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- Plundering the Friendless Dead: King County Doctors Under Investigation
The medical society opens a probe into members accused of padding bills against the estates of patients who died with no heirs.
- A Federal Judge Takes Away Washington's Power to Set Railroad Rates
Judge Hanford rules in Seattle that the state railroad commission cannot fix freight and fares — and Governor Mead weighs a constitutional amendment and a special session to give it back.
- Seattle’s Missing City Money and the Loophole That Could Free a Fugitive Controller
John Riplinger, Seattle’s former city controller, fled to Honduras after being accused of stealing contractor deposits. A state Supreme Court ruling that the money was not city funds may now clear him—and his bondsmen.
- One Lawsuit Over Jackson Street Stops Every Big Street Project in Washington
The state supreme court voids the 1893 eminent domain law, and Seattle's half-million-dollar regrade — along with the ambitious improvements of every city over 1,500 people — is suddenly unfundable.