David E. Durie
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- Mar 12, 1892The Automatic Newsie: Seattle’s 1892 Vision of the FutureBefore the digital age, Seattle inventors attempted to automate the news industry with a coin-operated machine that could sell papers, make change, and handle varying formats.Seattle, WA
- Jul 23, 1893Seattle's Balloon Animal Cruelty FightThe local Humane Society moves to stop a spectacle involving dogs and monkeys tied to parachutes and dropped from balloons at public parks.Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1894The Party Says Not Guilty—and Cheers the Man It RemovedSeattle Democrats put their scandal-scarred administration on trial at Haake's Hall, buried a First Ward delegate fight, and sent David E. Durie into the mayor's race while J.M. Wolfe got the ovation.Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1894Seattle's 1894 Election: Corruption, Fraud, and the Fight for City HallAs voters head to the polls, the Post-Intelligencer unleashes a blistering attack on the Democratic administration, alleging graft, forgery, and a machine determined to hold power at any cost.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 17, 1894The Democrats Drum Up Candidates—and One Staged His Own Surprise PartySeattle Democrats organize ward clubs, weigh fusion with Populists and independents, and trade rumors over sheriff, treasurer and prosecutor—including a would-be senator who bought his own gold-headed cane.Seattle, WA
- Jan 7, 1895A Million Dollars Secured for the Lake Washington CanalDavid E. Durie returns from the East with financing for the tide flats waterway and ship canal, contingent on right-of-way and lock guarantees.Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1895The $5.5 Million Bet That Would Reshape Seattle's WaterfrontSt. Louis investors sign on to fill the tide flats and dig a canal linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound, betting Seattle will become the Pacific coast's leading city.Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1895Fifteen Property Owners Say the Yesler Avenue Assessment Is IllegalResidents petition City Hall against a reassessment for grading Yesler Avenue—formerly Mill Street—arguing the work was already paid for, the statute of limitations has run, and the city has no authority to charge them twice.Yesler Way, Seattle, WA