Parker
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- Jun 19, 1876The Great Seattle Straw Hat SwindleA smooth-talking grifter fleeced the crowds of Seattle by promising cheap hats, only to leave them holding handfuls of worthless paper.Seattle, WA
- Mar 31, 1883Fortifying the Northern Pacific's Coal Bunkers Against Sea WormsAn engineering miscalculation forces urgent retrofitting of new coal infrastructure against the destructive teredo worm.Elliott Bay waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jul 30, 1885The Tragedy at the Gold Bar HotelA young worker’s lonely death in a Seattle hotel room reveals the harsh, often isolated reality of life for laborers in the 1880s.Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1891The Struggle Over Tribal Land AllotmentsFederal agents pressure the Yakima Nation to accept land in severalty, eyeing surplus territory for white settlement.Yakima, WA
- Mar 31, 1892The 'Two Per Cent' Shylock of TacomaAs Tacoma voters head to the polls, bitter memories of the 1885 anti-Chinese expulsion flare up, branding a mayoral candidate with a nickname that still stings.Tacoma, WA
- May 30, 1892Dancing for the MinersThe town of Gilman rallies to support the families affected by the catastrophic Roslyn mine disaster.Issaquah, WA
- Aug 9, 1893A Terrifying Runaway on 4th AvenueA dray team from the North Western Cracker Company bolts, leaving a four-year-old child to emerge from the wreckage nearly unscathed.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1895A Mob Hanged Two Men at the Courthouse. Then the State Argued Over the Bill.After Hill and Parker were lynched in Colfax, Attorney General W. C. Jones ruled that the county need not pay for a coroner's inquest—and said the real hunt for the mob belonged to a grand jury.Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, WA
- Mar 21, 1899The Saloon Ordinance and the 'Back Door' ScandalSeattle City Council members clash over zoning laws for liquor licenses, with accusations of bribery and political maneuvering threatening to shut down saloons in key districts.Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1911Street Brawl and the Policing of PicketsA physical confrontation between strikers and scabs on Everett's streets highlights the volatile nature of labor disputes and the bias of local law enforcement.Everett, WA