Dr. S. J. Holmes
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Feb 8, 1894The Padded Guest ListA political movement to reform Seattle government gets caught red-handed inflating its support with the names of prominent citizens who never agreed to join.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1895The Doctors Declare War: Seattle's Health Board Orders the Schools Shut as Scarlet Fever SpreadsBacked by a city attorney's opinion, the board of health gives the school board an ultimatum — close the Rainier and South schools by nine o'clock Friday morning or the police will do it for them.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1895Seattle Shut Every School to Stop Scarlet FeverIn May 1895 the health board ordered public, private and parochial schools closed, then ran into questions about quarantine, teachers' salaries and who would pay for a contagious-disease hospital.Seattle, WA