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  1. White Mob Hangs Innocent Teen at Nooksack Crossing

    A white mob dragged Jimmie Boole from his bed at Nooksack Crossing and hanged him from a tree to force a confession for a horse theft he was innocent of, cutting him down before he died.

    Oct 30, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerNooksack, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

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  1. The Boodle Battle: Political Corruption and Vagrancy in Tacoma

    As local politicians fight for control of city offices, Tacoma's Populists take aim at 'boodlers' and the importation of vagrants to influence local elections.

    Mar 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  2. The Boodle Scandal: A Fight for a Senate Seat in Olympia

    Corruption allegations reach a boiling point in the Washington State Legislature as claims of bribery and 'boodle' schemes threaten to derail the selection of a U.S. Senator.

    Mar 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington State Capitol, Olympia

  3. The Political 'Boodle' That Nearly Toppled Seattle's Republican Party

    A look back at the chaotic 1889 Republican primaries in King County, where internal factions, broken promises, and the 'boodle' system turned a local race for the U.S. Senate into a full-scale political scandal.

    Aug 19, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. Tacoma's Richest Taxpayer Warns the Boodlers Are Eating the City

    W. H. Fife, the city's largest taxpayer, says boodle government is eating his property alive—and warns Tacoma will fall behind Seattle if the machine is not driven out.

    Mar 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  5. A Shipboard Altercation at Port Blakely

    A sailor is hospitalized with a broken leg following a mysterious scuffle in the forecastle of a ship docked at Port Blakely.

    May 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Blakely, Bainbridge Island

  6. Boodle Charges and a Vendetta at the University of Washington

    A disgruntled former foreman accuses contractors and regents of corruption in the new state university building, but his allegations are picked apart by those involved.

    Jan 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUniversity of Washington, Seattle

  7. The Boodle Ring Exposed in Kittitas

    A leaked cache of letters reveals how Republican candidates were buying influence in the 1892 Senate race.

    Oct 27, 1892The Yakima HeraldKittitas

  8. Cleaning House at Olympia

    A political scandal involving 'boodlemen' and an anti-corruption push in the Washington State legislature.

    Jan 23, 1890The Yakima HeraldOlympia

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