S. G. Parker
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- Jul 21, 1894The Ex-Dog Catcher Who Turned a Liquor License Into a ShakedownE. W. Bates was bound over for extortion after prosecutors said he threatened to have a man arrested for selling liquor without a license unless he paid up.Seattle, WA
- Jul 24, 1894Judge Glasgow Fines Lake Washington's Beer Sellers by the BarrelSaloon keepers at Madrona Park and the Madison Street pavilion plead guilty, and the police court scales fines to their liquor bills.Seattle, WA
- Sep 13, 1894The Winnifred Burns: A Lake Washington Steamer Lost at the DockAn early-morning fire at Leech's Dock destroyed the Newcastle-run steamer Winnifred, a wharf and a boardinghouse, exposing how much of Seattle still depended on borrowed hose and luck.Seattle, WA
- Apr 7, 1895The Steamer That Slipped Through the Owners’ HandsThe Pacific Navigation Company sues the men who bought the Henry Bailey, claiming unpaid debts and liens sent the vessel to a marshal’s auction.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA