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6 stories matching haggl

  1. The Fifty-Year Streetcar Bargain

    Seattle's house of delegates spent a night haggling over Fred Sander's railway franchise—how much rent, how often, and whether Seattle-made steel could be required.

    Feb 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. The $84,000 Lesson: How Two Men Haggled Over Seattle’s Future

    A Walla Walla wheat king and a local real estate agent engage in a high-stakes negotiation for Front Street property, revealing the speculative fever gripping early 20th-century Seattle.

    May 19, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Railway King's Monopoly Game

    A rare glimpse into the backroom dealings of 1887 Seattle, where coal and rail barons haggled over the city's infrastructure and the 'survival of the fittest'.

    Apr 30, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Battle Over Public Health

    A heated public dispute erupts between the Seattle Board of Health and the City Council’s Auditing Committee over the costs of a recent smallpox outbreak.

    Sep 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. Tacoma's $750,000 Railroad Bait—and the Utility Deal That Fell Apart

    A hastily passed water-and-light purchase ordinance is dead on arrival, while C. B. Wright dangles another railroad in front of Tacoma taxpayers.

    Mar 2, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  6. A High School on Lake Washington? Superintendent Pitches a Boating-and-Baseball Campus

    As the school board haggled over an Eighth Street lot, Superintendent Barnard imagined a lakeside campus with running tracks, a gymnasium and machine shops — three blocks for the price of one.

    Aug 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape

    A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.

    Jan 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

  2. Democratic Boss Wins Power Struggle

    Despite internal opposition and cries of 'crow-eating,' George Hazzard secures control of the state campaign, cementing his influence over party politics.

    Sep 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  3. The Price of a Drunken Brawl

    Two men were fined and held for trial after a violent, alcohol-fueled assault on a passerby outside Seattle.

    Sep 6, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWhite River, Seattle

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