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5 stories matching wiggin
- The Rancher and the Land-Grabbers
A San Juan Island homesteader faces trial for fighting off a crew of surveyors intent on jumping his claim.
- Surveyors Armed at Sucia Islands
Tensions rise over property disputes as land surveyors face armed interference in the San Juan Islands.
- Seattle’s First Free Kindergarten Opens in a Remodeled South End School
A San Francisco-trained teacher, a borrowed school building, and a training school for young women launch a civic experiment in early education.
- Acquitted: A High-Stakes Business Feud at the Occidental Hotel
A local partnership dispute ends in court, leaving the complaining witness to foot the bill for legal costs.
- Seattle's Free Kindergarten Prepares to Open Its Doors
A new charity school at the old South School on Main Street will offer free early education and train a new generation of kindergarten teachers.
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- The Audit Error That Almost Sent a Clerk to Prison
A tragic mix-up of names and a hurried stamp by an overworked clerk led to a major forgery indictment against a Seattle county employee.
- The 'Fagin' System Comes to Lake Street
A bold gang of burglars, aided by a small child, strips a local family home of everything from baby shoes to Sunday dinner.
- The Forger Who Called Himself 'Apache George' Dies in the County Jail
George Wendelin, a smooth-talking check passer who left Seattle firms holding worthless paper, is struck down by apoplexy before his case can go further.