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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 32 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 57 |
| 1893 | 72 |
| 1894 | 126 |
| 1895 | 154 |
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- The Treasurer’s Deep Hole
Tacoma’s city treasurer is under fire after public financial statements suggest his claimed cash deposits don't add up.
- The Chief of Police Fires Back
Seattle's top cop trades accusations of corruption and 'lewd' policing with City Councilman C. B. Bagley in a public feud.
- A Screaming Farce at Pioneer Square
Proponents and opponents of a Seattle bond issue clash in a volatile open-air debate that devolves into name-calling and public disruption.
- The Shadowy Dealings in the Wickersham Case
A US Attorney and a secret testimony attempt reveal the underbelly of Seattle's political and legal machinations.
- The Waterfront Scandal: A Questionable Contract for Seattle’s New Fire Boat
The Washington Iron Works alleges that city officials bypassed proper oversight in a murky deal for the city's new fire-fighting vessel.
- The Fire Chief’s Citizenship Scandal
A legal dismissal for the Seattle Fire Chief is thrown into doubt by conflicting sworn statements regarding his birthplace.
- The Lake That Wasn't: A Territorial Identity Crisis
In January 1890, a prominent New York journalist claimed Washington Territory wanted to be called 'Tacoma.' The Seattle Post-Intelligencer fired back with a scathing editorial, proving that the name 'Washington' was not just a political compromise, but a point of fierce local pride.
- The Permit That Died With the Doctor
A Seattle family wanted to move remains out of a valuable cemetery plot. The health board said the paperwork required a physician’s statement—from a doctor who was already dead.
- The City Treasurer’s Ultimatum
Seattle’s incoming treasurer refuses to accept bank IOUs as currency, demanding hard coin to back the city’s treasury.
- The Great Seattle Rebound
A fiery defense of the city’s resilience following the Great Fire, dismantling rumors that the local economy had collapsed.
- The Candidate and the Embezzlement Allegations
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Henry J. Snively defends his past against accusations of financial misconduct and abandoning his legal wards.
- A Love Triangle Ends in Gunfire in North Yakima
A jealous husband confronts his wife's suitor over a patch of vegetables; a single shot and a dying man's statement point to murder.
- Violent Ambush in Haller City
A brutal altercation between two men at a local dance leaves a bartender fighting for his life.
- A Farmer's Daughter and a Gray-Haired Defendant: The North Yakima Assault Case
Frank Egbert, 50, is held in the county jail for attempted rape of a 7-year-old Sunnyside girl, and his tame statement offers little hope before the next term of court.
- The Bank That Rose from the Ruins
After the collapse of Ben E. Snipes Co.'s bank, depositors gather in Roslyn to weigh a plan for the institution's comeback.
- Seattle’s Fire Chief Fights a Naturalization-Fraud Indictment
Chief Hunt’s lawyers argued that false statements on his citizenship papers did not matter—because Washington’s constitution had already made him a citizen.
- A Million Dollars in Doubt: Tacoma's Council Moves to Legalize Its Own Debt
Behind closed doors, council members scheme to validate nearly $1,000,000 in city bonds — and to slip a new charter and a purge of salaried offices onto the same ballot, over the objections of the mayor and department heads.
- A Supreme Court Justice Denies He Bargained Away His Seat
Judge T. L. Stiles goes public to deny that he ever promised to step down so his friend Judge Pritchard could take the bench — and accuses a party operative of forcing him out of a race he had every right to enter.
- The Grocery Receivership That Looked Like a Setup
Creditors sued to put the Haley Grocery Company into receivership, but its officers say the move was a contract for control and that the charges were made for effect. The receiver valued the stock at $5,000; the sheriff's inventory said $12,000.
- County Surveyor Pocketed $2 a Day From Subordinates
A Seattle newspaper exposes how the local county surveyor was illegally skimming off the wages of his subordinates for his own personal profit.
- The Political Hatchet Job That Failed
A Port Townsend city treasurer finds himself the victim of a coordinated, sensationalist smear campaign—only for the local press to walk it back.
- A Tacoma Murder Case Opens Again—With a Fight Over the Prosecutor’s Opening
W. T. Taylor stands accused of killing E. R. Capron on Christmas Eve. As the second hearing begins, lawyers clash over how much of the state’s story the jury should hear before any witness takes the stand.
- The High Stakes of Chinese Exclusion
A man faces four counts of perjury for his attempt to reunite with his wife—a legal battle ground of the Chinese Exclusion Act era.
- The Convicted Murderer’s German Fortune and the Lawyer’s $5,000 Notes
Henry Craemer, jailed for killing a mother and child, says a rumored inheritance turned his appeal into a fight over legal fees and control of his case.
- The Great Gambling Raid That Never Was
A power struggle between Seattle's Mayor and his Police Chief leads to a failed raid, secret deals, and a very public scandal.