President Harris
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- Jul 18, 1884Seattle Leaders Press Railroad President HarrisLocal business leaders force a tense public confrontation with the Northern Pacific Railroad president over land monopolies and deferred development.Seattle, WA
- Jan 14, 1886The Land Office Commissioner Caught in a Crossfire of CorruptionWhen Commissioner William Sparks began fighting land-grabbing monopolies, the corporate press launched a smear campaign calling him insane, ruffian, and incompetent.Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1894Tacoma’s City Hall in ChaosA standoff over missing treasury funds, salary cuts, and a power struggle at the Board of Public Works defines a week of municipal turmoil in Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 26, 1895A City Council, a Bank, and a $15,000 Blackmail ChargeTacoma's council demanded that the Ledger prove its bribery allegations in person. The paper refused, calling the council unfit to investigate itself—while the Tacoma News denied that a local bank had been shaken down for $15,000.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 23, 1895Tacoma's Bribery Probe Ends With a Censure, Not a ConvictionA Tacoma City Council 'Lexow' committee cleared Councilman Thompson and City Clerk Smyth of bribery, then censured Smyth anyway for boasting he'd paid for a vote.Tacoma, WA