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22 stories matching version
- The Newspaper Feud on Columbia Street
The 'Evening Call' has split into two competing factions, with each side claiming the other is a counterfeit, resulting in a lawsuit for damages.
- A Rent Dispute Turns Violent in the Alley
When a tenant in a Main Street lodging house couldn't pay his $24 debt, his landlord was attacked with a knife.
- The Masked Intruder on the Pilchuck Farm
A farmer finds a masked stranger in his cattle pen at midnight, leading to a fatal, chaotic confrontation that ends in a shooting and a coroner's inquiry.
- County Money Drained Into a Doomed Bank — and an Effigy on Dock Street
A Whatcom banker stands accused of steering $50,000 in county funds into a failing institution, while angry citizens string up a stuffed likeness of him on a telegraph pole.
- A Nine-Year-Old Kills a Walla Walla Merchant's Son
A child's quarrel in Walla Walla ends with Charles Rose shot dead and another nine-year-old in the county jail.
- Who Left Four Men Clinging to the Buckeye?
When the steamer Buckeye swamped in Rosario Strait, survivors say Captain Hahn rowed ashore with the crew and never sent help back for the men freezing on the wreck.
- Sheriff Blocks 28 Miners From Landing — a Newspaper Calls Out the 'Chronic Pauper Hunter'
In 1877, a steamboat captain brought 28 out-of-work miners from Victoria to Port Townsend. The sheriff said they were paupers and refused to let them off the boat. This Seattle editor wasn't having it.
- 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.
- A Populist Orator, a Sidewalk, and a Penknife
Tacoma police arrested 68-year-old party leader Dolph Hannah for blocking Pacific Avenue with a campaign speech, then released him on his own recognizance after a scuffle.
- The Great Tacoma Brake-Man Mystery: Was It a Brutal Assault or a Tragic Accident?
Railroad officials and witnesses in Tacoma are debunking the claim that brakeman Cook was beaten by a robber, pointing to a bridge strike as the likely cause of his skull fracture.
- The Price of Coal and the Cost of Control
When miners at Black Diamond challenged a shift from daily wages to piecework, the company boss opted to shut the mine down entirely rather than negotiate the rate.
- The Pig War's Lingering Ghost
Decades after the 'Pig War' nearly ignited a conflict between the U.S. and Britain, Colonel Granville O. Haller presents a historical accounting of the San Juan Island boundary dispute to the Washington State Historical Society.
- A Razor and a Riot in Seattle's Tenderloin
A crowded Italian saloon at Third and Washington erupted into a free-for-all that took a squad of police to break up—and left the neighborhood talking.
- The Mayor's Gavel Clashes with Councilman Hedges
A power struggle in Everett's City Hall turns theatrical as the mayor attempts to silence a council member by calling in the police.
- A Woman, a Stolen Boy, and a Vow to 'Cut Old Good's Heart Out'
Mrs. James C. Gibbs is arrested in Denver with her nephew Johnny Barrow — she says she rescued him from a heartless guardian; Seattle says otherwise.
- A Local Dream of Justice and Hell
A Seattle man dreams of a corrupt city court system that leads him straight into a satirical version of the afterlife.
- The Streetcar Blues
A local editor skewers a poet's romanticized version of riding Tacoma's crowded, unreliable trolley cars.
- The $100,000 Gamble on a Seattle Ship Canal
A federal river-and-harbor bill would set aside money for locks linking Puget Sound to Lake Union and Lake Washington—if Seattle's right-of-way and liability problems could be solved first.
- A Captain’s Defense of Military Order
A local officer speaks out to justify his actions leading to the court-martial of a lieutenant in Company K.
- The Bug Inspector Who Called Himself a Crank — and Warned That Japanese Oranges Could Wreck Washington's Orchards
A King County insect inspector accuses the state horticultural commissioner of botching a fumigation order, then warns that the scale insects riding in on imported Japanese oranges could become "a curse to one of Washington's greatest industries."
- Baseball Fever in Snohomish: The Sport’s Dangerous Beginnings
Before the professional era, Snohomish locals engaged in the early, rugged version of the game, resulting in more black eyes than home runs.
- The Great Hoquiam Bear Hunt
A group of local hunters brings home a bear, but nobody can agree on who actually landed the shot.
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- The Great Legal Squabble of 1871
A simmering territorial dispute over the 'Big Wigs'—the lawyers and judges—debating exactly when a law becomes a law.
- The Peril of the 'Brewers' Bill'
As Washington state votes on prohibition initiatives, one local columnist warns that voters are being misled about the true impact of the proposed 'Brewers' Bill' on state law.
- The Standard of Modern Living
A look at the social prestige of home technology in 1880s Snohomish.
- The Battle Over Local Option
Legislators in Olympia delay a high-stakes vote on local liquor control as members head out to visit state institutions.
- The Reverend and the Editor Spar Over Grammar
A local minister demands public corrections for his column, leading to a feisty rebuttal from the newspaper's editorial staff.
- The Fight to Tighten the Initiative Process
A landmark legislative struggle to regulate how Washingtonians propose and recall laws and public officials.
- The Fight for the Ballot Box
A legislative attempt to curb 'professional petition pushers' aims to ensure only legal voters influence state law.
- The Wet-Dry Tug-of-War: Voters Face Triplicate Liquor Initiative
As Washington state grapples with its new dry status, three competing liquor initiatives challenge the stability of the 1914 prohibition law.