John B. Denny
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- Jul 15, 1884Seattle's First Municipal Election Under the New Registry LawA record-breaking turnout draws thousands to the polls as two political factions clash in a pivotal city election.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- May 16, 1892A Dispute Over Debt at the New Methodist ChurchCongregational tension surfaces as trustees weigh a $10,000 loan to complete the new North Seattle building project.North Seattle College, Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1892The Secret Syndicate Attempting to Control the Pacific Timber TradeA covert effort by lumber barons to establish a monopoly by paying smaller mills to shut down.Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1892Pacific Northwest Lumber Barons Push for Price FixingA secret meeting in San Francisco may spell the end of independent competition in the region's most vital industry.Seattle, WA
- Mar 7, 1893The Streetcar Combine That Built North SeattleD. T. Denny and his sons bought control of the Consolidated Street Railway, merged it with the Third Street electric line, and set their sights on every route north of downtown.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Mar 31, 1893The Consolidation of Seattle's TransitThe Denny syndicate secures a near-monopoly over the city's North-South cable car lines.Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1893The Northwest Lumber Cartel Forms in TacomaMajor mill owners from across the Puget Sound region organize to stabilize prices and set standard grades for timber.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 1, 1894A Six-Year-Old's Night in Jail: The Abandoned Boy of Railroad AvenueEddie Jackans, found half-starved and sleeping in a wagon, was taken to police headquarters—and his parents wished to be rid of him.Seattle, WA
- Jan 6, 1895The Denny Family's Streetcar Empire Comes DueA tangle of promissory notes, pledged railway stocks and bonds lands D. T. Denny and his sons in superior court, with a judgment looming over Seattle's early car lines.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Jan 24, 1895The First Wedding in Seattle, Celebrated Forty-Two Years LaterDavid and Louisa Denny gather four generations of pioneers at their Temperance Street home, where relics of the 1850s—and the certificate from Seattle’s first marriage—turn an anniversary into a founding story.Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1895A Receivership Sale Rewires Seattle's Street RailwayBondholders sign a deal to merge the troubled Rainier Power and Railway Co. into a new Third Street Suburban Railway Company, with the Denny family’s claims still shaping the terms.Seattle, WA