Dr. Minkler
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- Aug 23, 1887The Health Officer's BoycottA shipping standoff at the Seattle wharf reveals the messy intersection of port labor, professional fees, and city bureaucracy.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Oct 22, 1891A Medical Board Member’s $100 Ghost BillDr. Minkler told Thurston County he had paid two Centralia doctors for help. They said they never got the money — and a legal technicality kept the case alive only as a threat of removal.Chehalis, WA
- Jan 13, 1892A Quack, a $125 Bill, and a Prosecution That Cost the County More Than It RecoveredA Thurston County letter-writer asks why commissioners and the county attorney spent the public's money to convict an irregular doctor over a small bill — and got nothing back.Olympia, WA
- Jan 2, 1893The Butchery of CentraliaA small-town surgical operation turns into a sensational murder case, raising questions of greed, conspiracy, and medical malpractice.Centralia, WA
- Feb 16, 1893The Dark Secrets of a Deathbed WillA Centralia druggist claims his arrest on fraud charges is a retaliation for his testimony regarding a coerced deathbed will that disinherited a dying man to benefit his doctor.Centralia, WA
- Mar 31, 1893A Family Tragedy in CentraliaA young boy is accidentally killed by his cousin while playing with a Winchester rifle in their home.Centralia, WA
- Apr 14, 1893Witness Corruption in the Minkler CaseA key witness in a Centralia manslaughter case was jailed after evidence emerged that he accepted a bribe to skip trial.Centralia, WA
- Apr 15, 1893The Disappearing Witness in the Minkler Murder TrialThe Lewis County Sheriff orders the release of a key witness against Dr. Minkler, raising local alarms about justice.Centralia, WA