C. M. Bradshaw
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- Sep 7, 1876The Bread and Butter Vote: How the Custom House Ring Rigged Port Townsend PoliticsIn a stunning display of patronage politics in September 1876, federal employees in Port Townsend marched in lockstep to defeat local opposition, proving that government jobs were still the ultimate political currency.Custom House, Port Townsend, WA
- Oct 5, 1876The Hotelkeeper Who Jumped to Escape JusticeA Port Gamble innkeeper’s dramatic leap from a second-story window reveals the gritty reality of justice in 1876 Seattle.Masonic Hall, Seattle, WA
- Nov 15, 1883Seattle Commissioners Fight for School LandsThe Board of County Commissioners petitions the federal government to block fraudulent 'coal land' entries on property reserved for public education.Seattle, WA
- Oct 30, 1890The Tariff That Stung the Tin CanAs the McKinley Bill hikes duties on tin, local canners and hardware merchants brace for price shocks that will ripple through Aberdeen’s economy.Aberdeen, WA
- Nov 25, 1892The Strange Fortune of 'Blanket Bill' JarmanA pioneer who once lived among the Samish people as a captive, then as a squatter, discovers he is an heir to English estates.Port Angeles, WA