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6 stories matching bawdi
- The Trial of the New Zealand Hall Dancers
A municipal court judge weighs in on the morality of a local lodging house, marking the ongoing crackdown on nightlife and 'bawdy' businesses in 1890s Seattle.
- The Burning of the Bon Ton
After the proprietor of the notorious Bon Ton was jailed for running a 'bawdy house,' his building was razed by a suspicious fire.
- The City Council’s Red Light Dilemma
Walla Walla officials discuss zoning 'houses of ill fame' away from residential districts after a formal complaint.
- A Distraught Mother’s Unfounded Claims
After previously accusing others of harboring her runaway daughters, a woman attempts to involve the Tacoma police in a new delusion.
- The Apple Orchard Convention
A political showdown in the grove defines the Law and Order party’s rise in 1884 Seattle.
- City Council Faces Tensions Over Prostitution and Budgets
In their final session of the term, Walla Walla councilmen navigate budget disputes and the first-ever petition to remove bawdy houses as public nuisances.