John Y. Ostrander
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- Jan 12, 1892The Donation Claim That Ended in Murder—and Took Decades to SettleA federal land ruling near Sumner untangles decades of inheritance, foreclosure, and a killing tied to a donation claim first filed in 1853.Sumner, WA
- Aug 27, 1892Seattle Lost the Ship Canal Fight in One Olympia NightThe 1892 Democratic state convention rejected the Lake Washington ship canal, humiliated King County's delegates and nominated Henry J. Snively for governor — setting off a political feud over Seattle's waterfront future.Olympia, WA
- Apr 28, 1895The City's $13,650 Hole in the North End BankA judge ruled that the bondsmen who covered Seattle's deposits in the failed North End Bank can step into the city's shoes and pursue the bank's assets.Seattle, WA