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- Nov 29, 1876The 'Hulless' Oat Promise of 1876An early Seattle entrepreneur touted a revolutionary 'agricultural wonder' grain, promising local farmers a harvest that outperformed wheat with half the labor.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1891The Great Squatter Takeover of 1891A landmark court ruling in Tacoma triggered a chaotic, overnight land grab as hundreds of squatters claimed property near the city's residential core.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 13, 1895The Man Who Robbed Seattle's Fire Relief Fund Walked Out of Prison on FridayFive years after the great fire of 1889 turned Seattle to ash, the secretary trusted to hand out relief money — an inspector who forged checks to invented men — finished his sentence and went free, his full take never known.Seattle, WA