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163 stories matching affirm
- Should Women Vote in Church?
A lively debate at Trinity Church in Tacoma explores the controversial question of women’s suffrage within the parish.
- The Gender Brain Debate of 1892
At a Tacoma church social, four young men took to the stage to debate whether women’s brains were fundamentally superior or inherently inferior to men’s.
- The Right to Boycott: Everett Labor Leader Recounts National Fight
Ernest P. Marsh details a high-stakes constitutional battle over free speech and the power of organized labor to influence trade.
- State Supreme Court Rules Police May Search Cars Without Warrants
A landmark decision affirms that officers need not secure a warrant if they have probable cause to suspect liquor law violations.
- The Vagrancy Trap: A Precedent for Exclusion
A Marysville judge shuts down jury trials for those accused of vagrancy, empowering local police to forcibly remove 'bad characters' from the city.
- Railroad Regulation Bill Defeated in State House
High-stakes legislative battle ends in a narrow loss as supporters fail to secure the required two-thirds majority.
- Railroad Giant Stumbles in Palouse
A landmark court ruling strips the Northern Pacific of its right-of-way through Palouse City.
- City Hall Rejects Austerity Measures
Seattle aldermen block a 15-percent salary cut for city officials despite calls for retrenchment during the economic downturn.
- The Barber Who Defied the Sabbath Laws
In Tacoma, a Seventh Day Adventist barber is taken to court for keeping his shop open on Sunday after choosing to close on his own Sabbath.
- Ezra Meeker Tries to Take Back Puyallup's Park—and Loses
The state supreme court rules that a public dedication survives the town's invalid original incorporation, leaving Puyallup's park in the city's hands.
- The Cedar Mountain Assassin
Charles W. Nordstrom faces the gallows after the Supreme Court upholds his murder conviction for a cold-blooded shooting in Cedar Mountain.
- The Deaf Dodge
A local drunkard tries to outsmart a judge by faking deafness, only to be tripped up by the prospect of a free drink.
- A City Councilman Fights Back After Late-Night Arrest
Alderman Dr. J. Eugene Jordan demands that his colleagues condemn the ‘un-American’ manner of his recent police apprehension.
- The Transit Case That Made the County Pay
A Stevens County surveyor ordered the tool he needed; commissioners refused the bill. The state Supreme Court said the county was liable.
- The Tax Bill Seattle Couldn't Defend
Kate Evans wins a default judgment over an illegal Twelfth Street grade assessment, exposing a $75,000 civic liability as the abandoned improvement heads back to the Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court Rules on Street Grading Liability
The Washington State Supreme Court clarifies the statute of limitations for damage claims against the City of Seattle.
- A Ruling on the Geary Act
Commissioner Emery issues a new interpretation of Chinese Exclusion, ordering deportation based on the failure to register under the Geary Act.
- Seattle’s 1889 Debates on Race and Rule
A local group of attorneys gathered at a private cottage to debate the explosive question: 'Shall negro majorities rule?'
- The Constitutional Battle Over Fruit Inspection
A Superior Court judge rules that Skagit County fruit inspectors cannot be appointed, effectively stalling the state’s ability to regulate the local orchard industry.
- The Logging Hazard: Court Rules on Hidden Dangers
A landmark state supreme court decision shields lumber merchants from liability for hidden defects in timber that cause mill accidents.
- The Territory's Loyalty Crisis
A bitter partisan divide breaks out in the Legislative Assembly over a set of resolutions affirming support for the Union and the Lincoln administration.
- The Hometown Defense of John H. McGraw
Facing a smear campaign from political rivals in Tacoma, the future Washington governor calls on his former neighbors in Danforth, Maine, to vouch for his character.
- The Mayor's Fists in Whatcom
A City Council meeting spirals into chaos as the mayor orders the violent ejection of a dissenting councilman.
- The Land Office Rules for Lowe
A landmark land dispute, long considered impossible to resolve, has finally been decided by the federal government.
- The Republican Convention of 1892
A boisterous day at the First Regiment Armory as Republicans hammer out a platform and a candidate list for the upcoming King County election.