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4 stories matching sturdev

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  1. The Price of a Bank Failure

    After the Merchants' National Bank of Tacoma collapsed, a local shopkeeper lost his life savings and his mental stability, eventually seeking refuge in a Seattle jail.

    Dec 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. A Steamship Picnic on the Sound

    A summer excursion by local youth captures the social pulse of Seattle in 1891.

    Sep 2, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  3. The Constitutional Question of Local Option

    A landmark court ruling in Dayton challenged the constitutionality of Washington's local option liquor laws, sparking a debate on police power and contracts.

    Sep 7, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDayton, Columbia CountyCity Hall

  4. The Strange Prophecies of a Civil War Veteran

    After a seizure, a former Union captain and Dayton attorney experiences a mental break involving visions of the end of the world.

    Mar 31, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDayton, Columbia CountyLocal Legends

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