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58 stories matching jess
- The Mayor's Selective Hatchet
A critical look at Mayor Ronald’s inconsistent logic in his attempt to fire board members over the city's tunnel sewer project.
- The Kent Road Dispute
A bitter neighborhood battle over property rights and road construction near Osborn Station comes to a quiet end.
- Seattle Mayor and Police Chief Indicted for Bribery
Mayor Hiram C. Gill and former Sheriff R.T. Hodge face charges for an alleged conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws.
- The Fight Against 'Lousy' Nursery Stock
A state inspector battles unscrupulous Eastern nurserymen shipping pest-ridden trees into Washington, warning local farmers against being swindled.
- Walla Walla Farmers Take on the Railroads
Local farmers organize to challenge the Northern Pacific and Hunt system over unfair freight rates.
- City Hall Shakeup: Mayor Ronald Fires Public Works Board
Mayor J.T. Ronald ousts two public works commissioners following charges of negligence, incompetence, and construction fraud.
- Switch Tampering Triggers Logging Train Accident
Two men face legal consequences after a construction car collision on the Satsop rail line.
- The Myth of the Wild West Cowboy
A columnist deconstructs the romantic image of the 'blood-draggled' cowboy, revealing that the men who shot up town billiard parlors were often just farm-boys performing bravado.
- The Bitter End of a College Place Marriage
A landmark local divorce case involving domestic violence, a butcher knife, and an $8,000 settlement concludes in Walla Walla.
- The Judge Who Was Too High to Rule
Washington state legislators launch an impeachment investigation into a Spokane judge accused of being a 'morphine fiend' who presided over court while intoxicated.
- The Political Spoils System in 1892 Seattle
Mayor John Ronald’s effort to oust his political opponents from the board of public works reveals the bare-knuckled power struggles of early Seattle city hall.
- The Elopement That Gripped Whatcom
When a thirteen-year-old girl ran away with a suitor, the resulting pursuit and public scandal exposed the harsh limits of autonomy and safety for youth in the 1890s.
- Great Northern Train Derails into the Wenatchee River
A passenger train falls into a washed-out track near Leavenworth, leaving three dead and passengers clinging to life in the mountain currents.
- City Hall's Incompetent Board of Works
A critical letter exposes the lack of qualifications among the men overseeing Seattle's infrastructure, from water pipes to sewer systems.
- The Bridge Swung, and Fifteen Loaded Cars Went Down
A bridge collapse near Walla Walla sent a tender, fifteen freight cars and a caboose into a ravine, leaving three railroad men badly injured and one likely to lose an arm.
- Dry County? Newport Saloons Take Local Option to Court
Stevens County's rural voters prepare for a no-license election while Newport saloonkeepers challenge the September vote and Springdale's dry petition dies on a technicality.
- The Struggle for Rails and Revenue in Pioneer Seattle
An editorial chastising local property holders for failing to invest in their own infrastructure, warning that without local buy-in, Seattle’s growth remains a hostage to outside capital.
- Five Years in Black: A Widow's Suit for a Captain Lost on a Dark Gangplank
Eliza Hill takes the Oregon Improvement Company to federal court for $50,000 over the death of her one-armed husband, who fell between a pier and a steamship at Anacortes.
- Mount Vernon Chamber Backs Lake Washington Canal
Mount Vernon chamber members clash over local infrastructure projects and perceived government neglect of the Skagit River.
- The Territorial Legislator and the Editor’s Ego
A fiery public feud erupts in 1861 between a Clark County representative and the editor of the Washington Standard, highlighting the volatile politics of the territorial legislature.
- A Tacoma Marriage Ends in Murder and Suicide
Isaac H. Bratton shot his wife and then himself after weeks of suspicion, religious friction, and threats—a domestic tragedy that consumed a Tacoma household.
- They Paid for Everett Lots and Found a Hidden Blanket Mortgage
A lawsuit against the Land and River Improvement Company showed how townsite speculation could leave buyers holding contracts that the company could not fulfill.
- A Constable, a Cattle Thief, and Five Bullets on the Road to Ritzville
Detective L. A. Conlee arrested Alfred Simes for cattle rustling at Sprague and set out for Ritzville with his prisoner. By morning he was dead in the road, shot five times, and Simes was riding north toward British Columbia.
- Poindexter's Manager Claims the Farmers and Working Men Are His
Rufus R. Wilson returns from a statewide swing insisting the Progressive Republican League has 96 newspapers and 80 percent of Yakima farmers behind Miles Poindexter for Senate — against a field of millionaires.
- The Plot to Fire the Engineer Behind Seattle’s Sewer Tunnels
Democratic operatives wanted Reginald H. Thomson’s job for a patronage appointee. Mayor Ronald threatened to make them pay.