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4 stories matching vigilant
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:vigil, viant, vivant, volant, vibrant
- The Vigilante Committee: Tacoma's Desperate War on Crime
In March 1902, Tacoma’s elite formed a secret society sworn to kill without mercy after police failed to stop a wave of robberies and murders.
- The Great Silver Heist: Burglars Strike Judge’s Home on Capitol Hill
Thieves bypassed a vigilant household to steal $500 worth of silverware from the residence of Judge J.A. Stratman, marking one of the most daring crimes in Seattle this month.
- The Quarantine of Tacoma: When a Hotel Became a Prison for Railroad Workers
In April 1898, a single case of smallpox in a Tacoma hotel triggered a massive quarantine that stranded dozens of railroad employees and paralyzed the city's transit network.
- The Saloon Wars: How Seattle’s Council Killed the Fight to Ban Bars from Residential Streets
In a heated March 1904 council meeting, reformers fought to keep saloons off streets where wives and children walked. The measure failed, revealing deep corruption and the powerful grip of liquor interests on city government.