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- Dec 7, 1861The Bold Navigator and the Tatoosh Island Light-KeeperA maritime dispute over a salvaged anchor reveals the shady side-hustles of a government lighthouse official.Neah Bay, WA
- Feb 19, 1894The Ballard City Hall MeltdownA local council meeting descends into chaos as officials trade corruption accusations and threats of physical violence.Seattle, WA
- Feb 7, 1895Ballard's City Attorney Skipped Court—and the City Paid a Debt TwiceA $1,046 judgment forced Ballard to pay the same debt twice, prompting the mayor to demand an investigation into City Attorney Edmund Peters' neglect.Seattle, WA
- Apr 7, 1895Ballard's Saloon War: A Dry Sunday and a Hornet's NestA petition to shutter Ballard's saloons on the Sabbath, an ordinance to strip them of blinds and screens, and defiant barkeeps threatening to resist — the young city's first big temperance fight comes to a head in the council rooms.Ballard Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Apr 11, 1895A Dry Petition, a Waterworks Deal and a Stolen WheelbarrowFour hundred Ballard residents want the saloons shut from Saturday midnight to Monday morning. A councilman says the whole thing is spite over the city's purchase of the water plant — and the council buys the water plant anyway.Ballard, WA