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154 stories matching whiski
- The Lawyer's Bill Included Whisky, Sherry and Plasters
Sued for grave irregularities, John P. Dore answers with 157 items for advice—and an account full of whisky, medicine and groceries. He says Mrs. McDonough still owes him $139.70.
- The Whisky Trial That Ended With an Empty Chair
Charles Burns was on trial in Port Townsend for selling liquor to Indians. When the evidence tied his whisky to a Native man's suicide, Burns skipped bail and vanished.
- A Deadly Mistake at the Livery Stable
A local stableman survives a poisoning after accidentally consuming carbolic acid instead of whisky.
- The 'Whisky Trade' at Port Townsend
A British gunboat captures twelve Indigenous prisoners following violent disorder fueled by the illegal supply of American spirits across the border.
- A Bill, a Whisky Drummer and a Brawl in Newport
A local man tried to collect an old debt from a traveling liquor salesman. The argument turned into a fistfight, and only one of them needed a doctor.
- Domestic Violence and the 'Whisky' Dispute
A woman seeks a warrant for her husband after he allegedly hit her with a rocking chair over money for alcohol.
- The Cosmopolitan Saloon: A Front-Row Seat to 1870s Snohomish
Before the city was a quiet hub, the Cosmopolitan Saloon on First Street offered respite, spirits, and 'noble whisky' to the growing crowds of the Washington Territory.
- Doctors Find Whisky, Not Insanity, in Chris Albertson Case
After a harrowing suicide attempt, a Tacoma man is sent to the county hospital for treatment rather than jail.
- The Rum-Running Captain and the Grudge-Making Crew
Federal deputies arrest Capt. D. Troutman of the steamer Delta on charges he smuggled rum and whisky from Victoria; he says two former employees are settling a score.
- A Local Bootlegger Arrested
An officer catches a man red-handed in a tent near the gas house, highlighting the ongoing tension of the era's restrictive alcohol laws.
- A Bottle of Whisky, a Deadly Dose, and a Doctor Called in Time
A ship's steward and his wife nearly die after drinking from a bottle doctored with croton oil — whether by accident or by design no one can say.
- The Persistent Bootlegger
After multiple arrests and a brief escape to Seattle, a local 'bootlegger' is being used by police to trap the druggist supplying his liquor.
- The Selah Rattlesnake Hunters Who Shipped Their Catch to China
A Yakima Valley farm employed Chinese laborers to catch rattlesnakes alive, jar them in whisky, and export them for a profit—an odd, dangerous trade recorded through the racist language of the era.
- The Pharmacist’s Whisky Loophole
A Walla Walla judge rules that a former saloon keeper turned pharmacist can reclaim seized liquor, testing Washington's early liquor restrictions.
- The $163 Bender: How a Saloon Owner Allegedly Drunk a Laborer Out of His Wages
Andrew Gilberg says Frank Lindquist, former owner of the Mint saloon, plied him with whisky for days until he signed away a $163 labor claim for $17—then put him on a train to Ballard.
- A Dramatic Arrest and a 'Whisky Fit' at the Police Station
A suspect arrested for jumping a boarding house bill and passing bogus checks collapses in his wife's arms while in police custody.
- The Scholar Who Lost His Mind to Whisky
In a Tacoma courtroom, a judge delivers a scathing eulogy for the dignity of a man who was once 'a brother of General Manager Muir,' now reduced to disorderly conduct by alcohol.
- The Saloon Turf War: Seattle's 1891 Zoning Scandal
A surprise move by the Board of Aldermen to eliminate limits on where liquor could be sold triggers a fierce public outcry against perceived civic corruption.
- A Fatal Drunken Brawl at Oiequa
A tragic shooting follows a night of drinking, leaving one man dead and his brother headed for a second-degree murder conviction.
- A Logger's Desperate Night in Jail
After his arrest for drunkenness, a logger named William Kirk suffered a mental health crisis while in custody.
- The Cold-Blooded Murder at the Copper Chief
A Seattle bartender is gunned down over a dispute about drink tabs, leading to a grim scene at the local undertaker's.
- A Convict Hangs Himself at McNeil's Island — and No One Comes for Him
Charles Carlson, forty, serving eight months for selling whisky to Indians at North Yakima, is found hanging in a water-closet at the federal penitentiary. The warden cuts him down minutes too late.
- Fighting Whisky and a Free Fight in Steilacoom's Streets
A dozen strangers brawl outside Jerry Dennis's house, prompting the editor to demand the disorderly den be closed.
- The Temperance Preacher and the Heavyweight Champion
When gospel temperance evangelist Francis Murphy visited a Tacoma theater to convert prize fighter John L. Sullivan to sobriety, he found the champion as stubborn as his reputation.
- The Unchecked 'Firewater' Trail
A rash of bootlegging and theft at the Lakeside saloon forces a local reckoning with the lack of law enforcement near Chelan.