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242 stories matching error
- Baseball Heartbreak at Robbins' Park
A stellar pitching performance by Walton is undone by a disastrous seventh inning of errors in a local baseball clash.
- Spokane Shut Out in Tacoma Baseball Blowout
A combination of pitching woes, defensive errors, and a fined player turned a highly anticipated match into a lopsided victory for Tacoma.
- The Ghost of a Property Blunder
Years after a land sale to the federal government for a Seattle lighthouse, officials find a clerical error that threatens the entire title to the property.
- The City’s Botched Annexation Plan
Seattle’s attempt to annex surrounding lands hits a legal wall after a drafting error excludes parts of Ballard by mistake.
- The Weirdest Baseball Game in White Bluffs History
An unusually high-scoring and error-prone contest between White Bluffs and Richland captures the town's attention.
- The Expensive Cipher Mistake That Rocked Colfax
A bungled telegram message causes a small-town grain buyer to accidentally trigger a massive payout to local farmers.
- The Day Wenatchee’s Ball Team Folded Under Pressure
A local defeat at the fairgrounds reveals how quickly confidence can turn to costly errors in early 20th-century sports.
- The Madison Street Assessment Mix-Up
A clerical error by the city has suddenly shifted the burden of sidewalk taxes, creating a financial mess for homeowners.
- Vancouver Beavers Outplay Tacoma Tigers in Season Opener
A tough weekend at the Tacoma Athletic Grounds sees the home team fall in back-to-back losses to the Vancouver Canucks.
- A Mayor Willing to Resign Over a Ballot Technicality
When Olympia’s election tickets were printed under the wrong law, Mayor Horr offered to step down rather than hold office on a legal loophole—and urged the council to appoint the people’s chosen successors.
- Seattle’s Sewer Construction Hits a Wall
A report from the City Engineer exposes significant budget overruns and administrative errors in the 1893 sewer bond projects, forcing an immediate halt to construction.
- The Sheriff’s Shabby Costume: A Prisoner’s Trick to Escape the Penitentiary
In a bizarre twist of early Washington Territory justice, a sheriff attempted to smuggle a prisoner into the territorial penitentiary by disguising him in shabby clothes. The trick failed, but not before the warden made a memorable quip.
- A Hard-Fought Game at the Fort
In an era of segregation, a mixed baseball team narrowly edges out the Ninth Cavalry’s team at Fort Walla Walla.
- The Price of a Clerical Error
A contractor’s slip of the pen costs him a major city street grading contract.
- The Auditor's Ledger Scandal
After an investigation into King County's books, the county auditor is indicted for forgery following a chaotic attempt to clear the ledger before his term expired.
- The Paperwork Revolution
Whitman County updates its land records to end a legacy of confusion and 'egregious errors' in tax assessment.
- The Great Seattle Property Map Scandal
A scathing editorial reveals that King County’s property assessments are so riddled with errors that the tax rolls are essentially worthless, leaving the local government in a state of administrative paralysis.
- Seattle's Mayor Vetoes Boiler Safety Bill Over a Clerical Error
Mayor J. T. Ronald sends a steam-boiler inspection ordinance back to the House of Delegates because a duplicated section would not survive court—and warns that a $3 inspection fee has already stirred opposition.
- The Great Assessment Scam: How King County Taxpayers Were Fooled by 'Blunders'
A local reporter exposes the absurdity of county tax assessments, where landowners receive notices for huge back-taxes on property they already paid off, forcing them to chase down exhausted commissioners in a cycle of bureaucratic error.
- The Reverend and the Editor Spar Over Grammar
A local minister demands public corrections for his column, leading to a feisty rebuttal from the newspaper's editorial staff.
- A Missing Clause Stalls the Road Through the Cascades
Whatcom and Skagit expected a governor's commission and an early start. The enrolled bill in Olympia had lost its emergency clause, and the delay was already being blamed on the wrong people.
- The Great Rainier Climbing Debate
A classic Pacific Northwest squabble over who actually reached the summit of Mount Rainier first.
- A Case of Mistaken Identity in Aberdeen
Former city marshal William H. Pearson clears his name after a newspaper report falsely linked him to an embezzlement scandal.
- Questionable Audits at the Courthouse
Taxpayers are footing the bill for 'experts' who have done little but drain the county treasury.
- The Tailor Who Vanished: Creditors Left Holding the Bag
H.L. Stanley’s shop has gone dark, leaving behind unpaid bills and bounced checks in a city already wary of financial instability.