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- The Mediums' Trust: When Seattle's Spiritualists Tried to Fix Their Prices
A secret meeting of clairvoyants and mediums ended in failure as new arrivals undercut their rates, proving that even the spirit world is subject to market forces.
- The Queen City Brass Band's High-Stakes Ballroom Dance
In an era of strict social decorum, a Seattle brass band hosts an 'apron and necktie' ball at the Court House, strictly barring 'disreputable characters' to fund their new uniforms.
- The Northwest Lumber Cartel Forms in Tacoma
Major mill owners from across the Puget Sound region organize to stabilize prices and set standard grades for timber.
- The Wholesaler Tells the Growers the Truth: 'We Don't Love You'
Sixteen years in the Seattle commission trade and no patience left, R. Merchant tells a room of fruit growers that no middleman has ever cared about them — and that neat, uniform packing, not grievance, is the only thing that ever got a farmer paid.
- The Man Who Wasn't Mad: A Civil War Veteran’s Battle for Sanity
James A. Balch, a tall, soldierly old man in a faded uniform, was held at the King County Insane Asylum for five years despite being lucid. His family fought him through habeas corpus, and today, the superintendent admitted he had recovered his reason.
- A Striking Day for Seattle Baseball
A railroad strike in Portland forced players to arrive exhausted and without gear, but the game went on to a roaring crowd of 3,500.
- The Unsung Militia: A Push for National Readiness
A proposed Congressional bill aims to overhaul the state militia system with federal funding, training, and equipment to ensure national security without maintaining a large standing army.
- Cole's Circus Parade Fills Seattle's Streets
Thousands of Seattleites flock to Belltown for the arrival of Cole's massive traveling circus.
- The Unfair Tax on Being Alive
An 1878 Seattle citizen challenges the 'double and treble taxation' of poll taxes, arguing that labor should not be penalized while property owners receive preferential treatment.
- The Dream of a 'Solid Block': Seattle's Early Real Estate Ambitions
Prominent business owners in late 19th-century Seattle collaborate to replace fragmented shops with a singular, uniform 'splendid block' of stone and steel, signaling the city's transition from pioneer town to burgeoning metropolis.
- The Navy Deserters Living Among Us
Bluejackets from the cruiser New York and gunboats Marblehead and Concord are shedding their uniforms to start civilian lives in Tacoma.
- The Struggle to Find Your Way in Early Seattle
Before the city had a standardized grid, navigating its muddy, stump-filled streets was a chaotic task—until one resident proposed a system that still echoes today.
- The Strawberry Wars: Can Kennewick Growers Cooperate?
An editorial plea for local strawberry growers and marketing agencies to standardize their pack and stabilize pricing before the season collapses.
- Barristers Take the Field for Charity
Tacoma lawyers traded their robes for uniforms to play a baseball game for the benefit of the Roslyn miners.
- Seattle's Laundries Form a Combine—and Put the Squeeze on Drivers
Every major laundry in the city unites to end price-cutting, fix a uniform rate schedule, and hold delivery drivers personally liable for the goods they carry.
- The Myth of Civilization
A satirical look at the displacement and forced assimilation of Indigenous people in the Yakima Valley.
- Hand Grenades for Passengers? The Perils of Olympia’s Naphtha Streetcar
An editorial imagines the explosive risks of Mr. Savage’s naphtha-powered streetcar on Main Street, citing a recent launch fire near Aberdeen.
- The Agnostic Sermon at St. Mark's
A clergyman challenges the rising tide of skepticism and materialistic 'dogmatism' in 1893 Seattle.
- The Impostor and the Army
A man posing as a member of the Salvation Army was caught panhandling for personal gain, drawing a stern rebuke from the organization's local leadership.
- Washington Bans Armed Mercenaries
Legislators override a veto to criminalize the employment of private armed bodies, a move targeting industrial labor conflicts.
- Independence Day Fireworks Tragedy
While Tacoma celebrated with a quiet holiday, a local boy faced a life-altering injury when a cannon exploded.
- The Blind Maestro and his Pullman Kid Band
A touching story of a blind conductor leading a boys' band in Pullman, destined for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- Puyallup Team Beats Tacoma
A Fourth of July baseball game sees a resounding victory for the Puyallup team over their white opponents.
- The High Cost of City Growth
When an ambitious land company faced a revolt over unfair property assessments in 1889, it revealed the messy reality of building Seattle from the ground up.
- The Police Force Throws a Grand Ball
Seattle officers trade their nightsticks for dance partners at the Armory to raise money for a sickness and death relief fund.