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68 stories matching contradict
- The Jeweler Who Was Reported Dead
A Seattle businessman writes to the paper to clarify that he is very much alive, despite a premature obituary.
- The Bitter Coal Mine Split at Newcastle
Striking miners clash over wage negotiations and internal divisions, leaving the community at a standstill.
- Accused Killer Kid Wilson Evades Capture in Wenatchee Country
A man who claimed self-defense in the shooting of Pat Cooley is now a fugitive, and deputies have issued a descriptive circular.
- The Mysterious Disappearance in Bossburg
A young woman vanishes from a boarding house, leaving behind her savings and a trail of conflicting clues.
- The Four-Inch Loophole
Everett officials reject an employment office application, citing a technicality that contradicts their own history of political maneuvering.
- The Tolt Ditch Dispute
A local landowner writes to the editor to clarify his role in filling a ditch, contradicting previous reports.
- The Mercury Newspaper Assault Trial
A courtroom drama unfolds following the violent cleaning-out of a local newspaper office by a theater proprietor.
- The Hypocrisy of the Saloon Petition
The local editor lashes out at the moral contradiction of community members who sing hymns in church on Sunday while petitioning for a new saloon on Monday.
- A Candidate's Reckoning at the Armory
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Henry J. Snively attempts to clear his name before 1,500 people, explaining away his business failures and allegations of financial misconduct.
- The Convicted Murderer’s German Fortune and the Lawyer’s $5,000 Notes
Henry Craemer, jailed for killing a mother and child, says a rumored inheritance turned his appeal into a fight over legal fees and control of his case.
- The Copper Chief Saloon Killing Goes to the Jury
After days of testimony, a Seattle jury weighed James Murphy’s fate as an eleventh-hour bootblack witness contradicted the state’s star in the 1894 saloon shooting of Phil J. Dawes.
- The Coal Wars: Seattle vs. Tacoma
A spirited defense of Seattle's industrial dominance against Tacoma's regional claims.
- The Geary Act in Port Angeles
A customs inspector initiates a crackdown under the Chinese Exclusion-era registration laws.
- The Unraveling of the Northern Pacific Rail Empire
A scathing critique of Henry Villard’s financial management and the 'banana belt' myths that promised prosperity to the Pacific Northwest.
- Insurance Commissioner Nails Corrupt Spokane Firm
After accusations of overreach, Secretary Price is vindicated in his crackdown on a fraudulent insurance company.
- The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse
Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.
- A Deadly Dispute on the Pataha
A Christmas Day argument over a tool leaves a young man dead and the legal system in disarray due to missing paperwork.
- The $100,000 Tugboat Dispute
A steamship's distress call near Port Townsend has triggered a massive legal battle over salvage rights and the true peril of the Pacific.
- The Don Quixote of Yakima
A local insurance agent's attempt to discredit the Priest Rapids Valley land project is dismissed by the Spokesman as a publicity stunt.
- The Price of a Clerical Error
A contractor’s slip of the pen costs him a major city street grading contract.
- Smallpox Outbreak Spreads Through North Sound Logging Camps
As cases of smallpox multiply in Snohomish and Great Northern railroad camps, residents demand that the city quarantine travelers arriving from the north.
- The Wind That Spoke: Kennewick’s Dusty Plea for a Sprinkler Cart
A fierce Monday wind storm drove residents to subscribe to a new municipal sprinkler fund, proving that the battle against dust was won not by speeches, but by grit in the eyes.
- The Industrial Army on Trial
Striking laborers and members of the 'Industrial Army' face court scrutiny following a violent confrontation near Yakima.
- The Perjury Game in Tacoma’s Courts
Federal authorities struggle to stem the tide of fraudulent entry certificates as legal battles over the Geary Act intensify.
- The Price of Vice: Tacoma’s License Inspector Admits Licensing Dives for Revenue
License Inspector John Glen defends the city's practice of taxing illicit saloons to fill the salary fund, drawing a sharp rebuke from the council's own internal contradictions.