Dr. Palmer
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- Apr 5, 1892The Betting Frenzy at Pacific and TenthA high-stakes municipal election turns Tacoma’s city center into a chaotic, money-soaked spectacle where candidates bet on themselves and crowds swarm the streets in political delirium.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- Nov 11, 1892An Unconscious Man Found on South ThirdA man known as a local musician was found near death in a doorway.Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1893After Smallpox Epidemic, Seattle's Health Board Chooses Assistant OfficerDr. Palmer wins appointment over Dr. Wright after a divided board vote, revealing political undercurrents in public health.Seattle, WA
- Mar 15, 1893Denied Shelter at the Hospital, A Woman Gives Birth in a Police StationA tragic case of medical red tape and bureaucratic cruelty exposes the lack of a social safety net in 1893 Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Sep 13, 1893The Battle Over the City's Indigent SickA standoff between the health officer and county commissioners over who should pay for the medical care of the destitute exposes a dangerous rift in the civic safety net.Seattle, WA
- Oct 9, 1893A Violent Assault in the Shadows of Third StreetA stranger is brutally beaten in front of a funeral home by an unknown man while a woman watches in eerie silence.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 21, 1893The Health Officer's UltimatumDr. Palmer declares he will no longer pick up the slack for the city's refusal to fund indigent medical care.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1894City Declines Responsibility for Injured Man in Saloon BrawlA man with a broken leg from a tavern brawl was left in limbo after the City Health Officer ruled the city was not responsible for the hospital care of indigent non-prisoners.Seattle, WA
- Jun 10, 1894Who Cares for the Broken Legged?A public dispute arises over whether the city physician is obligated to treat emergency cases.Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1894The Father Who Wanted an Affidavit That the Flour Was Not PoisonedSeattle's charity superintendent found William Emrich's family living in an old store without food or bedding, the children blistered by their father's poison fears. The case became a window into destitution, paranoia, and who deserved public aid.3415 Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1895A Remarkably Low Death Rate—and Nowhere to Put the Fever CasesSeattle's health officer reports 467 deaths in 1894, credits sewers for cutting typhoid, and asks for a small hospital for diphtheria and scarlet fever.Seattle, WA
- Jan 30, 1895Typhoid and Scarlet Fever Shadow Seattle's SewersHealth officer blames bad plumbing and cesspools as 21 typhoid cases, four fatal, are reported; a doctor prepares to test Lake Union and Lake Washington water.Seattle, WA