Hunt came to seattle and purchased the seattle post intelligencer, which he owned and published until he was forced to sell in the panic of 1893. Seattle postintelligencer wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The papers historical motto, its in the pi, no longer refers just to its. The seattle postintelligencer strike of 1936 pacific northwest labor history association, 1978. Tacoma voters bringing petitions requesting open housing ordinance be put on the ballot in that city october 2, 1963 citation. Oct 23, 20 vidar sundstol is especially good with the detail. Mediation proposed, the seattle star, august 18, 1936, p. Jan 10, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao. If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle postintelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Ku klux klan in seattle seattle civil rights and labor. Alice liu, the mobile services program of the seattle public library.
Other articles where seattle postintelligencer is discussed. But it could not withstand the tectonic shifts that. Both the times and the postintelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Paperback january 1, 1977 by seattle postintelligencer staff. The seattle post intelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the post intelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states.
Central library history the seattle public library. Seattles ramps to nowhere started as a remnant of government plans gone bad. When the guild asked to see the times books, they answered yes, brown says. Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo low marks for books on nancy, tonya. Feb 07, 2020 the pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Seattle postintelligencer american newspaper britannica. Radical seattle remembers a blog about the history of. The newspaper was founded in 1891 and has been controlled by the blethen family since 1896. The only sour note, his national weekly commented, was the solitary opposition of william randolph hearsts seattle postintelligencer. The seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. Roger simpson and william ames cowrote their book unionism or hearst. See more ideas about west seattle, seattle history, seattle. Document the daily life of communities in a way that no history book can reproduce.
The post intelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. Photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer. Reviews and interviews with seattle authors sign in register. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the postintelligencer. When the playoffs arrived, the seattle juggernaut slowed down. Hoge under whom it was representative of an establishment viewpoint. The seattle post intelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest.
With coverage from 1985 current, the collection contains fullcolor newspaper pages, individual fulltext articles and content only published online. Seattle post intelligencer archives, jan 7, 1896, p. The history of the showbox in seattle seattle magazine. A brief history of the occult in seattle seattle met.
The seattle open housing campaign, 19591968 cityarchives. Historic front pages from the seattle post intelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of. The ms barely beat cleveland in a tight opening season. The great book of seattle sports lists and millions of other books are. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in newspapers. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao and the post intelligencer cards for ballard. Weekly intelligencer, a precursor of the seattle postintelligencer. The pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattle s public schools. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. The seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. Anti chinese riots at seattle 1886 internet archive. The remarkable saga of this ballroom is still unfolding indeed, history is still being made at the showbox most every night.
Carlos arnaldo schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. If you distilled seattles post 18thcentury history into five points, it would read something like this. See more ideas about central district, districts, history. The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when. The seattle times is proud to announce a beautiful, hardcover historic retrospective of seattle.
If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle post intelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Ranny green, on the road with our libraries, the seattle times pictorial, august 24, 1980, pp. The seattle seven were tried in tacoma before federal district judge george boldt 19031984. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the post intelligencer. Special collections divisions books pamphlets ephemera maps photographs of the alaskayukonpacific exposition and historical buildings archives and manuscripts. Seattle post intelligencer archives, sep 30, 1900, p. Originally published in the seattle post intelligencer and reissued in hard covers in february 1911 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the seattle antichinese riots. His book abut the seattle mariners, out of left field, was a regional bestseller.
This collectors book features the memories of seattle from the. He contributes articles to playboy and the sporting news, and commentaries for the seattle npr affiliate, kplufm. But more than 50 years later, theyve become a cultural icon, a quirky, defining part of seattles landscape. Its almost incomprehensible andriessen, seattle postintelligencer, 2001. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states contents. The seattle post intelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. The seattle postintelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest. Brother eagle, sister sky by susan jeffers, chief seattle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The seattle times and seattle postintelligencer are washingtons leading newspapers, although in 2009 the postintelligencer became an onlineonly publication. Arguably the best collection of photos and drawings anywhere in print that illustrate the whole of northwest history. The showbox has also been the site of many benefit shows, movie debuts, and countless recordrelease parties. Seattle is a commercial city, and is to the pacific northwest as new york is to the atlantic coast.
Nov 27, 2018 and all this is but part of the story. Couple climb into the history books seattle postintelligencer. Both the times and the post intelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Whether sundstol has hansen explaining the legend surrounding baragas cross, a cross erected in the woods near the lake, the history of the fur trade and its portage problems, or the disappearance of an indian medicine man, both the author and his character seem obsessed with the past and its effects on the present. Couple climb into the history books husband and wife team scale peaks on 7 continents. Obits are frequently published in the local newspaper where your deceased ancestor resided or other family members lived. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of sports.
The postintelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. The collections of the seattle municipal archives focus primarily on seattle city. Library proponents made pleas for construction funds to provide a new and permanent facility to philanthropist andrew carnegie, who had been funding library construction across the. Inside, mother damnable, aka mary ann conklin, had reportedly turned to stonea befitting fate for the woman who supposedly threw rocks at people. The newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. Headlines of history from the seattle post intelligencer. A report to the city council, mimeographed report, august 1983, seattle public library, northwest collection. All glory to the man who applied the torch, commented frank bernard, superintendent of seattle public schools, in a seattle post intelligencer report of the fire. Vertical files the tacoma daily news, 18971898 university of washington, seattle. A detailed history of the seattle public library the. Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, jan 7, 1896, p. Sep 11, 2018 17,000 books in the seattle metaphysical library in ballard, covering such topics as astrology, conspiracy, and tarot. It had a longstanding rivalry with the postintelligencer until the latter ceased publication in 2009. Art thiel has been at the seattle postintelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987.
As seattle s oldest daily newspaper braces for a likely print shutdown, the staff hatches plans, the suits huddle, and a digital future looms. Brainerd also encouraged the post intelligencer to issue a special klondike edition on october, 1897, which began with the headline, seattle opens the gate to the klondike gold fields. Issued onliy as an online website as of march 18, 2009. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on outfitting and prospecting. The trial was quickly sabotaged by the defendants vocal disruptions, a protest. Unpublished archival materials include personal papers such as. Newspapers at the washington state library wa secretary. The author, george kinnear, was a leader of the home guards who resisted the antichinese mob in light of national guard inaction. Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new. The seattle postintelligencer trumpeted its great scoop.
Apr 16, 2014 the seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. The library of congress chronicling america the seattle postintelligencer. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states the newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. King county genealogy links to sources of vital records, census records, message boards. Primary sources seattlewashington state library at seattle. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends. That said, we thought wed venture a little list of titles that capture essential aspects of this place, its history and culture. In 1884, a grave digger moving bodies from seattle cemetery now denny park to lake view cemetery told the seattle postintelligencer he came across a weighty coffin.
Photographs the seattle postintelligencer, 18971898 tacoma public library. The current seattle central library is the third library building to inhabit the city block between fourth and fifth avenues. Low marks for books on nancy, tonya by angelo bruscas. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. Highlights key resources on seattle and washington state topics. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer by seattle. Mar 16, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889. The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889. Book patrol is a place where you can share in michael liebermans passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in seattle postintelligencer. The southwest seattle historical society is requesting your help to document history as it unfolds. The southwest seattle historical society realizes that we are living through an historic event.
Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new york. It was long one of the citys two daily newspapers, along with the. Seattle postintelligencer obituaries 1986 2020 seattle, wa. Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, sep 30, 1900, p. By kristin dizon, seattle postintelligencer reporter. Explore your family history in seattle postintelligencer. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles public schools. By kristin dizon, seattle post intelligencer reporter. Apr 27, 2009 art thiel has been at the seattle post intelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987. Hearst, said swartz, was also ending its pursuit of the seattle times. Motorized branch is library plan, seattle postintelligencer, may 3, 1931, p.
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