Seattle Hardware Company
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- Feb 13, 1889The $40 Forgery That Fooled Seattle’s Hardware EliteA dashing stranger with a dark mustache and bare chest walks into W.P. Boyd & Co., flashes a forged check from the Seattle Hardware Company, and vanishes with $40 in cash—leaving behind only a single typo that saves the victim from total ruin.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1892Tragedy in the Woods: Two Brothers Die in FireA ranching family returns to their home near Colby to find their children dead in the ashes, sparking a community effort to assist the destitute parents.Colby, WA
- Oct 12, 1892Seattle's Merchants Band Together Against Freight RatesLeading shippers in the city convene at the Bailey block to form a new organization to challenge discriminatory transportation costs.Seattle, WA
- Aug 26, 1894Seattle Rallies for the Families of the Franklin Mine DeadAs donations begin arriving at the Post-Intelligencer, Seattle’s Black community organizes its own relief committee for the families of miners killed in the Franklin disaster.Madison Park, Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1899The Battle for the Transport OutfitsA scramble between Seattle and Tacoma merchants for the lucrative business of supplying the government transport vessel 'Albert' reveals the early friction of regional economic rivalry.Seattle, WA