Abe Spring
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- Apr 2, 1892The Shadow of the Mine Wars at Seattle City HallA citizen's public protest exposes the appointment of a former strike-breaking enforcer to the Seattle police force, sparking a clash over the legitimacy of law enforcement.Seattle, WA
- Apr 21, 1892The Brewery Workers’ Stand of 1892Seattle brewery workers hold the line against a forced return to ten-hour days and mandatory unpaid Sunday labor.Seattle, WA
- May 26, 1892Labor Union Debates Political IndependenceThe Western Central Labor Union clashes over whether to endorse candidates for public office, citing a struggle to stay free from the influence of city hall appointments.Seattle, WA
- Jul 25, 1892Samuel Gompers Tells Seattle: Organize, and Dare Not Do OtherwiseThe president of the American Federation of Labor writes to Seattle organizer Abe Spring, lamenting the bloodshed of the era's labor wars, urging union solidarity, and declining a Western trip.Seattle, WA
- Aug 13, 1893Winning the Okanogan TradeLocal boosters push for a commercial alliance with the burgeoning Okanogan country to secure Seattle's economic future.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Mar 11, 1895The Feast of Lots: Seattle's Jewish Community Celebrates Purim with an Auction of Sacred LettersAt the Hinckley block, the Orthodox congregation dedicated a new Torah scroll and auctioned off its letters to fund education.Seattle, WA
- Mar 18, 1895Seattle's Jewish Community Votes Down a 'Jewish Independent Political Club'An anonymously circulated call for a Jewish political club meets a packed and hostile meeting in Red Men's Hall, where community leaders insist religion has no place in city politics.Seattle, WA