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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 61 |
| 1889 | 130 |
| 1891 | 81 |
| 1892 | 291 |
| 1893 | 397 |
| 1894 | 448 |
| 1895 | 512 |
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- The Poverty of Defense
A Snohomish murder trial hit a sudden snag when the defendant's lawyer quit after the family ran out of funds, forcing the judge to appoint local counsel to an 'unprofitable' case.
- Land Fraud in a Booming Town: Two Everett Homestead Cases Go to Trial
A 170-acre tract valued at $1,000 an acre and a 40-acre parcel in the heart of Everett are at the center of separate land contests alleging fraudulent homestead and pre-emption claims.
- The Trial of the Deadly Gun Trap
A Whatcom man faces trial for setting a lethal snare that killed a man, marking a rare legal precedent for the state.
- The Commissioner's Conflict
Commissioner Williams denies avoiding Banker Atkins's case, calling the 100-mile warrant assignment unnecessary.
- A Spokane Forgery Case Stalls
A lawyer for a Spokane man accused of forging his mother's name asks for a delayed trial, citing the summer heat.
- Typhoid Fever Cases Climb in Seattle
Three new cases reported to the city health officer bring the count to twenty-four since January 1.
- The Mayor as Judge, Jury, and Prosecutor
Mayor Ronald faces criticism for holding hearings where he acts as the sole arbiter in a case involving the removal of city health officials.
- Typhoid Outbreak Strikes Seattle’s Fourth and Fifth Wards
Eight cases of typhoid fever and two deaths have been reported since the start of the year, prompting Health Officer Palmer to urge residents to boil their drinking water.
- The High Stakes Battle for Seattle’s Waterfront
A landmark legal fight reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, threatening to upend state ownership of tide lands.
- Judicial Gridlock in King County
The Supreme Court intervenes when two Seattle judges refuse to finalize a case, each insisting the other should sign off.
- Who Cares for the Broken Legged?
A public dispute arises over whether the city physician is obligated to treat emergency cases.
- A Remarkably Low Death Rate—and Nowhere to Put the Fever Cases
Seattle's health officer reports 467 deaths in 1894, credits sewers for cutting typhoid, and asks for a small hospital for diphtheria and scarlet fever.
- The Rent Dispute That Ended With a Trunk Spirited Away
A Seattle landlord held a tenant’s trunk for unpaid rent; when she replevied it, he made it vanish—and a petit-larceny case collapsed.
- Seattle’s Street-Grade Tax Test Case
A judge upholds the city’s assessment method, setting up a Supreme Court fight over who pays when a street is graded under an old charter.
- Cold Case: The Skokomish Peddler Murder
A murder trial abruptly concludes as the judge dismisses the case for lack of evidence.
- Scarlet Fever Closes In on Seattle's Schools
Forty cases since April 1 and the tally still climbing — the city's health officer orders two school buildings disinfected, then finds he cannot get the supplies to do it.
- The Mayor and the Judge Clash Over Profanity
A power struggle in Seattle’s municipal court erupted when the mayor and city prosecutor refused to follow a judge's orders to prosecute a case involving a 'cursing' boat captain.
- The Great Bail Bond Fiasco
Two swindlers arrested on a Puget Sound steamer have vanished after a two-year legal delay, leaving the state helpless to punish them.
- Smallpox Secrecy at the Convent of Mercy
A Mother Superior faces trial and a fine for failing to report a case of smallpox within the Snohomish convent.
- Smallpox, a Cover-Up, and the Threat of Quarantine on Puget Sound
Two cases surfaced near Government and Cormorant streets while Victoria's papers stayed silent; with 21 cases there and two at Snohomish, Sound cities braced to cut themselves off — and the fumigation of mail only just halted.
- The Smallpox Quarantine Lifted
After weeks of isolation and public panic, Tacoma and Seattle lift travel restrictions as smallpox cases in Victoria stabilize.
- A City Divided Over Disease
As scarlet fever spreads through Seattle, the Board of Health and the House of Delegates clash over funding for an inspector, leaving the city vulnerable.
- Neglect at Eighth and Lenora
Mayor Ronald intervenes in a heartbreaking case of medical neglect involving a child in a rooming house district.
- The Toll of the Pest House
Health Officer Limerick tallies the human cost of the smallpox epidemic in Snohomish.
- The City Treasurer’s Downfall
After a week of intense scrutiny, A. Krog is convicted of misappropriating public funds; the case marks a major legal test for Seattle’s municipal accountability.