Hoole
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- Jul 15, 1883The Great Seattle RegradeCity infrastructure projects are reshaping the landscape, creating deep cuts and massive fills, while disrupting daily life for residents.Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1887The Street-Level Economy of 'Rolling' Drunks in 1887 SeattleA courtroom testimony offers a rare, unflinching look at the predatory 'rolling' culture haunting the Pioneer Square waterfront during the city's early development.Seattle, WA
- Jan 7, 1893The Legislative Power Struggle in OlympiaRepublicans scramble to organize the House as a looming senatorial battle threatens to stall state business.Olympia, WA
- Jan 8, 1893The Olympia Legislative Power StruggleA dramatic standoff at the Olympia Hotel as Republican factions scramble to secure the House speakership and organize the new government.Olympia, WA
- Jan 9, 1893The Struggle for the Speaker’s GavelLegislative chaos in Olympia as Republicans deadlock over the speakership, threatening to delay the inauguration of the new state government.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Feb 17, 1893Washington's House Votes to Ban Cigarettes — and the Tobacco Trust Moves InIn 1893 the state House passed a prohibition on cigarette sales after a debate that mixed moral reform, monopoly fears and anti-Chinese prejudice. Lobbyists were already working the Senate.Olympia, WA
- Feb 18, 1893Legislature Debates Railroad ControlA fiery session at Olympia pits regional interests against railroad power as lawmakers debate how to regulate freight rates.Olympia, WA
- Feb 22, 1893The Lawmaker Who Killed His Own Railroad BillRather than let opponents gut it, Representative Hoole sends his railroad and steamboat measure to an indefinite grave after a day of parliamentary jabs.Olympia, WA