H. G. Struve
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- Sep 5, 1872The Paper War: How Seattle’s ‘Public Thieves’ Exposed a Corrupt RingIn 1872, the *Puguet Sound Dispatch* accused local officials and the rival *Intelligencer* of extorting taxpayers through inflated advertising rates for tax sales, framing it as a 'Tammany ring' stealing from the public.Seattle, WA
- Dec 23, 1876The Territorry's TallySecretary H. G. Struve releases the official vote count for the recent general election in Washington Territory.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
- Sep 21, 1878The Great Northern Pacific Railroad RobberyIn 1878, Seattle citizens packed a town hall to condemn the Northern Pacific Railroad, alleging that corporate greed and land fraud were strangling the territory's economic future.Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1883Mayor Struve Disputes Plummer's Waterfront Land ClaimMayor H. G. Struve acts against a squatter who fenced off city-claimed land on the Seattle waterfront.Commercial Street (First Avenue S), Seattle, WA
- Jul 7, 1883Seattle's Mayor Calls for Modern InfrastructureIn his annual address, Mayor H. G. Struve urges the city to build a modern sewer system and expand city limits to meet rapid population growth.Seattle, WA
- Aug 10, 1883The Region Rallies to Welcome Henry VillardSeattle and Puget Sound towns prepare a unified celebration for the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad's president.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 2, 1883City Council Vetoes Payment to Liquor Dealer's WidowMayor H. G. Struve declines an appropriation for a deceased saloonkeeper’s family, citing strict legal and corporate boundaries for public funds.Seattle, WA
- Mar 30, 1884Seattle Rallies to Fight the Railroad MonopolyCitizens organize a mass meeting to challenge Northern Pacific Railroad's land grants and demand the forfeiture of unearned property.Seattle, WA
- May 31, 1884The Decoration of the Fallen in 1884Thousands gathered in the university grove to honor the Civil War dead and reflect on the changing definition of loyalty in a young, healing nation.Seattle, WA
- Jul 2, 1884The Mayor Bows Out of the Political FightMayor H. G. Struve declines a nomination for re-election, citing a desire for 'common sense' government and the unity of local business interests.Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1888The Iron City on the Lake: Peter Kirk’s $20 Million Steel Empire Rises in KirklandBritish industrialist Peter Kirk has secured 2,000 acres on Lake Washington to build a massive iron and steel works, complete with a planned company town. Local leaders hail it as the catalyst for Seattle's transformation into a global manufacturing hub.Houghton, Seattle, WA
- Sep 14, 1889The Real Estate Gentrifiers of 1889A bold advertisement from the Post-Intelligencer lists the city’s power brokers as the first investors in a new development, explicitly using their status to sell land to the aspiring middle class.Seattle, WA
- Sep 16, 1889The Seattle Land Boom’s Elite Sales PitchA 19th-century real estate advertisement lists Seattle’s power brokers as testimonials for a major development push near Madison Street.Madison Street, Front Street, Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1889The Great Seattle Land-Grab ControversyA political advertisement from 1889 exposes a list of prominent Seattle figures accused of inflating real estate prices and manipulating the local land market.Seattle, WA
- Jan 23, 1891The Senator’s Farewell: Mrs. Squire’s Lobby Battle and a Pledge to 'All the People'As Watson Squire prepares to leave Seattle for Washington D.C., his wife recounts the chaotic reality of their election victory at the Olympia hotel, while he pledges impartial service to the entire state.Rainier Club, Seattle
- Jan 25, 1891The Banquet That Built Seattle's Legal EliteIn 1903, the city’s most powerful lawyers gathered at the Rainier Hotel to honor Judge Julius Stratton, cementing a social network that would shape Washington State's legal landscape for decades.Fremont, Seattle
- Aug 13, 1893The Great Seattle 'Slot' DebateA local cable railway company threatens to abandon a major investment after the city council forces an impossible construction standard on their tracks.Madison Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1894The Last-Second Injunction That Saved a Seattle Building From the RailroadJudge Langley cleared the way for demolition, then a federal mortgage-holder's suit stopped the axes at the Colman block.Seattle, WA