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- A Dispute Over Laundry and Etiquette
A laundryman and a theatrical man clash in a courtroom, highlighting cultural prejudices of the 1890s.
- The War on the Codlin Moth
A state fruit inspector’s crusade against blighted orchards in Dayton sparks a legal showdown over diseased trees.
- The Shift from Tacoma to Seattle
Jesse J. Ashton moves the Pacific Navigation Company headquarters to Seattle, citing the city's growing commercial dominance.
- The Price of a Lost Election Bet
After betting on the wrong presidential candidate, a local man spent his afternoon forced to play a hand organ for charity to settle his debt.
- The Sewer Scandal and the 'Pull' of the Democratic Machine
Testimony in the investigation of city official Jesse Cochran reveals a culture of backroom deals, sub-standard materials, and patronage hiring within the city's public works department.
- The Railroad Fixer Who Helped Build Seattle Dies of a Cold Caught in Olympia
Jesse W. George, Great Northern right-of-way agent, former U.S. marshal and survivor of the 1889 fire, dies at his Fourth and Cherry home after pneumonia.
- The Teacher Who Erased His Own Past
Jesse Edward Brown ran Yakima's Indian school, gave away his salary to his pupils—and destroyed every paper that might explain who he was.
- The Judge Who Kept His Robes
A House committee found Spokane's Judge Jesse Arthur 'grossly improper' for the bench. The legislature then voted 21 to 47 to drop the whole matter.
- A Discharged Laborer Speaks Out
Patrick Lavan, a laborer dismissed from city water works, writes to the press to dispel rumors of violent threats and describe the hardship of supporting seven children.
- A Brother Watched Three Boys Sink in the Snake
A Saturday-night swim turned fatal for two 19-year-olds and a 15-year-old; a brother on shore saw them go under only ten feet from safety.
- City Hall Power Struggle: Mayor Ronald Wins Right to Oust Appointees
A court ruling confirms that the Mayor of Seattle holds sole authority to remove city officials, signaling an end to a high-profile challenge.
- The Shadow of a Workplace Grudge
A Public Works Commissioner pleads for police protection as he fears a discharged laborer may seek a violent revenge.
- City Leaders Accused of Sewer Scandal
Seattle's Board of Public Works is under fire for alleged mismanagement, incompetence, and waste during the city's massive sewer construction projects.
- Seattle’s Sewers and the City Hall Purge
Mayor Ronald removes two public works board members following an eight-day inquiry into municipal corruption and wasted funds.
- The Mayor's Selective Hatchet
A critical look at Mayor Ronald’s inconsistent logic in his attempt to fire board members over the city's tunnel sewer project.
- The Fight Against 'Lousy' Nursery Stock
A state inspector battles unscrupulous Eastern nurserymen shipping pest-ridden trees into Washington, warning local farmers against being swindled.
- Walla Walla Farmers Take on the Railroads
Local farmers organize to challenge the Northern Pacific and Hunt system over unfair freight rates.
- City Hall Shakeup: Mayor Ronald Fires Public Works Board
Mayor J.T. Ronald ousts two public works commissioners following charges of negligence, incompetence, and construction fraud.
- The Judge Who Was Too High to Rule
Washington state legislators launch an impeachment investigation into a Spokane judge accused of being a 'morphine fiend' who presided over court while intoxicated.
- The Political Spoils System in 1892 Seattle
Mayor John Ronald’s effort to oust his political opponents from the board of public works reveals the bare-knuckled power struggles of early Seattle city hall.
- The Elopement That Gripped Whatcom
When a thirteen-year-old girl ran away with a suitor, the resulting pursuit and public scandal exposed the harsh limits of autonomy and safety for youth in the 1890s.
- City Hall's Incompetent Board of Works
A critical letter exposes the lack of qualifications among the men overseeing Seattle's infrastructure, from water pipes to sewer systems.
- The Bridge Swung, and Fifteen Loaded Cars Went Down
A bridge collapse near Walla Walla sent a tender, fifteen freight cars and a caboose into a ravine, leaving three railroad men badly injured and one likely to lose an arm.
- Five Years in Black: A Widow's Suit for a Captain Lost on a Dark Gangplank
Eliza Hill takes the Oregon Improvement Company to federal court for $50,000 over the death of her one-armed husband, who fell between a pier and a steamship at Anacortes.
- Mount Vernon Chamber Backs Lake Washington Canal
Mount Vernon chamber members clash over local infrastructure projects and perceived government neglect of the Skagit River.