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2 stories matching schwarz
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- The Cost of a Sunday Saloon
A lawyer wins a suit against his own client over fees generated during the 1902 'Sunday Law' crackdown.
- A Tavern Shooting Over a Refused Drink
A notorious local man opens fire in a saloon after a laborer refuses his offer to share a round.
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- The Port Angeles Banker Who Escaped to Chicago
Benjamin F. Schwartz, a disgraced Port Angeles banker, is caught and brought back to face justice, telling wild stories of persecution and air-ship escapes to his jailers.
- Incendiary Threats in Seattle Lead to Internment
A German resident is taken into federal custody following threats directed at the Pacific Coast as tensions mount on the home front.
- The Seattle Shakedown: A Klondiker’s Lost Fortune
Fresh from the gold fields, a miner’s life savings vanish in an instant at a local hotel, exposing a web of downtown con men.
- The Mason Who Rebuilt Seattle
Otto Ranke, the master mason who constructed many of the city's most prominent buildings and steered the post-fire reconstruction, has died at 49.
- The Unraveling of a Port Angeles Banker
A failed banker faces fraud charges after an elaborate web of double-mortgaged land and missing notes ensnares local ranchers.
- Seattle's German Community Calls for Reform
A new non-partisan organization aims to challenge 'existing evils' in city hall ahead of the upcoming election.
- The Bold Swindler of Port Angeles Captured in St. Louis
After organizing fraudulent banks and fleeing his legal consequences, Benjamin P. Schwartz has been finally apprehended through the diligent reporting of the Post-Intelligencer.
- The 'Blasher' Walks: A Razor Fight in a Seattle Saloon Ends in Acquittal
William Robinson, known to police for carrying two or three razors, was cleared of slashing Alander Strom outside the Mint saloon—after witnesses convinced a jury he was the one being thrown out.