B. F. Day
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- Mar 7, 1883The Dream of a Lake Washington Canal Takes RootProminent businessmen incorporate the Washington Improvement Company to link the lakes, eyeing a future of farm-rich expansion and city growth.Montlake Cut, Seattle, WA
- Nov 20, 1885The Siege of the 'Standard Theater' MeetingA Seattle labor group, barred from its intended hall, holds an indignant public meeting to solidify their boycott against Chinese workers.Seattle, WA
- Nov 21, 1885The Siege of Seattle's Anti-Chinese AgitatorsAs a community split over the exclusionary movement, labor activists gathered at the Standard Theater to defend their peers against legal indictment and internal unrest.Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1886The Seattle Petition Against Chinese LaborA group of prominent attorneys and citizens petition the territorial legislature, demanding the passage of exclusionary labor laws despite constitutional concerns.Seattle, WA