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| 1854 | 3 |
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| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 34 |
| 1892 | 91 |
| 1893 | 110 |
| 1894 | 115 |
| 1895 | 114 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 32 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 50 |
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909 stories matching admit
- A Killing Confessed: The Rancher, the Wrecked Home, and the Man Who Waited by the Barn
Arthur C. Ash admits he waylaid James Boone near Sprague — and says he meant to kill a second man too.
- Filipino Students Face a Closing Door at American Universities
A Filipino student leader in New York charges that West Coast universities, including the University of Washington, are quietly shutting out Filipino applicants — admitting just one of twenty last year.
- The Senatorial Bribery Scandal Rocking Olympia
A state judge admits to soliciting votes for the Senate through promises of state institution locations, casting a shadow over the political corruption of the 1891 legislative session.
- Tacoma’s Vice 'Lid' Finally Sealed
Mayor and Chief of Police bow to council pressure to finally end the city's unofficial restricted vice district.
- Seattle’s Missing $5,500: A Treasurer, a Fire, and a Quiet Committee Settlement
Ex-City Treasurer W. L. Ames’s accounts were short. His bondsmen admitted it and the finance committee looked for a settlement—no prosecution, just a deal.
- The Fight Over Chinese Immigration
Tensions mount as authorities in Puget Sound and Portland scramble to manage the arrival of Chinese travelers and the enforcement of the Geary Act.
- The Opium Smuggler of the Union Depot
A traveler posing as a hardware salesman is arrested in Spokane after authorities discover 1,300 pounds of contraband in his luggage.
- A Will on Note Paper Survives a Husband’s Challenge
A Seattle court admits Lena Shay Baldwin’s handwritten will, ending a long contest with her surviving husband over Washington, D.C. property, family furniture and jewelry.
- A Train Robber’s Confession From Wales
A fugitive arrested in Wales admits he and a partner held up a Great Northern passenger near Seattle in 1905—a crime local investigators had blamed on the notorious Bill Miner.
- The Lucile Dreyfus Mining Scandal
A multi-thousand dollar embezzlement scheme involving forged signatures and fake stock certificates rocks Spokane's financial elite.
- Where Is D. P. Ballard? The Lawyer Who Vanished With the G.A.R. Fund
A well-known Olympia attorney disappears leaving debts, a destitute family, and a fraternal post asking what happened to its money.
- Dying on the Doorstep of 'Reform'
A laborer assaulted with a coupling-pin is left bleeding in the street after city officials and the health officer refuse to admit him to the hospital, citing new bureaucratic squabbles.
- The Tramp Who Tried to Outsmart the Law
A wandering man thought he had convinced a police captain to buy him a free meal, only to find the ‘restaurant’ was the city jail kitchen.
- The Boss’s Math Lesson
A worker asks for a raise and receives a bizarre, exhaustive breakdown explaining why he supposedly never works a full day.
- The Paid Informer of Seattle
Seattle Police Chief Sullivan faces scrutiny after admitting to employing a convicted career burglar as a paid police informant.
- The Last Frontier: Washington Admitted to the Union
As President Harrison signs the 'Omnibus Bill,' Seattle celebrates the end of territorial status and the dawn of statehood for the Pacific Northwest.
- The Shadowy Market for State School Lands
Amid allegations of bidding rings and collusive sales, Washington's land commission defends its auctions while acknowledging at least one case of corruption in Tacoma.
- The Detective Who Watched a Stenographer—and the Doctor Who Paid Him
A Seattle lawsuit over unpaid surveillance opens a window onto Dr. J. Eugene Jordan’s relationship with Margaret Deboe, the young woman who killed herself with his revolver.
- A Marriage Unravels in Court
A Seattle divorce trial exposes domestic misery and accusations of physical abuse and infidelity.
- The Unwelcome Embrace
A Cheney woman speaks out against a preacher who combined petty theft with unwanted advances.
- The Fight for Yakima's First Park
The city council rejected a land purchase for a public park, ignoring the future needs of a growing population.
- The Fight for Statehood: A 1882 Pitch for Washington’s Future
Before Washington was a state, its Congressional delegate fought a 'hard fight' to convince Washington D.C. that the territory was ready to join the Union.
- A Domestic Dispute Escalates to Official Intervention
A mother locks her son out of the house, prompting a police response in Seattle.
- An Honest Find in the Snow
A local laborer, despite his own poverty, turns in a lost gold watch to the police.
- A Massive Accounting Deficit at City Hall
Former City Treasurer Isaac Parker is found liable for over $11,000 in missing public funds following a years-long legal effort by the city.