Butler Hotel
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- Jan 15, 1895She Fell Into Puget Sound and Woke to Fishermen at DawnAn 18-year-old hotel guest went shell hunting near Smith Cove, slipped between the logs, and spent a rainy night unconscious on the beach before two fishermen found her.Smith Cove, Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1895The Cancer Doctor and the ConstableA self-styled German physician who promised to cure cancer is arrested in Seattle, charms his way through a bail hearing, then slips out of town by steamer.Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1899The Saloon Wars: How Seattle’s Council Killed the Fight to Ban Bars from Residential StreetsIn a heated March 1904 council meeting, reformers fought to keep saloons off streets where wives and children walked. The measure failed, revealing deep corruption and the powerful grip of liquor interests on city government.Butler Hotel, Seattle