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4 stories matching unrecord

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  1. The Midnight Round-Up at the Central Police Station

    A night of arrests in late 1870s Seattle lands a group of local characters in the city's lock-up, marking an ordinary, albeit unrecorded, night of territorial justice.

    Mar 16, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Phantom Title: How a Dead Man’s Land Became Seattle’s Newest Addition

    A bizarre chain of custody involving a deceased San Francisco capitalist, a paralyzed attorney, and a speculator reveals the chaotic legal origins of Burke's Second Addition.

    Jun 10, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  3. A Missing Deed, Twenty Years of Possession, and a Lot in Denny’s Lands

    A Seattle quiet-title case turned on record deeds, an unrecorded sale, and two brick buildings—and the plaintiff won.

    Jan 17, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Dead Land Commissioner and the Missing $22,000

    A Northern Pacific audit turned up another unrecorded land payment—this one made through a Seattle agent—as suspicions deepened about the late Schulze's books.

    Apr 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

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