Robert Wingate
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- Apr 24, 1885An Ambassador for the Northwest: Judge Lewis Returns from the EastA Seattle judge’s 1885 journey reveals a Pacific Northwest eager to prove itself to the skeptical East, complete with butter-churning Quakers and coal-scam lawsuits.Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1893The Battle for Tacoma's WaterA complex struggle unfolds as private interests and the city council clash over a million-dollar water contract.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 24, 1893Tacoma Council Ghosts Water Works Bidders, Raising Questions of CorruptionFour engineers waited two hours to present plans for a gravity water system. Not a single council member showed, and observers whispered the fix was in for the private water company.Seattle, WA
- Mar 29, 1893Tacoma’s Water War: A City Divided Over Private Utility BuyoutA heated municipal battle erupts as citizens protest the proposed purchase of a private water plant, fearing corruption and an exorbitant price tag.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 11, 1894The Collapse of the Merchants' National BankTacoma’s banking elite face a ruinous assessment as the city’s failed financial institutions attempt to settle their debts.Division Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- May 23, 1894Tacoma's Labor Boycott: Business Men Forced to Meet in a Basement as Tensions EscalateA planned meeting of business men to address the Trades Council's boycott of the Ledger newspaper is postponed after the Commercial Club refuses its rooms. Undeterred, a group meets in a basement, but the Trades Council dismisses it as meaningless. The city remains on edge as labor and business collide.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 26, 1894The Miner's Strange DiscoveryA miner in Carbonado taps into a prehistoric oven formed by a subterranean fire and ancient trees.Carbonado, WA