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| Year | Stories |
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| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 6 |
13 stories matching twichel
- The River Blockade
A standoff between the County Auditor and a local mill company reaches a breaking point over the Duwamish River.
- King County Auditor Accused of Padding His Salary with Extra Jobs
A letter to the editor details how Auditor Frank Twichell drew extra pay as purchasing agent, building-fund agent, and legislative lobbyist—all while collecting his regular salary.
- Searching for Efficiency in City Hall
A joint committee of the Municipal League and the Chamber of Commerce begins an investigation into the spending habits of King County officials.
- John Wiley's Whiskers Steal a 25–15 Ballgame
A comedian's two-base hit, a 1,000-person crowd, and a disastrous first inning turned a grudge match between the Jacobites and Philistines into Seattle's strangest sporting spectacle of 1894.
- Seattle Lawyers Turn a Charity Baseball Game Into a Biblical War
Rival teams of Courthouse Hill lawyers announced themselves Philistines and Jacobites, issued mock proclamations, and promised a 500-pound batter—all to sell tickets for the Associated Charities.
- Business Leaders Remonstrate Against Court Expansion
King County business firms petition the state legislature to block the creation of an additional Superior Court judge, citing unnecessary tax burdens.
- The Forged County Warrant
A young man looking for forgiveness at Yom Kippur services finds himself swindled by a clever document alteration.
- The Great County Budget Squeeze of 1893
Facing a sudden economic downturn, the county board orders sweeping layoffs, but local auditors are digging in their heels.
- The Justice of the Peace Who Sued for His Salary
A local judge successfully challenges the county auditor to secure his own paycheck, signaling a wider struggle over fiscal administration.
- The Great Seattle Tax Fight
A landmark legal challenge forces the courts to decide if Seattle residents must pay county road levies while simultaneously funding their own city streets.
- The Elopement That Tore a Family Apart
A South Prairie father assisted his 14-year-old daughter in her secret elopement, only to find his own marriage dissolved by his wife's outrage.
- Farmers Take Flood Control Into Their Own Hands
Facing constant inundation and corporate inaction, local valley farmers plan to bypass the existing canal system.
- A 'Close Combination' at the Courthouse: Surveyor Accuses King County's Ring of Self-Dealing
King County's surveyor says commissioners paid the prosecuting attorney's rent to their own chairman's Union Block while refusing to cover his office — and he names the men he says run the courthouse for themselves.