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391 stories matching wilson
- Homestead Dispute Ends in Fatal Gunfight
A prominent Black Republican politician kills a friend and neighbor after a tense standoff over a land claim in Stevens County.
- The Preacher Who Shot His Client: A Land Grab Gone Deadly
In a bizarre twist of frontier justice, Reverend G. W. Walker allegedly shot settler Herbert Wilson in the breast after a dispute over land titles, revealing a pattern of fraud that had already drawn legal complaints.
- The Theater Owner's Vicious Reckoning
After a gambling raid, a theater owner allegedly beat his accuser within the walls of his own business.
- Spokane’s Thunder: Four Thousand Voters Demand John L. Wilson Be Retired
A petition drive in Spokane turns the U.S. Senate fight into a referendum on silver and railroad pooling—and boosts George Turner as the people’s choice.
- The Hypocrisy of a Congressman
A local editor skewers John L. Wilson for firing a female postmaster purely for political patronage, revealing Wilson’s own history of groveling for Democratic appointments.
- The Water Works Scandal
Ex-superintendent W. E. Wilson fights back against corruption allegations and his former board.
- The Political Brawl in Yakima
A fiery editorial exchange exposes the political posturing of John L. Wilson and the partisan tensions of the era.
- Mayor Accused of Silencing Health Official Over Water Safety
Physicians in Pierce County call a meeting at the Tacoma Hotel, suspecting the Mayor fired the bacteriologist to hide pollution data.
- Spokane's Revolt Against a Railroad-Backed Senator
In 1895, thousands of Eastern Washington voters signed a protest against John L. Wilson, charging that four transcontinental railroads had bought his Senate candidacy while freight rates drained the region dry.
- A Thief Caught in the Act at a Waterfront Saloon
A loafer attempts to rob a sleeping worker, but is thwarted by an observant patron and a prompt police response.
- The Political Orator Who Was a Wanted Man
L.E. Wilson, a fiery People’s Party speaker in Lewis County, was unmasked as a fugitive and serial bigamist.
- The Caucus That Wouldn't End: Olympia's 1895 Senate Deadlock
Republicans balloted again and again in a stormy Olympia caucus, while Spokane businessmen and Union veterans warned that nominating John L. Wilson would wreck the party in Eastern Washington.
- Bloody Brawl at a Terrace Street Lodging House
A landlord and his tenant end up in a violent altercation involving knives and a police whistle after an eviction dispute.
- A Withdrawal, a Broken Deal, and a Senate Nominee
Levi Ankeny stepped aside, a rival bargain collapsed, and John L. Wilson rode a fifth-ballot surge to the Republican caucus nomination for U.S. senator in Olympia.
- The Stubborn Clerk and the Mayor's Keys
A city employee faces arrest and a $100 fine for refusing to surrender his office keys after being fired for poor housekeeping.
- The Olympia Senate Fight: Ankeny vs. Wilson, with a Seattle Lawyer as Spoiler
A last-minute candidacy by Allen threatens to split the Ankeny vote and hand the U.S. Senate seat to Wilson, in a behind-the-scenes battle that has Olympia buzzing.
- Spokane Rises Against a Senate Machine
Thousands of Spokane voters and organized labor protest John L. Wilson's election to the U.S. Senate, warning Olympia that the people will not pay for a machine's contracts.
- The Blackmailer Who Freed a Murder Defendant
James D. McGaughey walked out of a Seattle courtroom a free man after the state’s own witness admitted a blackmail scheme against the murdered doctor.
- The Hotel Dispute That Stalled Pacific Avenue
A legal tug-of-war over a mortgage on the Mount Nichols Hotel forces a courtroom showdown.
- The Town Split Over a Whipping
A confrontation between a resident and a school teacher leads to a public trial and community division.
- Street Duel Leaves Bystander Wounded
A card game dispute between a gambler and a bartender escalated into a nine-shot exchange on a Prosser street.
- Accused Killer Kid Wilson Evades Capture in Wenatchee Country
A man who claimed self-defense in the shooting of Pat Cooley is now a fugitive, and deputies have issued a descriptive circular.
- The Water Superintendent’s Public Feud
Seattle’s Water Superintendent fires back at claims of mismanagement, launching a sprawling, finger-pointing defense of his department’s books.
- City Officials Accused of Corruption and Incompetence
Former Superintendent of Water Works files scathing charges against the Board of Public Works over pump contracts and political job-trading.
- The Railroads' Man in the Senate Race
A Spokane editor charged that John L. Wilson's campaign for U.S. Senate was being bankrolled and worked by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads.