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7 stories matching boardman

  1. The Star Chamber Water Loan Scandal

    Tacoma city officials met behind locked doors to authorize the use of water extension funds for speculative warrant purchases, sparking threats of injunctions.

    Dec 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. The Pig in a Poke

    Tacoma city officials rush a $1.75 million water works deal through the council despite lacking inventory records or valuation.

    Feb 26, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. The Swing Chorus: How Seattle’s Elite Turned a Concert into a Tropical Fantasy

    At Frye’s Opera House in 1903, the Harmony Club staged a bizarre and beautiful musical revue featuring twenty-six young women swinging on hammocks and teeter-totters, proving that Seattle society was ready for something new.

    Feb 24, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  4. The Rent Crisis of 1891: Tacoma Merchants at a Breaking Point

    As local business owners faced a contracting economy and 'money stringency,' the Chamber of Commerce debated whether high commercial rents and utility costs were driving them toward insolvency.

    Jan 7, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Collapse of the Orting Bank

    A small-town financial institution fails after a dubious draft and questionable loans, leaving local depositors to face the consequences of 'loose management.'

    Feb 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOrting, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · True Crime

  6. The Chamber of Commerce’s Grand Gesture: Seattle’s Business Elite Rally Behind Senator Squire

    Over 500 merchants, officials, and their ladies board the steamer Bailey Gate for a two-day excursion to Olympia, aiming to sway the state senate with a show of unified commercial support.

    Jan 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPike Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  7. The Homesteading Debutantes

    Two young women from Spokane reject the domestic sphere to stake a claim on the rugged Washington frontier.

    Aug 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNewman Lake, Spokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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  1. The Boarding House Voter: A Woman’s Letter on Electoral Fraud

    In January 1891, Elizabeth Lyle Saxon writes to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from Whatcom County, arguing that her experience running a boarding house reveals how easily voters can manipulate residency laws to sway contested elections.

    Jan 28, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Switchman's Last Ride

    A tragic industrial death on the waterfront sparks a collective act of solidarity among rail workers.

    Sep 28, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCalvary Cemetery, Seattle

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