J. Eugene Jordan
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- May 1, 1889The Miracle Medicine of SeattleA nineteenth-century testimonial for a ‘Histogenetic’ cure highlights the era’s wild medical marketplace.Seattle, WA
- Apr 18, 1892The Political Feud Over a City ComptrollerA power struggle in Seattle's city government reaches a fever pitch as five aldermen defy Mayor Ronald's appointment of J. M. Carson, setting off a storm of allegations and local partisan warfare.Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1892Seattle Democrats Bolt Their Own Party Over the Lake Washington CanalFurious that the state convention caved to Pierce County and denounced the Lake Washington canal, King County Democrats vow to vote the Republican ticket — and to knife their own party from top to bottom.Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1893The Missing Will That Would Have Given Seattle a LibraryHenry Yesler's widow and two doctors are arrested, accused of burning a will that left the pioneer's fortune—and his mansion—to the city.Seattle, WA
- Jan 28, 1893The Tangled Web of the Yesler EstateA legal battle over the fortune of Henry L. Yesler spirals into a web of missing deeds, conspiracy charges, and high-stakes courtroom drama.Seattle, WA
- Jan 31, 1893A City Councilman Fights Back After Late-Night ArrestAlderman Dr. J. Eugene Jordan demands that his colleagues condemn the ‘un-American’ manner of his recent police apprehension.Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1893The Yesler Will ConspiracyProminent Seattle figures face charges of destroying the last testament of the city's pioneer founder as the defense fights for a dismissal.Seattle, WA
- Apr 24, 1893A Sermon on Civic CorruptionRev. Wallace Nutting takes the Seattle municipal government to task for its failure to control vice and its admission of helplessness.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1894The Baker Who Ran for MayorSeattle's Populist Party convention devolves into 12 hours of bickering before selecting a German baker to lead their ticket.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1894A Gavel, a Roar, and a Populist Ticket Born in ChaosKing County's People's Party convention at Turner Hall turned into a shouting, proxy-fighting, faction-splitting marathon—and buried Dr. J. Eugene Jordan and Jack McDonald on the way to nominating a ticket.Seattle, WA
- 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
- Feb 5, 1895Beacon Hill's Streetcar Gap: Children Walk Miles While the Company StallsResidents petition the aldermen to force the Union Trunk Line to run cars to its promised terminus.Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1896The Last Rally: How Seattle’s Republicans Tried to Buy the Vote with Prima Donnas and QuartetsAs election day approaches, the Republican party stages its final grand spectacle at the Armory, promising musical entertainment for ladies and a landslide victory for Frank D. Black over the 'mongrel' Populist ticket.Seattle, WA