Secretary Smith
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- Oct 20, 1877How Washington Territory's Public Printing Became a Corrupt Political PerkA Seattle editor rails against the patronage and fraud in the territory's printing contracts, revealing that one printer paid Secretary Smith $2,000 for the appointment.Olympia, WA
- Aug 16, 1893Bureaucratic Delay Stalls Puyallup Land CommissionFederal inertia leaves a key commission unappointed, as the Interior Department claims it is too busy with the national silver debate.Puyallup, WA
- Mar 15, 1895A Million-Dollar Piece of Everett Nearly Slips Through a Homestead LoopholeA years-long fraud contest over the land beneath the Pacific Steel barge works is quietly withdrawn and struck from the record — and the waterfront keeps its fortune.Everett, WA