U. S. Grant
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- Sep 12, 1872The Tax Swindle: How Seattle’s Printer Defrauded His NeighborsIn 1872, the publisher of the *Puget Sound Dispatch* exposed a collusive scheme between local tax collectors and a rival newspaper to overcharge delinquent taxpayers for legal notices, sparking a bitter war of words in the territorial press.Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1876The $6 Million Secret: How Seattle’s Future Railroads Were Sold to Washington PoliticiansA shocking dispatch reveals that the Northern Pacific Railroad and its associated land companies were secretly divided among top U.S. Senators, Grant, and a 'army of lobbyists'—proving that the infrastructure shaping Puget Sound was built on political patronage.Seattle, WA
- Aug 23, 1880The Shadow Army of 1880A secret, oath-bound military organization of 'Boys in Blue' stirs fears of a rigged election and armed insurrection in Washington Territory.Seattle, WA