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- Oct 31, 1872The Delegate Who Sold Seattle’s Future for Five Thousand DollarsA scathing editorial in the Puget Sound Dispatch accuses Territorial Delegate George Freeman Willard of betraying Seattle’s interests—specifically the mud flats of Duwamish Bay—to secure his own political and financial gain, while simultaneously accepting bribes from rival railroad companies.Duwamish Bay, Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1877The Town That Wouldn't Sleep: Snohomish’s Fourth of July OverflowWhen the steamers arrived with guests from Seattle and upriver, two hotels couldn't hold them all. The town celebrated with a reading by a woman, a poem by a local man, and a boat ride that nearly capsized on the Skagit.Snohomish, WA
- Aug 11, 1877The Great Olympia Fire: How a City Rallied Against the FlamesWhen an August blaze threatened to consume Olympia's business district, the community, including local women, rushed to save the heart of the town.Olympia, WA
- Aug 3, 1878The Brutal Politics of the 1878 PressA Seattle editor rails against 'poisoned shafts of calumny' after a local newspaper attacks prominent citizen H.G. Struve, labeling the lawyer a 'deserter' and a 'perjurer.'Seattle, WA
- Dec 29, 1892The Waterfront Pilotage FightShipping interests and commissioners clash over proposed compulsory pilotage laws on Puget Sound.Port Townsend, WA