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1. A Hanging in the Armory: The Unpopular Corporal and the Men Who Stuffed His Uniform

   Company E turned a grudge into theatre — an effigy rigged with an electric-light wire, a pair of odd-coloured glasses and a chalked gravestone — and a military court may follow.

   Aug 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

2. The Bankrupt Streetcar Company Ordered to Keep a Mansion Lit

   A Seattle court rules that a receiver must honor a close corporation's strange side deal to power G. E. M. Pratt's home.

   Jan 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGrant Street, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

3. The Judge Who Warned Seattle Not to Sell Its Waterfront to a Canal Company

   In 1894, Judge John J. McGilvra urged Congress to build the Lake Washington Ship Canal and warned that a private company's tideflat scheme would put tolls on the water and enrich speculators at public expense.

   Jul 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

4. The Steel Trust's War on Labor

   Everett labor organizers respond to a national mandate to confront the United States Steel Corporation’s open shop campaign.

   Jan 14, 1910The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

5. The Governor, the Corporations, and the Session He Wouldn't Call

   A leaked cabinet meeting shows Governor Ferry weighing an extra legislative session against the wrath of corporations—and his own officials split over whether the state can wait.

   Nov 28, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

6. The Socialist Block and the City Council Tax Fight

   Everett’s labor paper evaluates the performance of socialist councilmen during a critical corporate tax debate.

   Feb 23, 1912The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyCity Hall

7. The Taxpayer Who Couldn’t Sue the State

   Washington’s Supreme Court dismisses the Agricultural College case, ruling that a private resident cannot halt state spending in equity—only the attorney general can.

   Nov 14, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

8. A $3 Million Sawmill Goes Corporate on Puget Sound

   Port Blakely’s mill owners incorporated in California, putting a $3 million lumber empire under a manager who would run it from the Washington Territory shore.

   Nov 11, 1876The Northern StarBainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyFollow the Money

9. Champagne for the Lobby, Despair for the Farmers

   Washington's Senate kills the Helm-Morgan freight-rate bill after railroad agents work Olympia, and the state's press calls it a corporate victory over the people.

   Mar 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

10. The Shadow of Corporate Influence Over Washington's Highest Court

    Attorney Herbert N. De Wolfe challenges the integrity of the state Supreme Court, alleging that corporate interests have compromised the bench.

    Jul 15, 1909The Labor JournalOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

11. The Streetcar Men Asked Seattle to Set Their Wages. The City's Lawyer Said No.

    A union petition to write conductor and motorman pay into the street railway franchise ran into the corporation counsel's constitutional wall — so the council sent it back to committee to try again as an ordinance.

    Aug 14, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

12. The Court Let Harbor Lines Reach Beyond the City Limits

    Washington’s Supreme Court reversed a lower court and held that harbor-line commissioners had jurisdiction in front of incorporated towns like Ballard, not just cities—then sent the case back to be dismissed.

    Apr 21, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

13. The Struggle for Local Self-Government

    The Post-Intelligencer defends Seattle’s municipal independence against territorial legislative overreach.

    Dec 7, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

14. A Box Factory Where Every Worker Gets One Share and the Same Pay

    Articles filed in Seattle create a cooperative woodworking company whose profits belong to the corporation, not its stockholders, and whose members all earn the same wage.

    Jan 30, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money

15. The Income Tax Comes to Seattle: Men of Means Ordered to Report

    Deputy Collector S. P. Gleason is preparing to summon about 100 Seattle-area individuals and corporations for sworn income returns under the new federal tax.

    Jan 30, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

16. The Battle Over Corporate Power at Washington’s Constitutional Convention

    As Washington delegates gathered to draft a new state constitution, a heated clash erupted over whether to explicitly restrain the influence of monopolies and the Northern Pacific Railroad.

    May 8, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOpera House, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

17. Seattle Cut Water Rates—Then Claimed the Lake

    In one night at City Hall, the council trimmed water bills for every ratepayer and got legal cover to take Lake Washington water, even if it meant digging its own canal past a private company.

    Jun 5, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

18. A Judge's Declaration of War Against Corporate Corruption

    Federal Judge Grosscup denounces the 'polite swindlers' of Wall Street, sparking a local debate on the influence of railroad lobbyists in Washington state.

    Aug 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

19. The Great Railway Land Scandal

    A sweeping federal report reveals that major railroad corporations failed to complete thousands of miles of track despite receiving massive federal land grants.

    Apr 16, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

20. The Corporate Shadow Over the Statehouse

    A political correspondent reveals how powerful railroad interests are manipulating the deadlocked senatorial contest in Olympia to stall anti-corporate legislation.

    Feb 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money

21. The 1877 Argument to Run Seattle Like a Corporation

    A fiery editorial from the Daily Intelligence argues that municipal voting should be tied to property ownership, mirroring the management of railroads and banks.

    Feb 21, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

22. The Governor’s Gamble: McBride Pledges War on Corporate Corruption

    In the wake of Teddy Roosevelt’s fiery Spokane address, Washington Governor Albert E. McBride declares his intent to uphold the law against wealthy corporations, signaling a shift in state politics.

    May 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

23. When a Railroad Pass Was a Bribe in a Pocket

    A Tacoma editor demands Washington's lawmakers enforce the constitutional ban on free train passes, arguing the 'courtesy' bought influence one legislator at a time.

    Jan 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

24. Political Deadlock and Dirty Tricks in Olympia

    Accusations of corporate puppetry fly in the Washington State Legislature as the battle for the U.S. Senate seat intensifies.

    Jan 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia Hotel, Olympia, Thurston CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money · City Hall

25. A Dead Unmarried Worker Was Worth Nothing—Until This Law

    Washington's legislature finally let dependent parents and siblings sue when a provider was killed on the job, ending a rule that made unmarried workers cheaper to kill than to maim.

    Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia, Thurston CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

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