F. J. Burns
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- Jan 15, 1892A Morning Fire Takes City Hall and a Block of ColfaxA $16,500 blaze burned out the city hall, a livery stable, saloons, a restaurant, a lodging house and the telephone office.City hall, Colfax, WA
- Sep 12, 1894A Damning Report on Seattle's Water WorksA Chamber of Commerce committee found a hastily built municipal water system, political patronage and missing maps—and urged Seattle to hire a professional engineer at $5,000 a year.Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1895The Whidbey Island Rancher Who Vanished Without a TraceJohn G. Phinney has been missing for days from his ranch at Penn Cove. A search party aboard the steamer Idaho has not returned, and neighbors now fear he drowned — or met foul play.Coupeville, WA
- Dec 21, 1903The Grave-Robbing Insurance BattleA Seattle pioneer's body is exhumed to settle a high-stakes dispute over a fish-bone accident claim.Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA