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8 stories matching mccain

  1. The Forged Warrants, and the Ticket to Liverpool

    A Tacoma city clerk's alleged forgery ring comes apart in court as a detective reveals escape passages booked to Halifax and a forged signature on the city's own money.

    Jun 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  2. The Fugitive Clerk and the Victoria Sting

    A Tacoma city official accused of forgery and embezzlement is nabbed by local officers after a high-stakes flight to Canada.

    Feb 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  3. Tacoma's Assistant City Clerk Walked Out on $1,000 Bail—and Friends Told Him to Run

    A forgery case against a city official grows stranger: allies urge flight, Treasurer Boggs is drawn in, and a brother stays behind bars.

    Feb 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  4. The Assistant City Clerk's Gambling Debt

    Tacoma’s Assistant City Clerk F.D. McCain has fled after allegedly forging thousands in city warrants to pay off gambling debts.

    Feb 18, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  5. City Hall's Stolen Warrants

    Nine hundred and ninety-nine blank city warrants vanish, raising fears of a massive forgery scheme involving city officials.

    Feb 25, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCity Hall, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  6. Tacoma’s Missing Warrant Book and the Forgery Scandal at City Hall

    A former assistant city clerk had already been sent to prison. Now his talk of accomplices had Tacoma officials eyeing a missing warrant book and city paper selling at a steep discount in Chehalis.

    Jul 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  7. The Price of Progress: A Right-of-Way Dispute That Reshaped the Region

    When an exorbitant demand from a local farmer stalled the Great Northern Railway, the company threatened to bypass Snohomish and Everett entirely in favor of Seattle.

    Jan 6, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  8. Kennewick’s Strawberry Gold Rush

    Local growers prepare for a high-stakes market as early berries hit the streets, out-pacing competitors and promising windfall profits.

    Apr 28, 1905The Kennewick CourierKennewick, Benton CountyStrange But True

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