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229 stories matching excess
- The 'Specialists' of First Avenue
A predatory medical institute promises secret cures for 'youthful indiscretions' and 'lost vitality' from their downtown Seattle office.
- The Townsite Rebellion
Prominent citizens challenge the legal legitimacy of Aberdeen’s city government to dodge street improvement assessments.
- The Great Western Land Grab
A federal investigation exposes how massive railroad corporations illicitly claimed hundreds of thousands of acres of public land by exploiting loopholes and keeping government clerks in the dark.
- Tragic Death on the South Park Tracks
After celebrating Independence Day with excessive alcohol, a young farmhand met a gruesome end on the electric car trestle.
- The Hunt for a Courthouse
Newly formed Benton County struggles to find a permanent home for its government, weighing the costs of repair against the urgency of record storage.
- City Council Rejects Lone Bid for Second Street Paving
Kennewick officials put the brakes on local street improvements after receiving a bid that far exceeded engineers' estimates.
- The Cost of a Sunday Saloon
A lawyer wins a suit against his own client over fees generated during the 1902 'Sunday Law' crackdown.
- Spokane Taxpayers Stage Telephone Strike
Thousands of residents have joined a coordinated refusal to pay increased utility rates following legal advice that the jump is not backed by state law.
- A Frontier Independence Day Warning
On the Fourth of July, 1891, Senator Claypool delivers a scathing critique of corporate power, political corruption, and the shifting identity of a growing nation.
- The Fight for the County Printing Contract
The Kennewick Courier protests the county commissioners' failure to award them the county printing contract, arguing it was a violation of legal and professional standards.
- The Annual Rampage of the Columbia
High water levels cause flooding and excitement in White Bluffs as the river reaches 1913 flood stage benchmarks.
- A Banker's Day of Reckoning in Walla Walla
A local savings bank president is charged with larceny and receives a stinging rebuke from the bench over his bond amount.
- The Expense Account Scandal
An investigation by the state bureau reveals that the Industrial Insurance Commission chairman was padding his vouchers to cover personal travel and family expenses.
- Former Official Accused of Child Abuse
A criminal complaint against former Secretary of State Allen Weir sparks local debate over the bounds of corporal punishment.
- Farmers Organize Against Corporate Monopoly
King County's Farmers' Alliance moves to combat high freight rates and grain warehouse monopolies through local infrastructure.
- The Pay Cut: Walla Walla Clerks Face Salary Reductions
Postmaster General Payne orders immediate corrections to payroll irregularities; local employees see their wages slashed effective June 1.
- Whistleblower Exposes Shoddy Work on County Almshouse
A veteran bricklayer alleges that the new county building was built with inferior materials and covered up with paint to deceive inspectors.
- Two Women Seek Freedom from Marital Abuse
In an era of restrictive legal options, two Seattle women successfully sue for divorce on grounds of cruelty and abandonment.
- The Professor’s High-Rolling Farewell
A lodge trustee embezzles thousands and leaves the local treasury empty for a life of excess on Washington Street.
- A South End Street Would Cost More Than Everything on It Is Worth
Residents of the Sixth Addition want South L Street graded. The city engineer says bridging the Northern Pacific tracks would run $30,000 past the value of the abutting property.
- Corruption Charges in Snohomish County
The Snohomish County Attorney charges commissioners with 'malfeasance, misfeasance, corruption, and misdemeanor' in a sweeping legal bid to remove them from office.
- City Attorney Blocks Olympia’s Columbia Street Assessment
A legal opinion found that street grading and planking done without contracts could not be charged to abutting owners beyond $500—putting more than $2,000 in assessments in doubt.
- The Auditor's Ledger: Efficiency and the Salary System
Chehalis County Auditor Geo. W. Boyington defends his record against the backdrop of the transition from fee-based to salaried public service.
- The Battle for Tacoma's Water
A complex struggle unfolds as private interests and the city council clash over a million-dollar water contract.
- Managing the Fragile Growth of Kennewick Orchards
Agricultural expert warns that current pruning methods are leaving local pear trees top-heavy and vulnerable.