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313 stories matching yesler
- The Deed Was Too Generous: Yesler's Estate Sues to Take Back a Slice of Seattle
A forgotten 1892 complaint by Seattle's founding figure is revived by his administrators, who say a mutual mistake gave away too much of the Yesler donation claim.
- New Revelations in the Yesler Will Scandal
A bombshell deposition alleges that the widow of pioneer Henry L. Yesler and her mother conspired to destroy his will to secure his vast fortune.
- The Final Verdict on the Yesler Fortune
The Supreme Court intervenes in the contentious battle over Sarah Yesler's estate.
- The Yesler Estate Cashes Out Its Corner of Pioneer Square
Administrators ask the court to let them sell the Yesler Building at Commercial Street and Yesler Avenue to New York's Mutual Life, in a deal worth roughly half a million dollars.
- Woman’s Home Renamed for Sarah B. Yesler
The Woman's Home Association dedicates its facility in memory of the late wife of Seattle pioneer Henry L. Yesler.
- The Forgery Charge Against Minnie Yesler
Confined to her mansion under a physician's care, the widow of Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler waives a hearing on forgery charges.
- Henry Yesler's Secret Note Comes Due
A Seattle jury spends fifteen minutes awarding a pioneer's long-hidden IOU—about $125,000 with interest—after the Yesler estate offers no defense.
- The Unpaid Wages of a Seattle Pioneer
A Chinese house servant sues the estate of one of the city's most famous pioneers, Henry L. Yesler, for years of back wages.
- Henry Yesler's Estate Sued Over Unpaid Furnishings for a Women's Home
The Seattle pioneer promised to outfit the Sarah B. Yesler Woman's Home. Two suppliers say the bills are still unpaid, and they want the estate to pay.
- The Forgery Charge Against Mrs. Yesler Collapses
A technicality involving a legislative change to the law lets Mrs. Minnie G. Yesler and her co-defendants off the hook for alleged forgery.
- A High-Stakes Estate Battle Erupts in Court
Minnie G. Yesler fights to manage her late husband's $1.5 million estate while fending off forgery accusations against her.
- The Secret Deposition in the Yesler Will Scandal
A cousin of the late Henry Yesler breaks her silence on alleged threats and bribery surrounding his contested will.
- The Strange Journey of a Dismissal Letter
A delayed letter of dismissal, postmarked weeks after it was written, adds a layer of intrigue to the high-stakes probate battle surrounding the Yesler estate.
- The Sarah B. Yesler Dwelling
Seattle pioneer Henry L. Yesler donates $2,000 to furnish a new boarding house for working women in memory of his late wife.
- The Ghost of the Yesler Will
Henry Yesler, Seattle's pioneer mogul, left behind a vast fortune and a city convinced he bequeathed it all to them—but the document is missing.
- The Battle for the Yesler Fortune
Legal teams spar in the high-stakes probate battle over the estate of Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler.
- The Widow, the Missing Will, and the Yesler Homestead
Mary Booth lived nineteen years at Sixth and Jefferson before Henry Yesler's promised bequest vanished and the house passed into his estate.
- The Sarah B. Yesler Hotel Opens its Doors
A new institution for working women, championed by the city's society women and funded by Henry L. Yesler, officially opens to a crowd of one thousand.
- The Missing Will That Would Have Given Seattle a Library
Henry Yesler's widow and two doctors are arrested, accused of burning a will that left the pioneer's fortune—and his mansion—to the city.
- The Yesler Estate Land Dispute
The Supreme Court rejects a claim for ten acres of land promised as a bonus for building a cable car line.
- Seattle Bids Farewell to Its Founding Father
As Henry Yesler, the man who built the city's first sawmill, is laid to rest, Princess Angeline and the city's pioneers reflect on the rapid transformation of their frontier home.
- The Yesler Forgery Scandal
The legal drama surrounding Mrs. Yesler, a member of one of Seattle's most prominent founding families, continues to divide the courtroom.
- Yesler’s Waterfront Battle Reaches the Supreme Court
A landmark property rights case regarding Seattle’s harbor lines is dismissed on a technicality.
- The Passing of Seattle's Founder
Henry L. Yesler, the man who built the city's first steam sawmill and staked the claim that defined early Seattle, dies at 81.
- The Mayor's Budget Warning
Mayor Ronald warns the City Council that purchasing an engine house site using cash reserves will force the city to issue scrip to cover remaining operating costs.