Olympia Courier
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- Nov 7, 1872The Vice Capital of the Sound: Seattle's Moral CrisisAn outraged local editorial condemns Seattle as a haven for gambling and prostitution, blaming the influx of 'dissolute classes' and corrupt officials for the city's scandalous reputation.Seattle, WA
- Nov 9, 1883The Fight for the Schoolhouse BallotWhen women in Olympia were finally allowed to vote in a school board election, they turned out in force, defying expectations and voting for education against the grain of local political orthodoxy.Olympia, WA
- Apr 10, 1885The Tragedy on the Bridge: How a Drunken Arrest Turned FatalA routine police arrest at a lodging house in Olympia ends in the shooting death of a gas worker, highlighting a volatile era of street-level policing.Olympia, WA