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2 stories matching restrain

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  1. Seattle’s 'Committee of One Hundred' Fights Transit Franchise

    Civic leaders mobilize a legal challenge to halt the city council from granting street railway extensions, demanding municipal control of transit instead.

    Jul 3, 1899The Seattle StarChamber of Commerce, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Seattle Star's 'Inklings': A Glimpse into 1906 Courtroom Drama and Civic Life

    From a bitter divorce trial involving accusations of insanity to the arrest of nineteen men selling whisky to Native Americans, this page captures the gritty, colorful daily life of Seattle in April 1906.

    Apr 18, 1899The Seattle StarMagnolia Bluff, Seattle, King County

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