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2 stories matching compuls

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  1. The Sunday Saloon War: When Seattle’s Business Elite Fought for the Right to Rest

    In January 1885, a heated civic battle erupted over the enforcement of Sunday closing laws, pitting the city’s liquor trade against a coalition of reformers and weary laborers.

    Jan 11, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  2. The Tax Protest on Madison Street

    A Seattle property owner challenges the city's assessment for Madison Street improvements, calling the fees illegal and a cloud on the title.

    May 4, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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