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| 1892 | 1 |
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7 stories matching waldron
- County Money Drained Into a Doomed Bank — and an Effigy on Dock Street
A Whatcom banker stands accused of steering $50,000 in county funds into a failing institution, while angry citizens string up a stuffed likeness of him on a telegraph pole.
- The Collapse of a Fairhaven Empire
A prominent banker faces arrest as the Bank of Fairhaven closes its doors, leaving the county's finances in chaos.
- Wedded in Under an Hour
A long-distance correspondence turns into a lightning-fast wedding after a lamp nearly explodes.
- Tragedy at the Waldron Fire
A Fairhaven woman dies after slipping on ice during a blaze.
- A Whatcom Bank Fails After Years of Bad Luck and Competition
P. K. Dickinson assigns the Whatcom County Bank's assets to creditors, blaming thin capital, ill health, and a crowded field of rival banks.
- The Waldron Block Inferno
A landmark four-story brick building in Fairhaven is destroyed by fire, leaving the community reeling after a disastrous attempt to control the blaze with faulty equipment.
- The 'Dummy' Notes That Toppled a Bank
A financial scandal in Whatcom County exposes a web of fake assets and political maneuvering between rival cities.