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1 story matching finess

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  1. The Lonely Life of the Seattle Bachelor

    A local writer laments the lack of respectable social outlets for unmarried men, arguing that the city’s saloons and variety shows offer nothing but 'hardening influences.'

    Mar 20, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

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  1. A Shift in How Seattle Punished Public Intoxication

    A new administrative system for municipal court fines turned a $1 penalty into a three-day jail sentence.

    Aug 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Prosecution's Gamble for a Fine

    A legal dispute arises in superior court over whether the state can garnish a cash bond to pay a criminal fine, rather than letting the convicted man serve time.

    Oct 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  3. The Street-Sweeping Crackdown of 1889

    Local merchants learn the hard way that the city is no longer tolerating trash on the sidewalk as ordinances go into effect.

    May 10, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBallard, Seattle

  4. The Price of 'Protection': Judge Glasgow Cuts the Fine for Unlicensed Saloons

    A routine municipal court case reveals the city's long-standing 'ninety-day' tax on houses of ill fame.

    Feb 28, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  5. City Hall Balances the Books on the Backs of Women

    Mayor Wright’s new municipal policy involves collecting fines from the city's 'fallen women' to cover routine operating expenses.

    May 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  6. The Price of Freedom

    A local man chooses to serve time in the county jail rather than have his cash bond seized to pay his legal fines.

    Oct 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  7. Police Crack Down on Local Gambling Den

    After ignoring illegal banking games for some time, the city police force raids a gambling operation and arrests the dealers.

    Jan 31, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The City Cracks Down on Unlicensed Saloons

    Three women and a Frenchman are fined by Judge Cann in a sweep of Washington Street’s unsavory quarters.

    Jan 11, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle

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