Richard Winsor
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- Jun 21, 1892The Midnight Extortion at the Cherry Street HouseA Seattle restaurant owner claims he was held at gunpoint and forced to empty his bank account, sparking a sensational lawsuit.610 Cherry St, Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1892The Populist Rebellion at Ranke's HallIn a rowdy and defiant county convention, the People’s Party rejects fusion with mainstream Democrats, pushing a radical platform of state-owned mines and anti-monopoly reforms.Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1892The Battle Over Voter Registration at Martin CreekA local judge rules against the King County commissioners, setting a precedent for voter integrity in a contested territory.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Nov 26, 1893The Atheist of Sixth StreetA Seattle man is arrested for sending threatening, anti-religious letters to a local clergyman while attempting to frame his prosecution as a political attack.Seattle, WA
- Dec 10, 1893The Steamship Utopia’s Battle for the Alaskan TradeA steamboat owner challenges federal inspectors over his right to command the Utopia, amid allegations of a corporate conspiracy to sabotage the vessel.Seattle, WA
- May 15, 1894Populist 'Patriots' Take Over Turner HallA political meeting meant to organize a 'patriot army' dissolves into a heated session of Populist rhetoric, leaving the organizers to scramble for an apology.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1894A Gavel, a Roar, and a Populist Ticket Born in ChaosKing County's People's Party convention at Turner Hall turned into a shouting, proxy-fighting, faction-splitting marathon—and buried Dr. J. Eugene Jordan and Jack McDonald on the way to nominating a ticket.Seattle, WA
- Jan 11, 1895Two Offices Hang on a Pile of Double-Marked BallotsLawyers spend a full day before Judge Langley fighting over the sheriff's and coroner's seats, as Moyer and Van de Vanter trade technicalities over initials, stamps and hundreds of spoiled ballots.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1895Seattle's Silver Crusaders Packed the Armory and Demanded a Free-Silver SenatorPopulists, Democrats and Republicans found one thing to agree on in 1895: unlimited silver coinage—and a Legislature that would send a silver man to Washington.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1899The Acid Attack That Shook Seattle: A Woman’s Face Destroyed by JealousyMrs. M.K. McVean is blind and critically injured after an unknown assailant threw vitriol in her face, sparking a bizarre chain of events involving mailed candy and a jealous rival.Seattle, WA
- Jul 3, 1899Seattle’s 'Committee of One Hundred' Fights Transit FranchiseCivic leaders mobilize a legal challenge to halt the city council from granting street railway extensions, demanding municipal control of transit instead.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA