Charles F. Gloystein
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- Aug 2, 1894A Spokane Republican Vanishes — and a Newspaper Cries AssassinationAn outraged Spokane editorial accuses a secret Populist 'rifle-armed' organization of luring Charles F. Gloystein from his home and murdering him, and demands a $10,000 reward.Spokane, WA
- Aug 4, 1894He Walked Out of the House and Into a Whirlpool of WhispersA well-liked Spokane County farmer vanishes near Mica, and forty neighbors turn the countryside upside down hunting for him — but the deeper they dig, the stranger the trail becomes.Mica, WA
- Aug 6, 1894The Effigy in the Pine TreeCharles Gloystein crossed Spokane County's Populists and woke to find himself hanged in straw. Then he vanished.Mica, WA
- Aug 8, 1894A Populist Feud Ended in Disappearance—and Charles Gloystein Was Never FoundAfter being hanged in effigy and warned to leave Mica, the Spokane County farmer vanished. His family and editors suspected political murder; no body ever surfaced.Mica, WA
- Aug 10, 1894The Body in the Box: A Political Murder Haunts Spokane CountyCharles F. Gloystein crossed the Freeman's Protective Silver Federation and disappeared. Now his neighbors are offering a $1,000 reward—not for a killer, but for the body.Mica, WA
- Aug 10, 1894Hanged in Effigy, Then Gone: The Disappearance at MicaA Spokane County man who campaigned against the Silver Federation was abducted and is presumed murdered — and an exchange paper lays the blame squarely on the movement's rhetoric.Mica, WA
- Aug 11, 1894A Governor's $1,000 Reward for a Missing Spokane County FarmerCharles F. Gloystein vanished from his Mica home in July 1894. As neighbors whispered murder and Populists attacked his name, Washington's governor offered cash for his body and for his killers.Seattle, WA
- Aug 13, 1894Death to Traitors: The Farmer Who Refused the OathCharles F. Gloystein vanished after he refused to join a secret Silver Federation lodge. Washington newspapers called it political murder—but no body was found.Seattle, WA
- Aug 16, 1894The Vanishing of Charles Gloystein and the Secret Society That Armed a CountyIn 1894, a Spokane County man disappeared. Rumor blamed a secret Populist order, and neighbors began answering their doors with shotguns.Mica, WA
- Sep 3, 1894An Effigy, a Threat, and a Spokane Man Who DisappearedWhen Charles F. Gloystein vanished, someone hung his effigy and nailed threatening placards near his home. Spokane's Republican Union blamed the Freeman's Silver Protective Federation—and demanded the criminals be caught.Spokane, WA