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4 stories matching verif
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- The Shadow on Second Street
A former secret service agent claims he saw a murder suspect in downtown Seattle, casting doubt on a critical alibi.
- "That Ticket Has Blood on It": The Night Seattle Was Haunted by a Cursed Bill
A mysterious $5 bill with a death threat scribbled on the back sparked a city-wide panic and a frantic search for two young women who vanished into the night.
- A Victory for Property Rights Against a Flawed City Tax
A Superior Court judge voids a municipal tax sale, finding that the city failed to follow mandatory legal procedures.
- The State College Funding Feud
A fiery public debate erupts in the Courier-Reporter over whether the State College (now WSU) favored prestige programs over the practical needs of Washington farmers.
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- The Auditor Who Paid Himself
A former Whitman County official cashed a cancelled warrant for his own campaign expenses years after he left office.
- The Road Supervisor's Vindicated Record
W. A. Joyce clears his name after accusations of auditing illegal claims in Grant County.
- The Auditor and the Postage Stamp Heist
A political scandal unfolds as a former auditor tries to justify cashing a $120 county warrant he was previously ordered to destroy.
- The Fight Over Public Printing in Snohomish
A judge rules that the county treasurer has the discretion to choose which newspaper receives taxpayer money for publishing delinquent tax lists.
- A Bank President’s Arrest Leads to a Habeas Corpus Fight
Dr. W. P. Book, former president of the failed Aberdeen bank, is arrested in Seattle and released on $2,000 bond while his lawyers challenge the case.
- A County Treasurer Refuses to Pay a Single Warrant
Whatcom County's Populist commissioners ordered old bills paid out of the new year's taxes. The treasurer said no—and the whole county's finances ground to a halt.