Prince Bismarck
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- Jan 17, 1889The King Who Wasn't: How Seattle Watched a Pacific Empire Betray Its OwnWhile the city prepares for its own boom, a local editorial warns that American honor is being sacrificed to German ambition in Samoa—and asks if Washingtonians care enough to stop it.Seattle, WA
- Feb 6, 1889The Bismarck Bluff: Washington’s Last Stand in the Samoan CrisisAs German warships loom over the Pacific islands, Seattle’s former federal commissioner warns that yielding to Berlin means abandoning American neutrality—and potentially igniting a conflict closer to home.Seattle, WA
- May 7, 1893The Brewery Worker Who Dreamed of Marrying Bismarck’s DaughterKnown only as “Bismarck,” a Bay View brewery employee was found drowned at the mouth of the Duwamish—still chasing a delusion that he was bound for Germany and an imperial marriage.Seattle, WA