Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo low marks for books on nancy, tonya. Both the times and the postintelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Reviews and interviews with seattle authors sign in register. The southwest seattle historical society realizes that we are living through an historic event. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of. He contributes articles to playboy and the sporting news, and commentaries for the seattle npr affiliate, kplufm. Hearst, said swartz, was also ending its pursuit of the seattle times. Oct 23, 20 vidar sundstol is especially good with the detail. Seattle postintelligencer wikimili, the free encyclopedia. But it could not withstand the tectonic shifts that. Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new.
Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer. The papers historical motto, its in the pi, no longer refers just to its. Nov 27, 2018 and all this is but part of the story. Highlights key resources on seattle and washington state topics. See more ideas about central district, districts, history. 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.
A brief history of the occult in seattle seattle met. The collections of the seattle municipal archives focus primarily on seattle city. 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. A detailed history of the seattle public library the. The seattle seven were tried in tacoma before federal district judge george boldt 19031984. It had a longstanding rivalry with the postintelligencer until the latter ceased publication in 2009. Seattle post intelligencer archives, sep 30, 1900, p.
The ms barely beat cleveland in a tight opening season. 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. As seattle s oldest daily newspaper braces for a likely print shutdown, the staff hatches plans, the suits huddle, and a digital future looms. January 17, 1889 image 4 search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. The history of the showbox in seattle seattle magazine.
The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when. 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. Apr 16, 2014 the seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in seattle postintelligencer. But more than 50 years later, theyve become a cultural icon, a quirky, defining part of seattles landscape. This collectors book features the memories of seattle from the. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the postintelligencer. The seattle times is proud to announce a beautiful, hardcover historic retrospective of seattle. The post intelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. Motorized branch is library plan, seattle postintelligencer, may 3, 1931, p. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer.
Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the post intelligencer. By kristin dizon, seattle postintelligencer reporter. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. 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. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. If you distilled seattles post 18thcentury history into five points, it would read something like this. Unpublished archival materials include personal papers such as. Dan raley is an editor with the atlanta journalconstitution. Central library history the seattle public library.
Paperback january 1, 1977 by seattle postintelligencer staff. The trial was quickly sabotaged by the defendants vocal disruptions, a protest. Roger simpson and william ames cowrote their book unionism or hearst. The seattle postintelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. Couple climb into the history books seattle postintelligencer. See more ideas about west seattle, seattle history, seattle. Seattle postintelligencer american newspaper britannica. The postintelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. Other articles where seattle postintelligencer is discussed. With coverage from 1985 current, the collection contains fullcolor newspaper pages, individual fulltext articles and content only published online. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. Some of the published and all of the unpublished primary source material related to seattle history is located in the pnw collection housed in special collections basement allen library south. The seattle postintelligencer strike of 1936 pacific northwest labor history association, 1978.
Its almost incomprehensible andriessen, seattle postintelligencer, 2001. The author, george kinnear, was a leader of the home guards who resisted the antichinese mob in light of national guard inaction. Brother eagle, sister sky by susan jeffers, chief seattle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 11, 2018 17,000 books in the seattle metaphysical library in ballard, covering such topics as astrology, conspiracy, and tarot. 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. Ranny green, on the road with our libraries, the seattle times pictorial, august 24, 1980, pp. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in newspapers. The great book of seattle sports lists and millions of other books are. Seattles ramps to nowhere started as a remnant of government plans gone bad. Photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles. King county genealogy links to sources of vital records, census records, message boards. The showbox has also been the site of many benefit shows, movie debuts, and countless recordrelease parties.
The seattle times company also owns local newspapers in walla walla and yakima. His book abut the seattle mariners, out of left field, was a regional bestseller. Ku klux klan in seattle seattle civil rights and labor. Primary sources seattlewashington state library at seattle. 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. 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. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends. Feb 07, 2020 the pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region.
Radical seattle remembers a blog about the history of. 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. Vertical files the tacoma daily news, 18971898 university of washington, seattle. Obits are frequently published in the local newspaper where your deceased ancestor resided or other family members lived. By kristin dizon, seattle post intelligencer reporter. 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. Explore your family history in seattle postintelligencer. Photographs the seattle postintelligencer, 18971898 tacoma public library. First established in 1961, the library has zigzagged across the city, but its goal has remained constant. 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. Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, sep 30, 1900, p. A report to the city council, mimeographed report, august 1983, seattle public library, northwest collection.
When the playoffs arrived, the seattle juggernaut slowed down. Weekly intelligencer, a precursor of the seattle postintelligencer. 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. The newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. The library of congress chronicling america the seattle postintelligencer. Anti chinese riots at seattle 1886 internet archive. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on. Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new york.
Mediation proposed, the seattle star, august 18, 1936, p. Hoge under whom it was representative of an establishment viewpoint. 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. Headlines of history from the seattle post intelligencer. The current seattle central library is the third library building to inhabit the city block between fourth and fifth avenues. Historic front pages from the seattle post intelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. Special collections divisions books pamphlets ephemera maps photographs of the alaskayukonpacific exposition and historical buildings archives and manuscripts. The only sour note, his national weekly commented, was the solitary opposition of william randolph hearsts seattle postintelligencer. 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. Seattle postintelligencer obituaries 1986 2020 seattle, wa. Seattle times collection newsbank search more than 30 years of seattle area history with the seattle times integrated collection. Seattle is a commercial city, and is to the pacific northwest as new york is to the atlantic coast. Low marks for books on nancy, tonya by angelo bruscas.
Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao and the post intelligencer cards for ballard. The newspaper was founded in 1891 and has been controlled by the blethen family since 1896. Inside, mother damnable, aka mary ann conklin, had reportedly turned to stonea befitting fate for the woman who supposedly threw rocks at people. Couple climb into the history books husband and wife team scale peaks on 7 continents. It was long one of the citys two daily newspapers, along with the. Alice liu, the mobile services program of the seattle public library. Tacoma voters bringing petitions requesting open housing ordinance be put on the ballot in that city october 2, 1963 citation. The pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Both the times and the post intelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Document the daily life of communities in a way that no history book can reproduce. Apr 27, 2009 art thiel has been at the seattle post intelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987.
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. When the guild asked to see the times books, they answered yes, brown says. Art thiel has been at the seattle postintelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987. The seattle times and seattle postintelligencer are washingtons leading newspapers, although in 2009 the postintelligencer became an onlineonly publication. Previously, he was a sports writer for the seattle postintelligencer for nearly three decades and he has won over fifty national and regional writing awards. Carlos arnaldo schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. Arguably the best collection of photos and drawings anywhere in print that illustrate the whole of northwest history.
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. 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. 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. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer by seattle. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattle s public schools. Seattle post intelligencer archives, jan 7, 1896, p. These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on outfitting and prospecting. Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, jan 7, 1896, p. The remarkable saga of this ballroom is still unfolding indeed, history is still being made at the showbox most every night. The seattle open housing campaign, 19591968 cityarchives. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of sports. That said, we thought wed venture a little list of titles that capture essential aspects of this place, its history and culture.
Issued onliy as an online website as of march 18, 2009. Newspapers at the washington state library wa secretary of. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao. The seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970.
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