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1. The Great Jury Debate: When Washington Women Fought for the Bench

   A landmark 1888 legal dispute threatened to strip women of their newly won right to vote and serve as jurors in Washington Territory.

   May 14, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

2. The 'Habitual Drunkard' List

   A proposed law would have forced Seattle barkeepers to publicly post a list of 'habitual drunkards' in their establishments, effectively blacklisting them from purchasing alcohol.

   Dec 18, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

3. The Unlucky Dreamer’s Club

   A satirical club meeting in Seattle warns members against the dangers of interpreting dreams and reporting ghost sightings.

   Dec 19, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

4. The Prosecutor vs. the All-Male Jury

   King County Prosecuting Attorney John R. Bradshaw demands the inclusion of women on jury lists, citing Washington Territory’s progressive suffrage laws.

   Jun 1, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

5. The Fight for Women’s Right to Serve on Juries

   Prominent attorneys challenge the presence of female jurors in Washington territory, igniting a constitutional battle.

   Jun 13, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

6. The Governor’s Message and the Territorial Legislature

   As the territorial assembly gathers in Olympia, lawmakers debate office furniture and hear the Governor's address—while a member from Yakima keeps his feet on the table.

   Oct 6, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWashington State Capitol, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

7. Judge Greene Slaps Down Legal Nitpicking

   A Territorial judge refuses to let a clerical error in the law strip working teamsters of their property exemptions.

   Mar 9, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall

8. The Seattle Legal Crisis of 1887

   When an error in the law's title threatened to invalidate every court order in the territory, the Seattle Bar Association gathered to decide if the wheels of justice had ground to a halt.

   Feb 8, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMill Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

9. Mayor Struve Disputes Plummer's Waterfront Land Claim

   Mayor H. G. Struve acts against a squatter who fenced off city-claimed land on the Seattle waterfront.

   Jun 26, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCommercial Street (First Avenue S), Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

10. The Price of Protesting a Road

    Two men learned the hard way that testing the government's authority in court cannot be done by breaking the law first.

    Aug 30, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDistrict No. 4, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

11. The Shadow of the Anti-Chinese Movement in Puyallup

    A local meeting of citizens and the Sheriff turns into a mass swearing-in of deputy sheriffs as anti-Chinese agitation reaches a fever pitch.

    Oct 22, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPuyallup Town Hall, Puyallup, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance

12. The Industrial Empires of the Puget Sound

    How corporate consolidation and the lumber boom transformed the Washington Territory into a global timber supplier.

    Nov 26, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKitsap CountyFollow the Money

13. The Day Seattle Suffrage Died

    A technical legal oversight by the Territorial Legislature has stripped women of their right to vote and serve on juries.

    Feb 4, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

14. The Sting on Washington Street

    A bold bribery attempt backfires when a Seattle constable and a city official lure a man into a trap, leading to a dramatic arrest.

    Oct 19, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFront Street & Washington Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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