E. F. Blaine
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- Apr 18, 1889The Great Redmond Trout BetrayalA friendly fishing wager among gentlemen turns into a formal, litigious scandal in Justice Miller's court.Redmond, WA
- May 19, 1889Seattle’s 1889 Debates on Race and RuleA local group of attorneys gathered at a private cottage to debate the explosive question: 'Shall negro majorities rule?'Seattle, WA
- May 11, 1892The Trial of the Board of Public WorksMayor J.T. Ronald investigates accusations of malfeasance against city official George H. Heilbron, sparking a heated legal debate over the boundaries of municipal power.Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1893The Great Northern's First DepartureSeattle celebrates as the first through passenger train to St. Paul departs Marion Street, marking a new era of transcontinental connection.Seattle, WA
- 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
- Sep 9, 1894The Dolly Varden Ticket: Seattle's 1894 Scheme to Stitch Together a Political FrankensteinDisgruntled Republicans and Democrats met in downtown Seattle to plan a hybrid 'taxpayers' ticket aimed at beating the regular Republican slate—if they could keep the seams from splitting.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 20, 1895Taxpayers vs. County Hall: The Municipal League's 1895 RevoltA poorly attended Municipal League meeting still sent 200 taxpayers' signatures to the county commissioners, threatened impeachment, and fought over private counsel and school warrants.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA
- May 30, 1895A Judge Halts the Sale of the Elliott Bay Tide FlatsThree days of testimony convince Judge Langley that the marsh the state wanted to sell as 'tide land' had been prairie and pasture — and the owners of the Brawley, Kinnear and Ladd tracts win an injunction that suddenly reaches every reclaimed river mouth on Puget Sound.Seattle, WA