Josiah Collins
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- Mar 16, 1886The High-Stakes Duel on Jackson StreetTwo prominent Seattle businessmen settled a long-standing rivalry with an elaborate, heavily trained, and well-wagered foot race across a city bridge.Seattle, WA
- Mar 11, 1893Fighting the Waterfront TrestleProperty owners demand a street crossing, claiming railroad infrastructure is strangling access to the tide flats.Weller Street, Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1895The Mayor Clears the Room: Phelps Fires a Fire Commissioner and Stares Down a CoupWhen Fire Commissioner Masel and two allies tried to break Chief Allen on a trumped-up morals charge, Mayor Phelps suspended Masel for not being a freeholder — and the three commissioners walked out into the night.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA