Senator Mitchell
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- May 24, 1877The Forgery That Saved a Corrupt JudgeIn May 1877, Washington Territory’s Chief Justice J.B. Lewis was nearly ousted by a fake resignation letter—only for the President to reverse course after Lewis himself exposed the fraud.Seattle, WA
- Apr 12, 1885The Fight for Puyallup: A Last-Minute Land GrabBefore leaving office, Interior Secretary Teller attempted to block land titles for the Puyallup people, favoring the expansion of a local corporation.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 19, 1894The Fight Over Seattle's WaterfrontA legal battle reaches the Supreme Court over whether Valentine Scrip could be used to claim valuable tide lands in Seattle and Tacoma.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Dec 11, 1903Northwestern Senators Plot Against the PresidentLocal political scuttlebutt suggests a conspiracy by Washington and Oregon senators to undermine Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 presidential bid.Seattle, WA