O. Jacobs
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- Dec 11, 1871The Shadow Over San Juan IslandA Supreme Court justice warns that the legal limbo surrounding the San Juan islands threatens to turn the territory into a lawless refuge for criminals.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Aug 29, 1872The Captain’s Silence: A Seattle Court Rules on Brutality at SeaIn a landmark Admiralty case heard in Seattle in 1872, Judge Jacobs holds ship owner E.A. Nickels liable for the brutal beating of sailor Frank Griffin, establishing that a captain's failure to stop abuse is an endorsement of it.Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1876The Partisan’s Price: How Civil Service Reform Cost a Delegate His SeatIn 1876, King County’s Republican establishment turned on Judge O. Jacobs for refusing to hand out federal jobs to party loyalists, revealing the brutal mechanics of the spoils system in early Washington Territory.Fort Ward, Bainbridge Island
- Feb 16, 1878The Boom-Town Pitch: Selling Washington’s FutureIn 1877, a local politician’s grand argument for statehood painted Washington Territory as a bustling industrial powerhouse—and a future 'granary of America.'Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1878The Terminus Bait: How the Northern Pacific Played SeattleIn 1878, Washington residents saw through the railroad's broken promises and the cynical 'town lot' real estate schemes that kept the city waiting for a line.Seattle, WA
- Apr 22, 1884The Fight for Public LandSeattle activists organize to challenge the Northern Pacific Railroad's control over vast swaths of Washington Territory.Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1884The Newspaper Boycott of 1884A Seattle newspaper fights back after liquor interests threaten an advertising boycott over municipal election coverage.Seattle, WA
- Feb 15, 1892The Street That Vanished into the TideA Seattle citizen recalls his lonely fight against a railroad company's takeover of Columbia Street, a legal battle that exposed the city's early history of corporate land giveaways.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- May 27, 1893The Great 'Ram’s Horn' Legal Battle EndsA landmark Supreme Court decision upholds railroad franchises against the City of Seattle, clearing the way for new industrial development along the waterfront.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA