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  1. Tacoma Merchants Declare War on 'Dead Beats'

    Fed up with unpaid tabs, Tacoma retailers organize a boycott committee and a $20 fine system to discipline customers who buy on credit.

    Feb 21, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce County

  2. The Case of the Martin Creek Bartender

    A friendship soured by a missing $20 and a suspicious bar tab reveals the perils of saloon-based bookkeeping.

    Dec 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkykomish, King County

  3. The 'Kid Committee' Faces Its Election Tab

    Democratic party campaign workers and local publishers spar in court over unpaid bills for 1892 election advertising.

    Nov 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Cold-Blooded Murder at the Copper Chief

    A Seattle bartender is gunned down over a dispute about drink tabs, leading to a grim scene at the local undertaker's.

    Jul 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. The 'Two Per Cent' Shylock of Tacoma

    As Tacoma voters head to the polls, bitter memories of the 1885 anti-Chinese expulsion flare up, branding a mayoral candidate with a nickname that still stings.

    Mar 31, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance

  6. The Treasurer’s Tab: Taxpayers Pay with Promises

    A Whatcom County official faces heat for allowing local elites to pay their taxes with IOUs, sparking a public naming-and-shaming campaign.

    Apr 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  7. The Persistent Barber Who Conned the City

    A petty swindler known as 'Clark' or 'Rieff' spent weeks running up tabs at local drugstores and shops by impersonating city employees and prominent businessmen.

    Jun 15, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  8. A Good Samaritan’s $10 Went Straight to the Bar Tab

    Woodinville’s A. G. McLean stepped between a bully and a smaller man at a Seattle hotel saloon. The bully thanked him by lifting a $10 bill and buying the house a round.

    Mar 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  9. The 'Reverend' Who Fed on Seattle’s Faith

    A man posing as a Universalist minister charmed the city’s socialites, ran up massive tabs at the best restaurants, and vanished into the night.

    Feb 8, 1894The Seattle Post-Intelligencer419 Columbia Street, Seattle, King CountyLocal Legends

  10. The Ship Canal Double-Cross at the Democratic Convention

    Seattle's delegates went to Olympia ready to die on the canal plank. Their own campaign manager had already sold them out.

    Aug 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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