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3 stories matching petul

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  1. Is the Mayor a British Subject?

    Tacoma's political scene erupted over rumors regarding Mayor Wright's naturalization status.

    Aug 6, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. The Delegate Who Stalled the State’s Legal Progress

    How a stubborn stand on woman suffrage paralyzed Washington Territory’s legislative agenda in the halls of D.C.

    Mar 8, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. A Church Scandal Erupts in a Seattle Libel Trial

    M. H. Nichols stood accused of criminally libeling Presiding Elder T. B. Ford. The defense spent the day trading rumors, old grudges, and one complaint about the prosecutor's booming voice.

    Feb 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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