W. M. York
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- Sep 26, 1872The First Teachers’ Institute: A Battle for Seattle’s SoulIn September 1872, the Territory’s top educators gathered in Seattle to debate everything from corporal punishment to the role of women in teaching, laying the groundwork for public education in Washington.Territorial University, Seattle, WA
- Oct 17, 1872The Editor Who Sold His Paper to a Brothel KeeperA scathing letter in the Puget Sound Dispatch exposes the corrupt alliance between Seattle’s Republican party and its most notorious vice kingpins, asking: 'What of that newspaper publisher... who for a palm share in the wages of prostitution gives his aid and influence?'Seattle, WA