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- The Prosecutor Says He Is Not in the Gamblers' Pocket
Seattle's prosecuting attorney goes on the record to deny a deal with a gambling fixer, and dares the sheriff and the chief of police to bring him a single witness.
- The Price of a Broken Marriage in Seattle
A landmark Supreme Court ruling confirms that bankruptcy cannot be used by a husband to evade alimony payments to his former wife.
- The Fallen Clergyman of Seattle
A once-renowned lecturer and minister of the gospel descends into alcoholism, leaving behind a trail of unanswered letters and ruined potential.
- Age Technicality May Free Convicted Youth
A young man sentenced to reform school for burglary finds a path to freedom after it is revealed he is over the legal age for juvenile detention.
- The High Cost of Progress in Seattle
Property owners on Pike Street are challenging the city council, arguing that if their land was damaged by regrading, they shouldn't be taxed for the 'benefits' of the improvement.
- The Ghost Chairman of the Democratic Party
Washington State Democrats wonder if their leader is actually living in Utah or just avoiding the job.
- A Child's Final Act of Mercy
A nine-year-old boy, dying from a pen-knife stab wound inflicted by a playmate, spends his final moments begging police to let his assailant go free.
- A Deadly Jealousy in South Seattle
After shooting a neighbor in a long-standing dispute, a woman’s husband argues that years of mental illness, not malice, drove her to violence.
- State Court Rules Against Land Grabs in Ballard
The Washington Supreme Court finds that the Land Commissioner acted unlawfully when canceling private leases to clear way for the Lake Washington canal.
- Forty Teachers Failed the Exam. The County Superintendent Called It a Disgraceful Outrage.
A dozen working King County teachers are about to be fired because they can't pass tests in higher mathematics and science they never teach — and the man who oversees them says the fault lies with the law, not the women.
- A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the Gallows
Preaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.