W. L. Meredith
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- Sep 21, 1889The Great Seattle Brick Shortage of 1889As Seattle rebuilt from the ashes of the Great Fire, a local brick supplier defended himself against accusations of price gouging, pinning the city's housing crunch on a simple lack of supply.Seattle, WA
- Nov 16, 1892Deputies Hunt Chinese Laborers Near WoolleyDeputies conducted a nighttime manhunt for Chinese workers near the Lake Shore road, firing shots to flush them from hiding.Sedro-Woolley, WA
- Nov 19, 1892The Desperado of Port AngelesA suspected smuggler is captured in Skagit County, reviving rumors of a notorious, armed escape from customs officers years prior.Sedro-Woolley, WA
- Jul 19, 1893Seized on Jackson StreetA sailor aboard the steamer City of Kingston is arrested with sixteen pounds of opium in his pockets.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 2, 1894Guns at the Polls: Seattle’s First Ward Primary Erupts in a Street BrawlSheriff Woolery and saloon man John Considine tried to seize a Republican primary by arresting the election judges; Chief Rogers and his police fought back with warrants, clubs and drawn revolvers.Seattle, WA
- Sep 9, 1894The Preacher, the Presiding Elder, and the Typewritten ScreedAn obscure minister accuses a Methodist leader of seduction and embezzlement, setting off a Seattle church scandal and a criminal-libel warrant.Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, WA
- May 22, 1895A Son Takes the Stand Against His Father in a Seattle Murder TrialProsecutors in the second Wilcox trial alleged that Charlotte Fetting's murder was a conspiracy involving her son-in-law—and the witnesses included the son-in-law's own teenage son.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA