Judge Orange Jacobs
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- Jun 7, 1888A Kenton Picnic Speech and the Justification of Native DisplacementAt a Kenton picnic, Judge Orange Jacobs cast pioneer survival as historical necessity and used dehumanizing rhetoric to defend the displacement of Native Americans.Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1889The Day Washington Was Born: A City Holds Its BreathAs the nation celebrates statehood, Seattle gathers in a packed hall to hear speeches on liberty, land fraud, and the future of the 'Queen City.'Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1892A Midnight Knock, a Hidden Fortune, and a Brutal Beating on Vashon IslandTwo men demand an old rancher's money, bind and club him, then ransack his cabin for a cache of cash. Seattle police arrest a suspect—and then the victim's wife.Vashon, WA
- Sep 19, 1894The Pastor Broke Down: Seattle Buries the Pioneer Who Built Its Reform SchoolA crowded North Seattle church, a room full of old pioneers, and a eulogy so affecting that the minister — a friend since 1849 — had to stop and compose himself.Seattle, WA
- Jan 2, 1895The Pioneer Pastor Who Counted Seattle's Weddings and FuneralsRev. John F. Damon arrived in 1869 and spent a quarter-century marrying and burying Seattle—often without enough in return to cover his car fare.Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1895The Treasurer They Refused to SeatA thousand men packed Seattle's Armory to demand that John W. Maple take office as county treasurer, threatening a tax strike against King County commissioners — until a collection plate emptied the room.Seattle, WA