A. D. Warner
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- Jun 24, 1892A Partisan Dust-Up at the Occidental BlockA power struggle within the King County Democratic Party results in a knife-edge vote and the birth of a rival political club.Seattle, WA
- Dec 9, 1892The Shortest Divorce Case on RecordFollowing a tragic loss in the family, a quarreling couple returns to court to finalize their separation with surprising speed.Seattle, WA
- May 6, 1893The City's Legalized BlackmailA jury exposes the Seattle Police Department for shaking down women, proving that 'reform' administration was just a veneer.Municipal Court, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894Six "Extra Secretaries" and $60: How Seattle Paid Its Way Into the Tacoma FairA committee of Seattle boosters comes home from Tacoma with free space, free light and a free steamboat ride — then talks the city council into funding an exhibit through a bookkeeping dodge.Seattle, WA
- Apr 18, 1895The Cable Company Wanted More Time. Yesler Avenue Wanted Its Double Track.In 1895, Seattle’s aldermen weighed whether to give a struggling street railway more time to double-track Yesler Avenue—or force it to honor the franchise the neighborhood had bought into.Yesler Way, Seattle, WA
- May 7, 1895The Hatch Heirs' Victory: A Seattle Attorney Wins Half of a $400,000 Everett TractA federal appeals court upholds the rights of the children of Ezra Hatch—a Mexican War veteran who married an Indian woman—to 128 acres in the heart of Everett, and their lawyer, A.D. Warner, takes home half.Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA