Seattle Telegraph
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- Nov 30, 1891The Governor's White Elephant and a Newspaper DealA proposed $2,500 purchase of the Daily Olympian sets off talk of a King County power play, a governor's relief, and a political machine in the making.Olympia, WA
- May 7, 1892The 'Dude' Who Would Be GovernorSeattle society gossip roils as the city's political elite take aim at Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, a man whose refined dress is branded a disqualifying scandal.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1892The Populist Revolt in King CountyKing County Populists hold a fiery convention, demanding an end to the poll tax, attacking 'Pinkertonian' strikebreakers, and debating the merits of local newspapers.Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1892A Rabbi Fights Back: Spokane's Dr. Schreiber Sues Newspapers for LibelAfter a sensational rumor circulated about him, Rabbi Schreiber was exonerated by his congregation and now plans to sue the Seattle Telegraph, Tacoma Ledger, and San Francisco Examiner for defamation.Spokane, WA
- Sep 16, 1892The Telegraph's Sudden PivotSeattle paper accused of selling out to Tacoma interests over the Lake Washington canal.Seattle, WA
- Oct 6, 1892The Canal Scandal: A Fabricated List of Prominent BackersThe Post-Intelligencer accuses the Seattle Telegraph of inventing a list of wealthy citizens and firms to support a private canal scheme.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Oct 8, 1892The Fake Canal Subscribers That Exposed a Seattle Newspaper WarIn 1892 the Seattle Telegraph touted a popular subscription fund for the Lake Washington canal. The Post-Intelligencer called the list a confidence game built on the names of prominent citizens who never pledged a cent.Seattle, WA
- Oct 14, 1892A Rebuttal from the Republican RanksJohn F. Cragwell, a prominent Black Republican leader, rejects claims of party dissatisfaction.Seattle, WA
- Dec 13, 1893City Hall's Shameless Newspaper SchemeSeattle's Board of Aldermen accused of violating the city charter by awarding a lucrative official contract to the Telegraph.Seattle, WA
- Dec 14, 1893The Alder-men's Secret HandshakeThe Board of Aldermen ignored the city charter to funnel a printing contract to a favored paper, prompting a scathing accusation of graft.Seattle, WA
- Dec 20, 1893The Battle for the City's Official VoiceSeattle's Board of Aldermen spark controversy as they award city printing contracts amid allegations of collusion and financial favoritism.Seattle, WA
- Dec 21, 1893The Battle for the City's Official News ContractA political struggle unfolds at City Hall as the board of aldermen chooses official newspapers based on partisanship rather than price.Seattle, WA
- Jan 12, 1894The Editor versus the JudgeA clash between the press and the bench over a municipal dance hall ordinance sparks a contempt charge.Seattle, WA
- Mar 9, 1894The Fight Over Washington's Capitol: A Governor, a Professor and a Press WarAs the state's new capitol building is designed, Seattle and Tacoma papers pound the selection commission with charges of favoritism — and Gov. McGraw's defenders fire back.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jun 24, 1894The Editor and the ChiefThe editor of the Seattle Telegraph is charged with criminal libel after publishing a scathing exposé on the police chief's alleged protection of gambling dens.Seattle, WA
- Aug 1, 1894The City Editor Who Answered a Threat With His FistsA druggist’s seduction scandal sent an angry stranger into the Telegraph newsroom. Joseph Costello met him with a windmill of punches.Seattle, WA
- Aug 10, 1894A Newspaper Editor's Silence in Court: The Lugrin Libel TrialC. H. Lugrin, managing editor of the Seattle Telegraph, rested his defense without calling witnesses in a libel trial brought by Police Chief Rogers. The case now goes to the jury.Seattle, WA
- Aug 26, 1894One Customs Job, Two Promises, and a Party on the BrinkA federal patronage fight between John Collins and Hugh Wallace, layered atop a King County apportionment grab, had Republicans threatening an open row in Tacoma.Port Townsend, WA
- Sep 14, 1894The Warden Fights Back: Grain-Sack Graft and Cruelty Charges at the State PenitentiaryAccused of skimming from grain-sack sales and mistreating prisoners, Walla Walla's warden dares the state to investigate — and the Post-Intelligencer says it should.Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 14, 1894The Warden Fights Back: Prison Labor, Jute Sacks and a Seattle Newspaper ScandalAccused of selling prison-made sacks to middlemen and brutalizing convicts, Walla Walla’s warden answers his critics with a detailed defense—and a challenge to inspect the prison.Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA