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- Oct 8, 1886The Tragic Passing of Nettie DinsmoreA beloved Seattle teacher succumbs to typhoid fever, revealing a grim public health warning for the city.Seattle, WA
- Jul 23, 1892Seattle Kept Its Quarantine — and Cleared Every Native Family Off Ballast IslandWith smallpox burning through Victoria and Vancouver, Seattle's health board refuses to reopen the port. Then a policeman hears Chinook on the waterfront and orders an entire encampment off the island 'until the quarantine is raised.'Seattle, WA
- Oct 20, 1892Health Officer Forced Out by Political SquabbleDr. George H. T. Sparling resigns as city health officer after relentless opposition from the Democratic city administration.Seattle, WA
- May 9, 1895Seattle's School Board Votes $400,000 in Bonds—and Pockets the Audit DemandThe board funds a debt, hears charges that thousands were mismanaged, then lets an audit resolution die for lack of a second.Seattle, WA
- May 16, 1895Seattle's Schools Stay Open While Two Boards Square Off Over Scarlet FeverWhen the Board of Health ordered South and Rainier schools closed during a scarlet fever scare, the school board filed the order and refused to shut the doors.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1895The Reward Scheme That Ate Itself: How Two Men Entrapped Voters and Lost EverythingT. D. Thomas sued ex-Sheriff J. H. Woolery for a $50 reward after helping convict illegal voters, but the jury heard how he and O. W. Spriggs set the men up—and voted against him in five minutes.Pike Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 1, 1895Architects Cry Foul Over Queen Anne School ContractA school board vote to award the Queen Anne schoolhouse contract to Skillings & Connor sparks accusations of copied plans, backroom deals, and a three-way feud among Seattle's architects.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA