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- Apr 6, 1892Tacoma’s Democrats Wake Up to a Republican CityA bitter municipal election leaves Tacoma’s O’Brien Democrats stunned, as Republicans take the mayor’s office and most of the council.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 21, 1893The City Hall Standoff That Left a Man BleedingA laborer with a mangled foot was denied hospital care due to a convoluted bureaucratic web between the Health Officer, the police, and the Board of Public Works.Seattle, WA
- Nov 9, 1893City and County Locked in Standoff Over Hospital CareAs bureaucratic disputes over hospital bills intensify, city officials warn that patients may soon be abandoned to the streets.Seattle, WA
- Jun 9, 1894The Price of Compassion in SeattleWhen a man arrived at the police station with a broken leg, the Chief of Police found the medical community unwilling to help without a guarantee of payment.Seattle, WA
- Aug 18, 1899The Abandoned Souls of the NorthTragic reports from the Yukon reveal that ill gold-seekers are being expelled by Canadian authorities, leaving them to fend for themselves on American soil.Western Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Feb 4, 1909A Dead Unmarried Worker Was Worth Nothing—Until This LawWashington's legislature finally let dependent parents and siblings sue when a provider was killed on the job, ending a rule that made unmarried workers cheaper to kill than to maim.Olympia, WA