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3 stories matching indebted

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  1. The Last Stand of Bebe Low: A Saloon Keeper’s Final Plea

    In August 1876, Seattle saloon owner Bebe Low publicly demanded his debts be settled before disappearing from the city, leaving behind a cryptic notice and a legacy of vanished frontier commerce.

    Aug 19, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King County

  2. The Social Duty of Wealth in 1878 Seattle

    A local editor challenges a wealthy property owner who claimed he owed nothing to the community that built his fortune.

    Jul 27, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Delegate Who Sold Seattle’s Future for Five Thousand Dollars

    A scathing editorial in the Puget Sound Dispatch accuses Territorial Delegate George Freeman Willard of betraying Seattle’s interests—specifically the mud flats of Duwamish Bay—to secure his own political and financial gain, while simultaneously accepting bribes from rival railroad companies.

    Oct 31, 1872Puget Sound DispatchDuwamish Bay, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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  1. The City Clerk’s Sharp Rebuke to the Intelligencer

    In 1878, Seattle’s local government publicly called out the city’s leading newspaper for 'misrepresentation' regarding the municipal debt.

    Mar 9, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

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