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1. The Missing Warrants in Tacoma's City Treasury

   Ex-city treasurer George W. Boggs swore he had no assets, then gave two contradictory accounts of a mining note and a pencil receipt for city warrants.

   Apr 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

2. Tacoma Sues Its Ex-Treasurer Over Public Money Lost in Failed Banks

   The city argues George W. Boggs should answer for funds left in banks that collapsed — but a judge rules the council had no right to name depositories in the first place.

   May 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

3. The Treasurer’s Deep Hole

   Tacoma’s city treasurer is under fire after public financial statements suggest his claimed cash deposits don't add up.

   Mar 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

4. The Star Chamber Water Loan Scandal

   Tacoma city officials met behind locked doors to authorize the use of water extension funds for speculative warrant purchases, sparking threats of injunctions.

   Dec 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

5. The Treasurer's Bond and the Asylum Signature

   A Tacoma bondsman says her name was forged on ex-City Treasurer George W. Boggs's bond while she was confined at Steilacoom—and that she never authorized the defense filed in her name.

   May 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

6. Tacoma's Treasurer Kept City Cash in a Bank That Now Owes $60,000

   A 'note-sharing and warrant-buying' institution fails, and the public money inside it has not yet been handed over.

   May 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall · Scandal

7. The City Treasurer's Missing Millions

   A Seattle property owner discovers his taxes were paid, but the money never reached the city treasury.

   Feb 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

8. Tacoma's Assistant City Clerk Walked Out on $1,000 Bail—and Friends Told Him to Run

   A forgery case against a city official grows stranger: allies urge flight, Treasurer Boggs is drawn in, and a brother stays behind bars.

   Feb 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

9. The $40,000-a-Year Makeover of Seattle's Books — and the Treasurer Who Wouldn't Sign

   Seattle's new city treasurer says paying off the city's high-interest warrants will save $40,000 a year — while the city prepares to sue his predecessor over money that never made it into the till.

   Jul 27, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

10. The Forged Warrants, and the Ticket to Liverpool

    A Tacoma city clerk's alleged forgery ring comes apart in court as a detective reveals escape passages booked to Halifax and a forged signature on the city's own money.

    Jun 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

11. The Tangled Web of Tacoma’s Water Scandal

    Public confidence in Tacoma city finances erodes as taxpayers learn the treasurer's bondsmen are heavily linked to failed banks and dubious deals.

    Nov 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

12. The Machine Behind the Ballot

    Tacoma politics in the 1890s faced a crisis of influence, with allegations of a $30,000-a-year 'boodle' ring controlling city contracts and elections.

    Mar 12, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCity Hall, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

13. Tacoma’s City Hall in Chaos

    A standoff over missing treasury funds, salary cuts, and a power struggle at the Board of Public Works defines a week of municipal turmoil in Tacoma.

    Jun 24, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

14. The Art of Caponizing

    A state college demonstration in North Bend showcases the rising interest in caponizing as an efficient way to manage poultry and brooding chicks.

    Jun 22, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanNorth Bend, King CountyStrange But True

15. The Tacoma Taxpayer’s Fight Against ‘Fake’ Legislative Wedges

    Citizens and labor organizations organize against city officials accused of manipulating tax laws and misusing municipal funds for private gain.

    Jan 2, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

16. The Battle for Tacoma's City Treasury

    A councilman claims the city treasury is nearly empty while the treasurer boasts of a surplus, sparking a high-stakes standoff over public funds and transparency.

    Feb 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCity Hall, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

17. Tacoma's Anti-Boodler Council Seizes Power, Demands Accounting of City Funds

    A new coalition of Republicans and Populists takes control of Tacoma's city council, stripping power from the old guard and launching an investigation into the city's $720,000 bank deposit. Mayor Orr's appointments are blocked as the finance committee prepares to audit every bank.

    May 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

18. Tacoma Says It's Broke—But Its Ex-Treasurer Reported $100,000 on Hand

    A creditor moves to collect a $1,700 judgment, threatening to expose where Tacoma's money went.

    Aug 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

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