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- Aug 2, 1878The Territorial Standoff on the ClotheslineA suburban Seattle squabble over laundry, reputation, and the prying eyes of the neighborhood in 1878.Seattle, WA
- Nov 11, 1880The Ethics of the StingA century before modern debates on police entrapment, Washington courts were already grappling with the line between preventing crime and creating it.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1886The Knights of Labor Strike Back in WhatcomA fiery public letter from the local labor organization dismantles the 'social assassins' and 'poltroons' who questioned their political legitimacy in 1886.Bellingham, WA
- Jul 1, 1893The Prize Fight Shuffle in TacomaAfter Collins forfeited his match, 'Spider' Kelly of San Francisco stepped in to face Morrissey in a high-stakes Tacoma bout.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 27, 1894The Delegate Bunko: Party Math and a Patronage PromiseSeattle's Letter Writer Carson is accused of letting King County lose convention delegates, while Collector Saunders denies breaking a promise to a Seattle longshoremen's leader.Seattle, WA
- Apr 12, 1899The Dock That Swallowed Five: A Narrow Escape on Madison StreetIn a sudden collapse that sent debris crashing into the Sound, five people survived by inches when a poorly constructed lunchroom and menagerie annex gave way beneath them.Seattle, WA
- Jun 10, 1909A Victory for the Pile DriversA long-standing labor dispute between a local pile driving firm and bridge workers ends in a settlement.Everett, WA