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- Pink Eye Outbreak in Tacoma
A highly infectious eye ailment has hit the city, causing suffering and concern among residents.
- The Hops Were Ripe. The Pickers Weren’t Coming.
A Snoqualmie grower reports only 400 pickers for a crop that usually needs 1,200—and at 75 cents a box, few are willing to save it.
- The Waterfront Conflict: Escalating Violence on Yesler's Wharf
Tensions boil over as displaced workers and local youth clash in a series of violent altercations on the Seattle waterfront.
- The Territory Opens Its First University Schools
A new collegiate and primary institution launches in Seattle under the leadership of A. S. Mercer.
- The Usual Suspects and the Informant
An habitual drunkard arrested by the court 'peaches' on the local club supplying her with illegal liquor.
- The Eleventh Street Cable Line Breaks Down Again
Tacoma residents are left stranded and forced to hike up the hill after the latest in a string of mechanical failures on the transit line.
- The Great Seattle Silence: A Christmas Without Drunks or Arrests
In a rare departure from holiday tradition, the city remained remarkably sober and quiet on Christmas Day 1876, with zero arrests recorded despite the usual festive revelry.
- The Postal Forger Targeting Local Merchants
A crafty con artist is raising the value of small money orders with chemicals, and authorities are warning shopkeepers to stay vigilant.
- The Annual Hop Picker Scare
For twenty years, growers have panicked over the threat of a labor shortage, but one editor suggests that the 'scare' is more about business than biology.
- Diver Paralyzed After Deep-Sea Shift
A professional diver working to clear the Seattle harbor is left paralyzed from the shoulders down after repeated descents.
- Police vs. Proprietors: The First Dance Hall Bust
A Seattle dance hall proprietor is arrested after defying a new ordinance aimed at regulating local nightlife.
- The Grass Belongs to Klickitat
A new Washington sheep quarantine law promised to shut out 75,000 Oregon sheep — and local stockmen said the range was theirs, not the neighbors'.
- The Leap Year Proposal That Shook Snohomish
When a local woman grew tired of waiting, she took her fate—and her romantic future—into her own hands.
- The Butter Swindler's Comeuppance
A clever farm wife turns the tables on a traveling salesman peddling a fraudulent 'miracle' churn.
- The Terrier Who Took His Bedtime Seriously
When his mistress tried to teach a pet a lesson in discipline, the dog showed he was two steps ahead.
- Schooling Halted by Measles Epidemic
Richland school board shuttered classrooms to contain a spreading outbreak, sparing only the highest grades.
- The Naked Man of Pike Street
A teamster is arrested for habitual public nudity, sparking neighborly outrage and a demand for municipal court action in the heart of Seattle.
- The Forgotten Safety Practice of 1885
A century and a half before GPS trackers, a Snohomish County editor offered a simple, low-tech solution for the perennial heartbreak of a lost child: use indelible ink.
- Colfax Burglar Foiled by Quick-Thinking Resident
When a stranger confronted Mrs. A. Coolidge in the night, she bypassed the directory to summon help via telephone.
- The Night a Soldier Robbed the Editor's House
While the Puget Sound Herald's proprietor and his wife were away, a soldier slipped into their home—then walked back through the kitchen into the sitting room.
- Fire Destroys Home in Loomis
A local family lost their home to fire, triggering a massive show of support from the generous Loomis community.
- Seattle's Streetcar Strike Tensions
Unionized streetcar workers in Seattle threaten to blacklist strike-breakers as the city monitors labor unrest.
- A Frontier Expedition to the Snoqualmie
A military detachment treks into the rugged wilderness near Snoqualmie to rescue travelers stranded by heavy snow.
- The Hollow Stump Swindle
A Spokane farmer learns the hard way that promises of quick riches found in a forest stump usually lead to empty pockets.
- The Most Decisive Juror in Seattle History
A disheveled, reluctant man is pulled from the street to serve on a murder jury, and he reaches a verdict before the trial even begins.