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63 stories matching sting
- The Perilous School Run
An innocent bystander is struck by birdshot from a gang of children wielding illegal weapons near the Denny School.
- The Olympic Block Sting
An unsuspecting man loses his gold to a woman he met in a downtown hotel hallway.
- A Temperance Firebrand Comes to the Tabernacle
Mrs. J. C. Stone brings wit, sarcasm, and a stinging critique of men's monopoly on citizenship to a packed Baptist tabernacle.
- Transit Boss Rejects City's Big German Festival
A committee of German community leaders was rebuffed by the local streetcar manager, who refused to provide enough transit to handle the thousands of expected visitors.
- The Detective in the Lincoln Park Standoff
A young detective goes undercover in a dress to recover a stolen inheritance in this dramatic first-person account of a 1918 sting operation.
- The Sting That Toppled a Representative
When Washington state lawmaker John L. Metcalfe accepted a bribe to expose corruption, the legislature responded by trying to expel him instead of the briber.
- The Fight for the Pend Oreille River
A local congressman intervenes to prevent a federal shutdown of river improvements, sparking a debate over land rights and conservation.
- The Shack They Called a Courthouse
A visiting traveler shames Seattle's leadership for holding federal court in a dilapidated building while tax dollars bled away.
- The Fugitive Clerk and the Victoria Sting
A Tacoma city official accused of forgery and embezzlement is nabbed by local officers after a high-stakes flight to Canada.
- The Diamond Thief’s Indignation
After being returned from Portland to face larceny charges, Elmer Mayberry takes issue with the press for linking him to a notorious saloon crowd.
- The Great Olympia Slot Machine Sting
Gamblers tried to stage a test case to strike down anti-gambling laws, but were outmaneuvered by the prosecuting attorney.
- The Sting at the State Capital
A political whistleblower braves public scorn to expose the bribery and influence-peddling that turned the Washington State legislature into a 'reeking cesspool.'
- The 'Two Per Cent' Shylock of Tacoma
As Tacoma voters head to the polls, bitter memories of the 1885 anti-Chinese expulsion flare up, branding a mayoral candidate with a nickname that still stings.
- Congressman Cushman and the Tariff 'Barter'
A stinging editorial accusation that Tacoma's representative traded his constituents' interests for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee.
- The Ghosting of J.C. Icebrook
A persistent suitor looking for a 'traveling companion' finds himself ensnared in a web of elaborate decoys set by a local woman and her clever brother.
- The Skagit Harvest Strike of 1878
A radical field hand pens an open letter from the Skagit River flats, decrying a race to the bottom in wages and the 'swine-like' conditions imposed on labor.
- The 'Gentleman' Thief and the Seattle Police Ring
A covert sting operation exposes a criminal syndicate that allegedly operated with the complicity of local law enforcement.
- The Postal Inspector's Decoy Trap
A persistent postal investigator nabs two local lottery men after months of elaborate sting operations.
- The 'Top and Bottom' Sting
A traveler is swindled out of his savings by a gang of con artists on a Seattle sidewalk, sparking a city-wide police sweep.
- The Case Against 'Head-Binding'
High society magazines argue against college for women, prompting a stinging editorial retort on the limits of 'social success.'
- A Violent Opium Sting Goes Wrong
An attempt by customs officers to pose as black-market buyers of 375 pounds of opium resulted in a brutal, bloody brawl that left three people hospitalized.
- The Health and Independence of American Women
A lively contemporary debate centers on whether the 'ill health' of American women is a result of fashion or a symptom of their economic dependence.
- The Pulpit vs. The Lottery: Seattle's 1892 War on Gambling
When the Louisiana Lottery sought to expand its influence across the nation, a fiery Seattle minister took to the pulpit to denounce the 'giant evil' of state-sponsored gambling and its corrupting hold on American politics.
- A Pulpit Punch-Up at the Epworth League
A church dispute over meeting protocol ends in a physical confrontation and a stinging verbal jab.
- The General Who Couldn't Say 'No' to a Bigot
Lt. Col. George Newton’s stinging reply to a letter writer reveals the ugly underbelly of Seattle’s civic elite in 1897.