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2 stories matching comput

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  1. The Price of Reputation in Early Seattle

    A local editor defends the city's power brokers against 'malicious' newspaper attacks, arguing that persistent personal vituperation drives away the capital needed for infrastructure.

    Apr 20, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. How Washington Territory's Public Printing Became a Corrupt Political Perk

    A Seattle editor rails against the patronage and fraud in the territory's printing contracts, revealing that one printer paid Secretary Smith $2,000 for the appointment.

    Oct 20, 1877Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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