J. M. Frink
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- May 18, 1882The Seattle Real Estate Boom of 1882A survey of rapid land value appreciation in early Seattle, where modest lots doubled or tripled in price in just a few weeks.Seattle, WA
- Nov 7, 1886The Schoolhouse BallotA rare glimpse into a local 1886 Seattle school board election where women cast roughly half the votes.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1891The Fight to Protect Seattle’s Builders from Disappearing ContractorsIn 1891, local lawmakers drafted a landmark lien law to ensure workers and suppliers were paid even when contractors fled with the money.Seattle, WA
- Oct 30, 1892The Hometown Defense of John H. McGrawFacing a smear campaign from political rivals in Tacoma, the future Washington governor calls on his former neighbors in Danforth, Maine, to vouch for his character.Seattle, WA
- Aug 24, 1894The Anti-Ring Republicans Meet—and One Calls Them 'Suckers'A Fifth Ward reform club gathers at the Masonic Temple to denounce the city machine, but a member warns the 'ring' has a big sack and is well organized.Masonic Temple, Seattle, WA
- Sep 12, 1894The Bolters: Disappointed Office-Seekers Tried to Hand King County to the PopulistsAn editorial savages the Republican 'insurgents' of King County — a slate of men who wanted nominations, didn't get them, and now threaten to bolt the ticket and throw the county to the Democrats and Populists. It names names.Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1895The Foundry That Rose From Seattle’s AshesBurned out in the Great Seattle Fire, J. M. Frink’s iron works rebuilt on Grant Street and kept supplying the city’s machinery.Seattle, WA