American Protective Association
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- Feb 2, 1894The A.P.A. and the Fight Against Religious BigotryA scathing editorial decries the arrival of the American Protective Association in Seattle, denouncing its anti-Catholic secret agenda as 'idiotic' and a threat to American freedom.Seattle, WA
- Feb 6, 1894The Mayoral Candidate and the Secret SocietyLyman B. Andrews publicly renounces his attempt to join the American Protective Association following a scandal over his secret political affiliations.Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1894The A.P.A. Sermon at the Seattle TheaterA local pastor uses his pulpit to incite against the Catholic Church, claiming a secret war for the nation's soul.Seattle Theater, Seattle, WA
- Mar 31, 1894The Anti-Catholic Lecturer Who Skipped TownA visiting lecturer left Tacoma without paying his hall rent, highlighting the messy intersection of political agitation and private debt.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 19, 1894The School Board's Investigation of Teacher Martina JohnstonA teacher at Denny School faced charges of 'gross vulgarity' brought by the American Protective Association, but her colleagues and former students overwhelmingly defended her character.Denny School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1894School Board Rejects Secret Society InterferenceA Seattle school board attorney ruled that secret societies like the A.P.A. have no legal standing to bring charges against educators.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Monster Rally Against Rome: Nativists Pack the Seattle ArmoryAnti-Catholic secret societies and the American Protective Association fill the Armory to protest 'papal interference' in American politics and to promise a fight at the ballot box.Seattle, WA
- Mar 25, 1895A Preacher Was Hissed for Defending Seattle’s CatholicsAt a packed American Protective Association meeting, Rev. Clark Davis called for tolerance and warned that bigotry would fail — then heard jeers from members who wanted red meat.Seattle, WA
- Apr 15, 1895The Anti-Catholic Crusade Comes to Rake's HallA Seattle crowd packed a nativist A.P.A. rally to hear a Baptist pastor demand that immigrants prove their patriotism—or take the first train home.Seattle, WA
- Jun 11, 1895A.P.A. Secures Victory in Ballard School ElectionThe American Protective Association flexes its political muscle in a high-turnout school board race.Ballard, Seattle, WA