Two Arrested in $15 Watch Robbery Near Coal Bunkers
A late-night robbery near the Seattle coal bunkers ends in the arrest of two men.
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Two men were arrested on a robbery charge after a watch was taken near the coal bunkers of the Pacific Coal Company. The watch was valued at about $15.
The page reports the arrests in connection with the theft, but gives no further detail about the proceedings.
“The robbery occurred near the coal bunkers of the Pacific Coal Company.”
While this was a petty crime for a $15 watch in 1899, the location—the coal bunkers of the industrial waterfront—highlights the era when Seattle's economy was physically tethered to the tide flats and raw resource extraction. Today, that same industrial waterfront is the site of massive infrastructure debates and the ongoing struggle to balance maritime heritage with modern urban development.
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