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141 stories matching palmer
- The Sportsman Who Threatened the State Budget to Save His Hounds
B. B. Palmer of King County is accused of telling capitol employees that if they keep lobbying to ban deer hounding, appropriations will suffer.
- The Warden Stole His Son’s Fiancée—Then Got Fired Over Eggs
A federal prison appointment at McNeil’s Island unearths a family romance gone wrong and an expense account full of phantom eggs.
- The Schoolyard War Over Scarlet Fever
Seattle's health board tried to close two schools. Principals resisted, police made arrests, and pupils turned a fire hose on the law.
- The Rogue Marshal of Tacoma
Citizens formally impeach the City Marshal for cozying up to brothel owners and ignoring the law.
- Olympia Lawmakers Refuse to Scapegoat Japanese Residents—For Now
A cable from Tokyo and a Pierce County bill barring foreigners from public works force the Washington House to confront anti-Japanese legislation.
- The Battle Over the City's Indigent Sick
A standoff between the health officer and county commissioners over who should pay for the medical care of the destitute exposes a dangerous rift in the civic safety net.
- After Smallpox Epidemic, Seattle's Health Board Chooses Assistant Officer
Dr. Palmer wins appointment over Dr. Wright after a divided board vote, revealing political undercurrents in public health.
- Mr. Palmer Urges Senate to Back Women’s Suffrage
Mr. Palmer takes to the floor in Olympia to argue for woman suffrage, dismantling tired objections and demanding a seat at the table for Washington women.
- Abandoned Children Seek Their Mother After Tragic La Grande Killing
Two young brothers travel to Seattle to find their mother following their father's violent crime in Eastern Oregon.
- A Court Fight Over Moving the Dead
Andrew O. Freeborn wants a judge to order the health officer to permit the disinterment of Augusta Schmeig Picht from the Masonic cemetery to another lot.
- A Grave in Tacoma, a Death Across Three States, and a Lawyer Asking to Open the Coffin
Suspicions of foul play follow a woman's remains home to Tacoma from a journey through California and Oregon. But with no coroner's authority, no money and a husband's Assyrian friends standing guard at the house, her counsel can only beg for a disinterment.
- The Doctors Declare War: Seattle's Health Board Orders the Schools Shut as Scarlet Fever Spreads
Backed by a city attorney's opinion, the board of health gives the school board an ultimatum — close the Rainier and South schools by nine o'clock Friday morning or the police will do it for them.
- Pool Hall Altercation Turns Fatal in Milan
A former justice of the peace is accused of murder after intervening in a dispute between young men.
- The Betting Frenzy at Pacific and Tenth
A high-stakes municipal election turns Tacoma’s city center into a chaotic, money-soaked spectacle where candidates bet on themselves and crowds swarm the streets in political delirium.
- Seattle Shut Every School for Scarlet Fever
With 53 cases and a council fight over authority, Seattle's health board ordered public, private and Sunday schools closed in May 1895.
- Seattle Shut Every School to Stop Scarlet Fever
In May 1895 the health board ordered public, private and parochial schools closed, then ran into questions about quarantine, teachers' salaries and who would pay for a contagious-disease hospital.
- The Cabin Boy Who Escaped a Shipwreck
A teenage runaway from England found adventure, fire, and a new life in Tacoma after deserting his vessel.
- The Heir Who Sold His Parents' Grave
A young Seattle man's inherited fortune was gone, and a request to move his mother and father to a smaller plot exposed a family rupture at the health office.
- Firebug Terrorizes North Walla Walla
A series of mysterious barn fires and a woodshed blaze keep police on high alert.
- Legislator Faces Expulsion Over Scandal
Fresh from a victory in the Forty-Seventh District, E. B. Palmer faces a legislative inquiry that could end his term before it begins.
- The Last Stand of Denny’s Old Home: A Seattle Landmark Consumed by Fire
One of the city's oldest structures, a cedar-built house on Second Avenue, was reduced to ashes early this morning. The blaze, sparked by a fallen lamp in the room of a shoe company employee, claimed the home of Mrs. Kali Palmer and her children, who barely escaped through the roof.
- A Child Lost to the Woods
A tragic accident occurs near Snohomish as a young boy, out with his rifle, fails to return home.
- Armed Posse Kills Store Robber at Palmer
A bold attempt to hold up a merchant in Palmer resulted in a violent confrontation where local citizens tracked and shot the masked intruders.
- A $125,000 Estate, a Missing Will, and the Assyrian Husband Left Out
A Tacoma legal adviser says a missing will leaves a $125,000 estate to him—while the dead woman’s Assyrian husband may get nothing.
- The Day the Mountains Slid into the Tracks
A massive landslide near Palmer paralyzed Northern Pacific rail traffic, forcing stranded passengers to walk between trains.
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- The Last Stand of a Benton City Patriarch
Prominent rancher J.B. Palmer dies in Walla Walla after a rushed surgery for appendicitis, leaving behind five children and a community that mourns the loss of a pioneer dairyman.
- The Loomis Mining Boom
New York capital eyes the Palmer Mountain mines as experts arrive to begin large-scale tunnel operations.
- The Maple Leaf Housekeeper Feud
A physical altercation between two men over a housekeeper leads to a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
- The Bismarck Lodge Brawl
A disagreement over lodge business turns into a physical altercation between two Tacoma women, leading to a police warrant.
- New York Capital Enters Palmer Mountain
A longtime prospector sells his claims to a New York operator, marking a transition from solo labor to industrial-scale mining near Loomis.
- An Unconscious Man Found on South Third
A man known as a local musician was found near death in a doorway.
- Narrow Escape from Railway Disaster
Two passenger trains collide near Palmer after failing to stop on a curve; hundreds of lives saved by low speeds.
- The Strange Heist at the Palmer Inn
A 'masculine-looking' woman and a mysterious accomplice used a passkey to clean out a Seattle boarding house, leaving guests with empty trunks.