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| 1854 | 1 |
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| 1878 | 19 |
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913 stories matching world
- The passing of a world-famous dairy legend
Segis Pietertje Prospect, the world champion milker of the Snoqualmie Valley, passes away at twelve.
- Andrew Carnegie’s Advice to Washington
The steel magnate urges the state to showcase its vast iron ore deposits at the upcoming World’s Fair.
- A Local Prophet’s Wild Vision of 1940s Kennewick
In a satirical speech to the Woman's Club, A. R. Gardner imagined a future where Kennewick harnessed its notorious windstorms and turned river sand into a global glass empire.
- The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington State is properly represented at the upcoming Chicago World's Fair.
- Spokane Prophetess Predicts End of World
An elderly Spokane woman has prophesied that the world will end on December 30th, sparking religious fervor among the local tribes.
- The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington State is properly represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- Who Deserves the Title of 'Gentleman'?
An editorial from 1885 explores the tension between old-world aristocratic definitions of nobility and the emerging, character-based morality of a new society.
- The World's Fair Scandal
Thousands of copies of Washington's 'World's Fair History' vanish into thin air, leaving local binders unpaid and the state's reputation in jeopardy.
- Zoe Gayton Bets the World She Can Walk It — Then Cheats at the First Tunnel
A week out of Seattle on her round-the-world wager, the pedestrian record-breaker was told she could not walk the two miles of the Northern Pacific's Stampede Tunnel. A locomotive pulled up. Everybody swore secrecy. A newspaper man heard anyway.
- The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington's presence at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- Militia Hopes for World's Fair Trip
Washington National Guard members increase recruitment and drill intensity in anticipation of a potential trip to the Chicago World's Fair.
- 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.
- The Deepest Diver's Eviction Dispute
A local court hears a malicious mischief charge against those who cleared out the home of a world-famous diver.
- The World-Traveling Catcher
Before major league stardom, Billy Earle brought baseball to the pyramids of Egypt and the streets of Rome.
- The Scandal of Washington’s World’s Fair Display
Corruption and petty politics in the state's executive committee leave Washington's resources unrepresented at the Chicago World's Fair.
- The Great Egyptian Mystery: Living People Dissolve Into Air
Seattle audiences are treated to a 'London Sensation' at Yesler's Hall this week, featuring the world-renowned Mademoiselle Ilma and illusions that defy nature.
- A Snohomish Sculptor Takes the World Stage
A local sculptor finds fame at the World's Fair after using a mountain lion killed in Monte Cristo as his macabre model.
- The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington State is properly represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- Harrington Teacher Envisions World Peace Through Children
A rural Washington educator gains traction for his plan to unite the youth of the world through a school-based league.
- Copper World Extension Puts Hopes on a Smelter Test
After years of inactivity and economic hardship, local miners attempt to prove the viability of a massive, long-neglected ore deposit.
- The Newspaper Habit: A Cure for 'Old-World' Stagnation
An 1877 Snohomish editorial argues that the key to becoming a 'live man' in the American West is the daily consumption of news.
- A Dramatic Arrest and a 'Whisky Fit' at the Police Station
A suspect arrested for jumping a boarding house bill and passing bogus checks collapses in his wife's arms while in police custody.
- Protecting Young Women at the Train Depots
Fearing a repeat of the 'world's fair' disappearances, the YWCA seeks city funding for station matrons.
- The World-Famous 'Nonpareil' Comes to Fairhaven
Jack Dempsey, the legendary middleweight champion, brings a high-profile glove contest to the local Casino Theatre, electrifying the town.
- The Niagara of the West
Promoters promise a massive industrial city and the world's longest dam, envisioning Priest Rapids as a global manufacturing hub.