Backus
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- Aug 2, 1894John Wiley's Whiskers Steal a 25–15 BallgameA comedian's two-base hit, a 1,000-person crowd, and a disastrous first inning turned a grudge match between the Jacobites and Philistines into Seattle's strangest sporting spectacle of 1894.Seattle, WA
- Aug 2, 1894The Streetcar Line That Paid Its Way—Until the Bonds Came DueSeattle’s consolidated street railway reports that fares cover operations but not mortgage interest, while receivership leases and a city council refusal reshape the young transit network.Seattle, WA
- Mar 1, 1895Streetcar Companies Balk at City Lighting MandateSeattle's transit operators claim they cannot afford to install lights along their tracks as ordered by the City Council.Seattle, WA