Leander Miller
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- May 2, 1872The Collector’s Trap: A Seattle Customs ScandalA clever merchant’s attempt to recoup a fine through a legislative loophole backfires, leaving him out $500 in an era of federal bureaucracy.Custom House, Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 10, 1884The Teamsters’ War Over Police LeadershipA group of Seattle teamsters organizes to nominate a new police chief, sparking a bitter war of words with the local Chronicle.Seattle, WA
- Feb 1, 1891The Clerk Who Stole His Boss’s Fortune to Gamble AwayLeander Miller returns from a political trip in Olympia to find his confidential clerk, J.H. Corcoran, has drained his accounts through gambling debts.Seattle, WA
- Apr 22, 1893The Midnight Coup at City HallA bloodless revolution unfolds as the board of aldermen attempts to oust Acting Mayor Sweeney over a dispute regarding legalized gambling.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- May 7, 1893City Leaders Arrested for Licensing FlopSeattle's Acting Mayor and Water Superintendent find themselves on the wrong side of their own municipal ordinances.Seattle, WA
- May 21, 1893The City Pits Engines Against Each Other at the WaterfrontA competitive trial at the foot of University Street tests a new firefighting engine against the city's established standard.Symphony, Seattle, WA
- Jun 4, 1893The Ousting of Captain SimsA police captain claims he was purged from the department as a sacrificial lamb to appease the city's gambling interests.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1893The Logger's Picnic PartyWhen a group of men looked like tramps in the Snoqualmie Valley, the locals grew suspicious—until they found out it was just a day of fishing and fun.North Fork Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie, WA
- Oct 1, 1893Gambling Interests Attempt to Oust Mayor RonaldPro-gambling factions in Seattle conspire to force Mayor Ronald's resignation through threats of impeachment.Seattle, WA
- Jan 31, 1894Seattle’s Sewer Scandal and the Mayor’s Failed PurgeMayor J.T. Ronald’s attempt to remove members of the Board of Public Works over allegations of mismanagement and cronyism is blocked by an injunction.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Mar 20, 1894A New Guard at City Hall: Seattle's 1894 TransitionMayor Byron Phelps assumes office during a severe economic depression, pledging economy, non-partisan reform, and a professionalized city government.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Aug 22, 1894Seattle and Tacoma Call a Truce for the Interstate FairA Tacoma delegation arrives in Seattle to plan a joint Seattle-Tacoma day at the fair, with city officials pledging exhibits, parades and a united front.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894Six "Extra Secretaries" and $60: How Seattle Paid Its Way Into the Tacoma FairA committee of Seattle boosters comes home from Tacoma with free space, free light and a free steamboat ride — then talks the city council into funding an exhibit through a bookkeeping dodge.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1895The Mint Saloon Loses Its License—and City Hall Braces for CourtThe council confirmed a new police commissioner, reappointed officials, revoked the Mint Saloon's license over loud legal objections, and set Pike Street on the road to vitrified brick.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895Seattle's War on the Saloon 'Ladies' Entrance'Aldermen want every drinker—and every woman—to come through the front door, arguing side doors lure respectable girls into saloon wine rooms.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1895A Mayor's Nomination and the Aldermen Laying Plans to Block ItMayor Phelps names John J. Scurry to the board of public works, and the same aldermanic combination that fought his predecessor quietly organizes to sink the confirmation.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1895The Alderman Who Wanted the $600 JobLeander Miller led the fight against John G. Scurry’s confirmation to the board of public works—because Miller wanted the seat himself.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Feb 5, 1895A $100 Bribe and a Lifetime Pass: Seattle's Streetcar Scandal Erupts in the Council ChamberAlderman J. Eugene Jordan accuses Union Trunk Line president K. F. Wittier of trying to buy his silence—then the board turns on itself.Seattle, WA