Town Crier
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s early arts, music and culture scene are chronicled in this weekly publication. Our digital collection includes issues published from 1912 to 1938.
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The Town Crier, v.14, no.13, Mar. 29, 1919
Page 3 includes portrait of Clark Nettleton, head of the Post-Intelligencer. Page 4 articles discuss the case of Ruth Garrison, arrested for poisoning Grace E. Storrs, the wife of her love interest Douglas Storrs. Page 7 article "Lest We Forget" discusses the crime further.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1919_14_13
Date: 1919-03-29
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.45, Nov. 9, 1912
Page 3 article "Cause for Excitement" discusses progress of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Page 3 article "The Next President" discusses Woodrow Wilson's victory in the presidential election.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_45
Date: 1912-11-09
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The Town Crier, v.16, no.45, Nov. 5, 1921
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1921_16_45
Date: 1921-11-05
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The Town Crier, v.12, no.35, Sep. 1, 1917
Page 4 article "Needed" discusses war dissent in Seattle. Page 4 article "Everybody's Goat" discusses the I.W.W.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1917_12_35
Date: 1917-09-01
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The Town Crier, v.7, no.20, May 18, 1912
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_20
Date: 1912-05-18
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The Town Crier, v.11, no.16, Apr. 15, 1916
Page 3 article "A Change of Chiefs" discusses the resignation of police chief Louis M. Lang and his replacement, Charley Beckingham.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1916_11_16
Date: 1916-04-15
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The Town Crier, v.8, no.45, Nov. 8, 1913
Page 13 article "Of Interest to Club Women" discusses the activities of Seattle's women's clubs.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1913_08_45
Date: 1913-11-08
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The Town Crier, v.16, no.26, Jun. 25, 1921
Page 5 article "Let There Be Light" discusses the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1921_16_26
Date: 1921-06-25
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The Town Crier, v.9, no.28, Jul. 11, 1914
Page 3 article "A Dry Christmas" discusses the possibility of prohibition in Washington State. Page 5 article features profile of Lawrence J. Colman, a prominent Seattle businessman. Page 9 article ""The North End Boom"" describes the growth of retail in downtown's Pike St. and Pine St. area.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1914_09_28
Date: 1914-07-11
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The Town Crier, v.11, no.28, Jul. 8, 1916
Page 3 article "Thuggery in Control" discusses the longshore strike.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1916_11_28
Date: 1916-07-08
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