Second and University
After contractors were left hanging without payment, a court orders a developer to pay over $8,000 for a four-story building that never rose past the first floor.
- The Statehouse’s Busy Autumn Ahead
After clearing a packed legislative docket, lawmakers head home to prepare for a special November session to tackle major industrial and tax reforms.
- The Unfinished Business of James Street
The City Council is drawing up plans for new street work while a previous project languishes in a half-finished state.
- Shelton’s Crumbling Infrastructure Battle
Citizens are left to 'go to thunder' after the City Board funnels the town's remaining street funds into a bridge project that disproportionately benefits the members themselves.
- 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.
- The Unfinished Street
Property owners battle the city over a tax assessment for a street that was never built.
- A Becalmed Regatta on Puget Sound
Seattle yachtsmen battle a dying wind and a frustratingly tedious afternoon during a club regatta on the Sound.
- City Hall Threatens to Cancel Paving and Bridge Contracts
Tacoma’s City Attorney warns that unfinished public works contracts on Pacific Avenue and the Puyallup River bridge may be nullified.
- The Unfinished Dream of a Puyallup University
After the death of Peter C. Stanup, documents were discovered detailing an ambitious plan for an Indian-led university on the Puyallup reservation.