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- County Commission Defies Highway Commissioner on Local Roads
White Bluffs leaders successfully push to prioritize internal county roads over state-favored highway surfacing.
- The 'Pretty Widow' Conning the Coast
A charming socialite accused of swindling Seattle investors with worthless oil stocks awaits her day in court, leaving police convinced no jury will dare to convict her.
- The Price of Meddling: Mother-in-Law Ordered to Pay for Alienating Son's Affections
After a bitter legal battle over a forced marriage and the sudden promise of Klondike gold, a young wife successfully sues her mother-in-law for shattering her home.
- The Man Who Wanted to Steal a Horse by Playing 'Bravo'
A young man’s attempt to intimidate a driver into surrendering his horse ends in a standoff with a revolver, revealing the raw, unpolished nature of justice in 1876 Seattle.
- The Doomsday Cult of South Union
While the rest of the country debated silver and trade, a group of Thurston County farmers were preparing for the final apocalypse.
- The Unintended Charity Case
A Ballard real estate agent's impulsive act of Thanksgiving kindness accidentally turns into a petty theft.
- A Fatal Jealousy in the City's Red-Light District
A jilted lover kills a woman at a brothel on West Third Street after she refuses his plea to return to him.
- The Price of a Bad Poker Hand
A local gambler sues a Seattle saloon owner, claiming he was 'enticed and induced' into a high-stakes poker game that cost him a small fortune.
- She Had Been Patient Long Enough
A Seattle bricklayer’s wife takes him to municipal court after a payday spree turns violent, and a judge suspends his sentence.
- Labor Clash on the Waterfront
A standoff between a non-union crew and labor organizers ends in a swift legal dismissal.
- The Bonfire of the Vanities on Occidental Square
Months after a jubilant, torch-lit victory party in Seattle, the city’s new power-brokers were left holding the bag as lawlessness and economic despair gripped the town.
- Sold to the Highest Captain: Seattle’s Sailor Boarding-House Scandal
An editorial demands an investigation into Seattle’s sailor boarding houses, where men were allegedly lured into debt, beaten, and effectively sold to ship captains—and warns union organizers against using the same coercion.
- The Senate Standoff at Olympia
A legislative deadlock in Olympia pits railroad-backed lobbyists against the people's choice, fueling calls for electoral reform.
- The 1895 Bill That Would Have Made Firing a Union Man a Crime
A King County representative proposes jailing employers who sack workers for joining a union — or who demand a no-union pledge as the price of a job.
- The Fortune-Teller and the Stolen Life
A woman seeking comfort after the loss of her child was swindled by a traveling group, leading to a mental health crisis.
- The Northern Pacific’s Land Grab Scheme
A political battle heats up as corporate interests maneuver to acquire valuable iron and coal lands before the Washington State Constitutional Convention.
- A Bureaucratic Demand for Indigenous Soldiers
The U.S. government attempts to recruit Yakima men into the army, ignoring the history of the conflict between the state and the reservation.
- The Opium Smuggler of the 'City of Kingston'
A Port Angeles woman is arrested for running a profitable cross-border smuggling operation.
- City Assessors Under Fire Over Bank Tax Evasion
A legislative loophole, allegedly 'smuggled' into law by bankers, has sparked a battle over local tax revenue in Walla Walla.
- The Murphy Temperance Crusade
Evangelist Francis Murphy visits North Yakima, leading hundreds to sign the pledge as the city contemplates a permanent temperance society.
- The Great City Treasury Mystery
A skeptical newspaper accuses the Seattle city government of diverting public funds meant for the Lake Union sewer tunnel into private speculations.
- The School-Land Grab Bellingham Fought at the Governor's Desk
Protests flood the governor against a bill that would hand a valuable Bellingham Bay school section to the Dealy and Yostkins heirs — and leave the state with nearly worthless lieu land.
- The Schoolmistress and the Fortune Hunter
A young clerk attempts to choose between his sweetheart and a family inheritance, only to find the choice has already been made for him.
- The Patriotic Strawberry Farmer
A Richland grower contributes half of his town's Liberty Loan total, demonstrating his support for the Great War effort.
- The Rescue of Mary Morin
A husband succeeds in reclaiming his wife from the House of the Good Shepherd after her brief elopement.