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5 stories matching expressmen

  1. The Wharfside Brawl

    A confrontation between expressmen at Commercial Wharf turns violent, resulting in a biting incident and a police intervention.

    Jul 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Scandal of the Relief Committee

    When Spokane city officials were caught raiding the relief pantry, the resulting arrests shocked the community and exposed a deep-seated culture of graft.

    Sep 18, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  3. The Great Seattle Carting Crisis

    When the city moved to clear the streets of horse-drawn carriages, teamsters organized, setting a precedent for Seattle’s long-standing tug-of-war over public space.

    Mar 28, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  4. The $12.50 License That Became a $300 Shakedown

    Expressman J.A. Fletcher said a license inspector never asked him to renew, then had him arrested, searched, and thrown into a steel cage with seven prisoners—over a $12.50 fee he says he would have paid.

    May 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUnion Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. Seattle’s Railway Subsidy Drive Adds $22,000 in a Single Day

    Boosters, clergy and trade committees canvass the city for pledges to bring a railway to town, with nearly 950 property owners signed up and the committee’s Bailey Building office staying open nights.

    Apr 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

Also about this, in other words

  1. The Express Driver's Abandonment: A Frontier Scandal

    A local expressman faces public condemnation after seducing two young women in northern settlements and fleeing town with his family's savings.

    Jan 25, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Secret in the Express Office

    A rough, sullen express worker's life is transformed when he uncovers a personal relic inside a lost package.

    Feb 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Boy Who Borrowed a Wagon for the Hospital

    A desperate dash to deliver injured men to the hospital leads to a street-side standoff with an angry expressman.

    Jun 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle

  4. The Express War on the Tracks

    A legal showdown in Seattle tests whether a major railway can unilaterally terminate its contract with an express service.

    Sep 7, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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