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- Feb 6, 1890The Hotel Fife Arson PlotPolice foiled a coal-oil arson attempt at Tacoma’s Hotel Fife with 150 guests inside; J.L. Lewith was arrested.Hotel Fife, Tacoma, WA
- Sep 23, 1892Tacoma Baseball Club Sued for Back PayPlayers from the disbanded Tacoma team attach the club’s property to recover unpaid salaries.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 1, 1893Judge Strikes Down Tax on National BanksA landmark injunction prevents King County from collecting discriminatory taxes from the city's national banks.Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1893The Mysterious Burning of the Scow BleeckerA steam scow used to haul bricks from Fog Island is destroyed by fire, fueling local rumors of arson.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
- Aug 18, 1899The Seattle Shakedown: A Klondiker’s Lost FortuneFresh from the gold fields, a miner’s life savings vanish in an instant at a local hotel, exposing a web of downtown con men.Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1909City’s Water Funding Hits a WallHigh-interest demands from local banks threaten the city's $250,000 project to upgrade the Clover Creek water system.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 4, 1909State Governor Rescues Tacoma Water InfrastructureA last-minute bill from Governor Hay saves the city's waterworks project from financial collapse.Tacoma, WA