G. A. Upper
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- Feb 5, 1895A $100 Bribe and a Lifetime Pass: Seattle's Streetcar Scandal Erupts in the Council ChamberAlderman J. Eugene Jordan accuses Union Trunk Line president K. F. Wittier of trying to buy his silence—then the board turns on itself.Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1895A Streetcar Magnate Denies Bribery and Blames an Alderman's GrudgeWriting from St. Louis, Union Trunk Line president E. F. Wittler flatly denies offering Alderman J. Eugene Jordan $100 and a lifetime pass to stop fighting the line's Rainier Heights branch — and says Jordan told him he was only trying to 'get even with Lowman.'Seattle, WA