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8 stories matching ious

  1. The City’s IOUs: Seattle's Great 1892 Debt Reckoning

    Facing a mountain of unpaid warrants and legal liabilities, the city council asks voters to decide if Seattle will settle its debts with bonds or face financial collapse.

    Feb 15, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Great 1892 Debt Cleanup: How Seattle Tried to Bail Itself Out

    Facing a mountain of unpaid municipal warrants and a legal crisis, Seattle's city council rushed a desperate bond measure to the ballot to keep the city's lights on and workers paid.

    Feb 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Hop Growers' Scrip Solution

    Local banks and merchants collaborate to issue IOUs as cash to help farmers survive the harvest season.

    Sep 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  4. The City Treasurer’s Ultimatum

    Seattle’s incoming treasurer refuses to accept bank IOUs as currency, demanding hard coin to back the city’s treasury.

    Apr 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. The Treasurer’s Tab: Taxpayers Pay with Promises

    A Whatcom County official faces heat for allowing local elites to pay their taxes with IOUs, sparking a public naming-and-shaming campaign.

    Apr 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  6. The Governor's Cabinet Meets as Washington's Bills Go Unpaid

    With public servants holding $103,000 in IOUs, Olympia officials debate whether to call the legislature back for an emergency session.

    Nov 24, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  7. City Hall Debates Paying Workers in Scrip

    Facing a cash crunch, Seattle city officials consider paying for sewer infrastructure with IOUs that workers might have to sell at a discount.

    Sep 6, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer1st Avenue, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  8. Seattle's Teachers Refused to Take 85 Cents on the Dollar

    Paid in warrants the district could not back, 140 educators asked voters to bond the school debt so their salaries would be worth face value.

    Jan 8, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

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  1. A Silent Health Crisis in the Classroom

    A survey of White Bluffs schools reveals widespread goitre among children, prompting a state-led push for iodine treatment.

    Jan 4, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  2. The Silent Iodine Deficiency

    A visiting physician warns that Yakima Valley's water supply contributes to widespread goiter, urging families to adopt iodized salt.

    Oct 5, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanYakima

  3. The State's War on Goiter

    Public health officials launch a statewide initiative to prevent goiter in school children using iodine tablets.

    Sep 19, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

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