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- Jan 10, 1886The Captain, the Stowaway, and the RevolverA confrontation on a Puget Sound steamer between a captain and an armed traveler reveals the wild and precarious nature of local maritime transport in 1886.Anacortes, WA
- Jan 5, 1895The Elderberry Wine Defense: How a Contested Election Collapsed in LaughterPopulists dropped their challenge to Commissioner Nickerson, but testimony in the sheriff and coroner contests turned up sailors voting under protest and a lunch bag of elderberry wine at a Franklin polling place.Seattle, WA
- Feb 5, 1895Starvation Wages and a Broken Light Contract: Seattle's Lower House EruptsDelegates demand answers on Pike Street paving, city jobs parceled out by foremen, Kilbourne Avenue subcontracting, and the gas-electric company's failure to light the city.Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1899The Saloon Wars: How Seattle’s Council Killed the Fight to Ban Bars from Residential StreetsIn a heated March 1904 council meeting, reformers fought to keep saloons off streets where wives and children walked. The measure failed, revealing deep corruption and the powerful grip of liquor interests on city government.Butler Hotel, Seattle
- Apr 18, 1899The Council Strikes Back: Seattle Turns on Its Own Power CompanyMayor Humes vetoes saloon restrictions, but the City Council is far more concerned with a corporate power grab. They launch an investigation into the Snoqualmie Falls Power Co., accusing it of using legal injunctions to block the city’s water supply contracts and protect its private interests.Seattle, WA