W. Lair Hill
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- Mar 25, 1890The Waterfront Brawl at AnacortesA simmering land-boom rivalry between Fairhaven and Anacortes turns violent on the docks.Anacortes, WA
- Jan 25, 1891The Banquet That Built Seattle's Legal EliteIn 1903, the city’s most powerful lawyers gathered at the Rainier Hotel to honor Judge Julius Stratton, cementing a social network that would shape Washington State's legal landscape for decades.Fremont, Seattle
- Feb 8, 1891Moving the University: A Fight Over Land and LegacyLegislators and local boosters draft a plan to relocate the University of Washington and untangle decades of messy land titles.Metropolitan Tract, Seattle, WA
- Jan 19, 1892The Half-Million Dollar Land WarAfter decades of legal battles involving divorce, disputed donation claims, and multiple claimants, a massive 80-acre swath of Seattle real estate finally changes hands.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1892The Mayor Who Acted as Judge, Jury, and ProsecutorIn 1892, a high-stakes power struggle over city contracts led to a surreal administrative trial where the Mayor of Seattle presided over his own accusations against the Board of Public Works.Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1892Jury Returns Second-Degree Verdict for Goldendale MurderJohn Green, 21, narrowly avoids a first-degree murder conviction for the killing of William Dunn at a local hotel.Goldendale, WA