John Wooding
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- Feb 17, 1893The Town That Shed Its Violent NameCitizens of Slaughter petition the legislature to rebrand their town to something more inviting.Auburn, WA
- Nov 17, 1893The Unauthorized County Hospital ScandalTaxpayers sue King County officials for constructing a hospital on the county farm without voter approval or budget authority.Seattle, WA
- Dec 5, 1893Battle Over the Poorhouse BudgetTaxpayers sue to halt the construction of a new county almshouse, challenging whether public funds can be spent without a direct vote.Seattle, WA
- Dec 28, 1893He Walked 600 Miles for Work—Then Seattle Called Him a TrampIn a letter to the editor, Harry Wright defends the men sleeping at the City Mission, tracing his path from a Missoula hotel job to six weeks broke in Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Aug 30, 1894King County Commissioners Billed Taxpayers for 25,943 Miles—More Than the Earth's CircumferenceA letter to the editor by F. F. Ames accuses the King County board of padding mileage, charging for trips to Olympia, and paying an unauthorized colleague from county funds—violating state law.Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1894King County's Almshouse 'Vindication' Came With a Taxpayer BillA committee appointed to investigate charges against King County commissioners billed the public for its own defense—including $10-a-day duty and a detective sent after a newspaper leak.Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1894A 'Close Combination' at the Courthouse: Surveyor Accuses King County's Ring of Self-DealingKing County's surveyor says commissioners paid the prosecuting attorney's rent to their own chairman's Union Block while refusing to cover his office — and he names the men he says run the courthouse for themselves.Seattle, WA