Tommy Prosch
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- Jul 15, 1876The Mayor Who Bought His Seat with Lottery MoneyIn Seattle’s first hotly contested municipal election of 1876, the newspaper publisher who ran for mayor lost to Dr. Weed—not because he lacked support from mechanics and laborers, but because his opponent mobilized the city’s notorious lottery gamblers.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1878The Steam Engine Scandal of 1878When Seattle’s city government faced accusations of graft over a new fire engine, the paper stepped in to defend the city council against 'personal defamation.'Seattle, WA