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| 1854 | 3 |
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| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 20 |
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| 1882 | 6 |
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| 1889 | 34 |
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| 1895 | 115 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 6 |
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| 1903 | 49 |
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907 stories matching conduct
- The Tragic Passing of a Respected Seattle Druggist
A leading citizen and pharmacist, Joseph P. Morrill, was found dead in his bed after a fatal attempt to find relief from his long-standing asthma.
- City Hall Under Siege for Corruption
Calls for the impeachment of two public works commissioners trigger fears of a city hall whitewash.
- An Election Day of Peace and Poll-Side Scuffles
While Seattleites crowded the streets to await national results, local voting remained largely orderly, save for a few spirited scuffles and one man brandishing a cane.
- A Private Gamble for Public Welfare
C. B. Hysom attempts to save a stalled orphanage project by linking it to a commercial dairy ranch.
- Seattle's Dance Hall Ordinance Faces Legal Challenge
Proprietors open their doors to test the legality of local ordinances targeting 'lewd and lascivious' variety dance halls.
- The Smuggler Who Ran a School for Contraband
A smuggler caught near Sumas taught Chinese immigrants American geography to help them evade border officers.
- The Anti-Asian Campaign in Spokane
The American Legion in Spokane launches an investigation into the vegetable trade, claiming 'Oriental control' of the local market.
- The Brutality of the Walla Walla Penitentiary
A critical look at the failing 'cell system' and the questionable state industries in Washington’s state prison.
- A Warm Haven in the Heart of the Skid Road
While Seattle’s winter chill drove men to the fringes, one mission at Second and Jackson offered a rare sanctuary of light and literature for the city's struggling laborers.
- The Battle for Port Orchard's Dry Dock
Local residents petition the Navy to investigate alleged contractor favoritism in the growth of Charleston.
- Seattle's Mayor Skeptical of Coxey's Army Arrival
As unemployed men march toward Washington D.C. to demand government action, Seattle's mayor offers little hope for public assistance to the local contingent.
- An Arrest at the Arlington
A man is taken into custody for violating city morals ordinances while dressed in feminine attire.
- The Scandalous Exit of Otto Wolff
A hotel proprietor flees to Washington state after reports of 'unnatural offenses' surface against him.
- The Cost of Adulterated Milk
A Seattle dealer faces legal consequences for using toxic additives in milk sold to the public.
- The Officer, the Wife, and the Bouquet: A Seattle Courtroom Melodrama
John Brown gets thirty days for disorderly conduct, but he blames a handsome policeman for stealing his wife—who arrives in court with flowers and a secret for the judge.
- The Fight to Fix Washington's Territorial Schools
A concerned teacher proposes major reforms to end patronage, cheating, and superintendent corruption in the Territory's school system.
- A Threat in Chinatown: The Laundryman, the Secret Society, and the Police Escort
After a robbery in Wa Chong’s building, a Chinese agent fears assassination by a band of seventeen ‘highbinders’ and asks Captain Brennan for safe conduct home.
- The Guard Mutinied Over a Railroad Strike
A 1894 court of inquiry found Tacoma’s Company G guilty of mutiny, cashiered a captain who surrendered to strikers at Sprague, and exposed a forged strike-edition letter.
- The Saloonkeeper’s Gunshot on Front Street
A quiet night near the Seattle Coal Company’s bunkers was shattered when a local woman took matters into her own hands regarding a stray dog.
- The Plumbing Inspector Controversy
Mayor Phelps's appointment of a new inspector faces a public challenge from the local plumbers' union.
- An Outrage on the River: Snohomish Demands Reliable Mail
Local business leaders call for a boycott of congressional candidates until they pledge to fix the 'shameful' and intermittent mail delivery to Snohomish.
- Twelve Days in Jail for a Drunken Woman—and the Men Who Walked Free
A Port Townsend letter protests a double standard after a woman is locked up for disorderly drinking while the town's inebriated men go unpunished.
- The Open Secret of Seattle Gambling
Despite a state felony act, city officials and police watch silently as saloons pivot to poker and rigged 'bucket-shop' stock tickers.
- A Final Journey: Indigenous Travelers Bury a Kin in Ellensburg
Four travelers journeyed 35 miles by wagon to ensure a Christian burial for a woman who passed away on the banks of the Columbia River.
- The Town on Wheels
As White Bluffs migrates toward the hill, the Columbia hotel prepares for its literal trek to the new townsite.