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6 stories matching rydstrom

  1. A City Accused of Stealing Its Water by Night

    A rancher with an injunction, a mayor at the end of his borrowing power, and a reservoir that empties at dusk and fills by dawn: Tacoma's fight over Clover Creek water becomes a standoff between the city and the man who owns the creek.

    Mar 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerClover Creek, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  2. The Tacoma Waterworks Scandal

    Citizens and the City Council expose a massive financial swindle involving a failing water plant purchase.

    Oct 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  3. Tacoma's Water Chief Accused—and the City Hall Feud Behind It

    Mayor Orr's appointment of George H. Hollidge to run Tacoma's water and light plants blew up into a public corruption fight, with secret affidavits, anonymous postal cards and a grand jury waiting.

    Jul 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  4. Tacoma’s Whitewash That Wasn’t

    A public-works president accuses a newly appointed superintendent of dishonesty—then refuses to put the charges in writing.

    Jul 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  5. Tacoma’s Mayor Fires Public Works President After a Heated Exchange

    David L. Demorest tells Mayor Orr he wants nothing more to do with his administration; by evening the mayor has a letter ready declaring him out of a job.

    May 8, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  6. A Industrial Giant Rises on the Waterfront

    Tacoma joins forces with a San Francisco milling titan to build a massive new facility.

    Aug 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesThea Foss Waterway, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. A Sailor's $27,000 Lawsuit Against a Brutal Captain

    Emil Grundstrom says he was beaten, starved, and crippled aboard the ship Willie Rosenfeld—now he's taking the captain and owners to court.

    Mar 18, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Great Richland Land Shuffle

    A complex, multi-state real estate trade involving land in Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Hanford reshuffles several prominent residents.

    Jan 28, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland

  3. The Ghost of Ballast Island

    A laborer’s body washes up on the Seattle waterfront, leaving a trail of questions about a midnight splash and a missing man with a light overcoat.

    Mar 26, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBallast Island, Seattle

  4. The Social Death of a Scab

    Everett’s labor press publishes a 'rogue's gallery' portrait to publicly shame a former union man for crossing a picket line in Bellingham.

    Oct 6, 1911The Labor JournalBellingham

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