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4 stories matching comprehens

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  1. The Unsparing Champion of Right

    In 1878, the Weekly Puget Sound Dispatch positioned itself as the 'Fearless Champion' of the common citizen, promising to be the cheapest and most comprehensive source of news in the Washington Territory.

    Sep 7, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King County

  2. The Price of Order: Seattle’s 1878 County Budget

    A deep dive into the 1878 King County audit reveals a frontier government struggling to balance the books through liquor licenses, jail construction, and the high cost of local justice.

    Sep 7, 1878Puget Sound DispatchKing County Courthouse, SeattleCity Hall

  3. The Great Seattle Railroad Swindle

    How corporate speculators and land rings bypassed honest stockholders and plundered the future of the city's waterfront.

    May 25, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle Waterfront, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Boom-Town Pitch: Selling Washington’s Future

    In 1877, a local politician’s grand argument for statehood painted Washington Territory as a bustling industrial powerhouse—and a future 'granary of America.'

    Feb 16, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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