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- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pistol
A Tacoma newspaper editor survives a point-blank assassination attempt after writing a stinging column about a local rival's reputation.
- The Worn-Out Tongs That Killed a Newport Log Scaler
James Wall was loading logs for the Panhandle Lumber Co. when a falling log struck him dead. His family’s $50,000 suit against the Idaho & Washington Northern ended with a $5,000 verdict — and a defense that blamed Wall for standing in danger.
- Blood in the Streets of North Seattle
A long-simmering domestic feud between a husband and his estranged wife's companion erupts in an exchange of gunfire near a Fifth Street lodging house.
- A Wife Arrived Too Late: The Theater-Builder's Fatal Fall
H. M. Jones slipped from a board atop the unfinished Seattle Theater at Third and Cherry, leaving six children and a neighbor's quiet tribute.
- Digging into the Wall
A sermon at Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church warns against the hidden sins of 'walled-up rooms' in the human heart.
- The Hook Slipped: A Scaler Killed Two Miles From Newport
James Wall, 50, was loading logs for the Panhandle Lumber Co. when a heavy log fell and fractured his skull. He lived only five minutes.
- The Unstable Foundations of Early Seattle
When aggressive development on the Masonic lot caused a prominent brick building on Front Street to crack, it revealed the high-stakes risk of early Seattle’s rapid expansion.
- The Night a Gilded Age Mansion Lit the Road to Its Own Party
In 1894, Horace and Susan Henry welcomed nearly 200 guests to their new showpiece house above Lake Union—then sent them home by special streetcar under a private line of electric lights.
- The Deadly Aftermath of the Great Seattle Fire
A workman is crushed by the unstable ruins of the Union Block, sparking a tragedy as crews attempt to clear the debris of the city's recent destruction.
- The Night Colfax Built an Opera House
A secret crew of Spokane masons raised the walls of a new theater in a single night—while the town's electric lights conveniently failed.
- The Mail Thief from Livingston
A postal worker flees Montana after looting dozens of packages, only to be found hiding in a Seattle hotel with a revolver and a stash of mutilated bills.
- The Stone Capitol Olympia Was Promised
Architect Ernest Flagg says the foundation is finished and bids are about to go out for a fireproof statehouse—one built to last, if the legislature will pay for it.
- A Close Call at the Teachout Residence
When smoke began to fill the bedroom walls, a quick-thinking resident saved her home from total ruin.
- Seattle’s First Great Street: How Denny Hill Became Front Street
In March 1877, the city is racing to finish the brutal grading of Front Street, transforming a muddy slope into Seattle’s first grand thoroughfare.
- The Converted Burglar and the Wire That Carried Him to Seattle
A Salvation Army convert walked into the Post-Intelligencer office to tell how he crossed the Kansas penitentiary wall hand over hand on an electric-light wire. This week a Kansas keeper came to take him back.
- Thirty Thousand Volts Killed Him. The Wall Brought Him Back.
A Seattle power-plant hand was dead for fifteen seconds in 1909 — until the shock hurled him into a cement wall and the impact restarted his heart.
- The Crumbling Courthouse Scandal
County officials halt construction on the new courthouse after discovering contractors used substandard materials and ignored building specifications.
- Inside the New King County Jail
A detailed look at the 'infallible' brick and iron lockup built to replace older, makeshift holding cells in 1870s Seattle.
- The Sermon on Seattle’s Future
In 1880, a local minister preached that Seattle’s prosperity depended less on its natural harbor and railroads, and more on the moral integrity of its citizens.
- The Clock That Kept Time in the Ruins
When the Oriental Hotel burned, a single clock was found ticking away on a charred wall amidst the wreckage.
- A Lamp Explodes and Firemen Are Trapped in a Third Avenue Blaze
An oil lamp exploded in a picture-frame shop at 1908 Third Street, burning its owner and trapping firefighters in a re-ignited wall of flame.
- The Reform School With No Prison Walls
At the Washington State Reform School near Chehalis, boys and girls were trusted, taught trades, and paroled into new lives—a radical model for juvenile justice.
- The Perilous Climb of St. Peter's Lantern
A daredevil’s afternoon of ‘roof climbing’ in 1876 Seattle turns into a life-or-death struggle when a simple stunt leaves him dangling a hundred feet above the pavement.
- Building a Seawall to Save the Waterfront
A proposal to use excavated earth from new construction to extend the city's harbor, protecting the waterfront while expanding valuable land.
- Receivers, Rail and a Wall Street Rally
Receivers Bryant and Brown cut costs, lay new side track and enlarge the Smith's Cove dock—and Eastern bondholders reward the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern with a Wall Street surge.
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- A Body Beside the Tracks Near Cathcart
Dennis Wall, a Cathcart farmhand, was found dead in water beside the railroad with a head wound and two sets of new clothes nearby. A French farmhand who had been with him may know more.
- The Fortress at Walla Walla
After two years of labor, the Territory's new penitentiary stands finished—a 15-foot high stone-and-cement stockade built to hold the region’s criminals.
- A New Brick Landmark for Walla Walla
Columbia Lodge members approve plans for a $10,000 brick building, signaling a shift away from the city's older, wooden business architecture.
- A New Bank Opens on East Main
Local business leader J.L. Elam expands his empire with a new private banking institution.
- The Fight for the Waterfront
A local women's art club rallies to block a fire station from being built on prime public land, arguing for a park instead.
- The Crumbling Walls of Steilacoom
A group of builders and taxpayers exposes shoddy construction at the new Territorial Asylum.
- A New Landmark for Walla Walla
The Knights of Pythias award a $14,000 contract for a new brick and iron headquarters, promising a new hub for local social life.
- The Poker Game That Landed Everyone in Jail
An attempted robbery report backfired for two men who both ended up arrested for illegal gambling.