A. P. Mitten
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- Oct 26, 1893Designing a Future for the UniversityThe Board of Regents takes the first steps toward building a new permanent campus on the shores of Lake Washington.University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1894A Judge Freezes Seattle's $118,000 School-Building FundQueen Anne Hill residents win a temporary injunction barring the school board from spending 1894 tax money on anything but that year's warrants and new school buildings.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA
- Sep 5, 1894The First Ward Has Not Yet Voted: A Rowdy King County Convention Picks Its TicketIn 1894, King County Republicans packed Seattle’s Armory, fought over a contested First Ward delegation, hissed down rivals, and nominated a full county ticket in one raucous night.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Sep 12, 1894Seattle's Chamber Tries to Get Tacoma on Board for a Ship CanalIn 1894, Seattle's business leaders asked their Tacoma counterparts to endorse a Lake Washington-to-Puget Sound waterway and petition Congress for the project.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Feb 19, 1895Bond Battle: King County Treasurer Resigns After Commissioners Reject His SuretyA.P. Mitten steps down after the board refuses his bond, declaring the office vacant—but not before a pointed exchange over legal instructions.Seattle, WA
- Mar 12, 1895Every Cent Accounted For: The New Treasurer Counts Out the County's GoldJ. W. Maple relieves Dr. A. P. Mitten of the King County treasury — $464,905.37, more than eighty per cent of it coin — and hands the plum jobs to fellow Populists while the remaining Republicans start looking for the door.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA