A. A. Osborn
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- Feb 24, 1889The Great Seattle Church Schism: Denny’s Deed vs. The Pastor’s PewA bitter power struggle at the First Christian Church has erupted into physical confrontation, with trustees seizing the building from Rev. Rufus Moss and his loyalists in a dispute over leadership and property rights.Seventh Street, Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1893Arson and Betrayal at the 'Bucket of Blood'A notorious King Street saloon is at the center of a criminal conspiracy involving insurance fraud and a fractured family business.King Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 4, 1895The Vigilantes’ Bones: Seattle Dug Up Its Most Notorious LynchingThirteen years after a mob hanged three men on James Street, a county doctor exhumed their skeletons for anatomy students— ropes, necktie and all.Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1895The County Farm That Feeds the Poor—and Buries Its Unknown DeadDiked, drained and worked by its own patients, King County's poor farm on the Duwamish is nearly feeding itself, with a new potter's field filling at its southern edge.Seattle, WA