Moore
Named in 10 stories. Back to all names
- Mar 5, 1877The Perilous Crossing of the SoundA young man attempted a midnight sailboat trip from Port Blakely to Seattle during a gale; now, only his empty boat remains.Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island
- Apr 24, 1877The Burglar Who Stole From HimselfA clever thief in Seattle pulls off a double deception: stealing from a store and then framing a Chinese employee for the crime.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1886The Great Escape at SteilacoomFive convicts at the state penitentiary staged a daring, daylight breakout, leading to a desperate shootout in the woods.Steilacoom, WA
- Jul 8, 1888The Vagrancy Trap: A Precedent for ExclusionA Marysville judge shuts down jury trials for those accused of vagrancy, empowering local police to forcibly remove 'bad characters' from the city.Marysville, WA
- Jul 14, 1889The Battle Over Seattle’s WaterfrontDelegates at the constitutional convention debate the legality of old railroad land grants that once promised to privatize Elliott Bay.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Aug 2, 1889The Fight Over Corporate Subsidies in the 1889 State ConstitutionDelegates at the Washington Constitutional Convention engage in a heated debate over whether counties should be allowed to use public tax money to subsidize private railroad construction.Olympia, WA
- Aug 15, 1889Seattle Council Accused in 1889 Tide Land DisputeTensions boil over at the Washington State Constitutional Convention as delegates clash over who owns the city’s waterfront—the people or the speculators.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1889The Shadow of the Railroad: Tide Lands and Public TrustAs Washington state's constitutional convention drags on, delegates engage in a fierce legislative showdown over the fate of public tide lands, pitted against powerful rail and improvement corporations.Olympia, WA
- Sep 18, 1889The Jury Struggles with a High-Stakes Financial ScandalAs the White forgery trial nears its conclusion in a Seattle courtroom, the jury is reportedly deadlocked and leaning toward acquittal, leaving the city in suspense.Seattle, WA
- Aug 27, 1894The Delegate Bunko: Party Math and a Patronage PromiseSeattle's Letter Writer Carson is accused of letting King County lose convention delegates, while Collector Saunders denies breaking a promise to a Seattle longshoremen's leader.Seattle, WA