Jerome Catlin
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- Jan 30, 1892A Community's Mercy: How Seattle Rallied for a Widow in CrisisWhen an immigrant family faced the indignity of a pauper's grave, neighbors and strangers stepped in to ensure dignity for the dead and survival for the living.Seattle, WA
- Oct 28, 1892The Scandal of Character: Defending John McGrawProminent Seattle figures, including rivals and old neighbors, rally to defend gubernatorial candidate John H. McGraw against rumors of a shady past as a hotel proprietor.Seattle, WA
- Dec 23, 1893The City Auctions Everything for CharitySeattle residents gather at a South Second Street storefront to auction off household goods to aid the city's needy.Seattle, WA
- Dec 24, 1893A Christmas Auction That Fell Short—and a Mother Sent HomeDonations expected to bring $600 fetch only $158.40, but the Bureau of Associated Charities still outfits 100 families and buys a destitute mother a ticket to Kansas City.Seattle, WA
- Apr 13, 1895D.T. Denny's Farm and the 'Pingree Plan': A 1895 Experiment in Land for the PoorA committee formed to give unemployed and poor Seattleites land to cultivate, with Denny offering his old North Seattle farm for a year.Seattle, WA