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- Mar 18, 1886The Mercer Island TragedyA brutal murder on the shores of Lake Washington leaves a community shaken, as the legal defense mounts a case against circumstantial evidence.Mercer Island, WA
- Jan 21, 1891The Capitol Riots: How a Bribery Scandal Shook Washington’s First LegislatureIn the halls of Olympia, Republican lawmakers turned on each other with fists and threats over a U.S. Senate seat, exposing a brazen attempt to buy votes that disgraced the young state.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 26, 1891The Six Who Vanished: Tacoma’s Senatorial Scandal and the Art of Political SilenceIn the wake of a bitter Washington State Senate race, the six key allies of defeated candidate Judge Calkins have disappeared from public view, leaving behind a trail of bribery allegations and a furious debate over whether the election was stolen or won by superior strategy.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 2, 1891The Disappearing Witness in the Senatorial Bribery ScandalAs the state legislature remains deadlocked in a bribery probe, a mysterious figure named Atwood vanishes after allegedly attempting to buy votes.Olympia, WA
- Feb 5, 1891The Senatorial Bribery Scandal Rocking OlympiaA state judge admits to soliciting votes for the Senate through promises of state institution locations, casting a shadow over the political corruption of the 1891 legislative session.Olympia, WA