E. J. Jeffries
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- Aug 21, 1892The Populist Rebellion at Ranke's HallIn a rowdy and defiant county convention, the People’s Party rejects fusion with mainstream Democrats, pushing a radical platform of state-owned mines and anti-monopoly reforms.Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1893The Newspaper Feud on Columbia StreetThe 'Evening Call' has split into two competing factions, with each side claiming the other is a counterfeit, resulting in a lawsuit for damages.Seattle, WA
- Mar 9, 1894A House on the Bluff: Fire Lights Up the City as the Engines Fail to ArriveThe lakeside home of E. J. Jeffries burns to the ground while the fire department is too far away to save it — a blaze visible for miles across Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895The Mattress They Took From the ChildrenA teamster's hospital stay turned a $136 loan into a chattel-mortgage seizure—and a lawsuit over the mattress his children slept on.Seattle, WA