Chester A. Arthur
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- Apr 16, 1882The Shadow of the Anti-Chinese MovementAn editorial from 1882 captures the local fervor of the Chinese Exclusion era, warning of an economic 'calamity' should the two races continue to mix in the workforce.Seattle, WA
- Aug 18, 1883Paint the Town for the Last SpikeWith the Northern Pacific about to close the continent, Spokane Falls is told to clean its streets, whitewash its houses, and prepare for a wealth-laden excursion.Spokane, WA
- Aug 28, 1883The Northern Pacific Bets Everything on the NorthA high-level interview reveals the railroad's expansion into British Columbia and their vision of making Portland the gateway to the Pacific.Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
- Apr 25, 1884The Northern Pacific Railroad's Coal Land GrabCritics decry the President's support for the railroad’s expansion into coal lands against the public interest.Tacoma, WA
- May 2, 1884The Sham Inspection of the Northern PacificA whistleblower account of how railroad executives entertained government officials with champagne to secure unearned land grants.Puyallup, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 16, 1885Yakima Signal Denounces 50-Million-Acre Northern Pacific Land GrantA scathing editorial accuses President Arthur of abusing executive authority to grant fifty million acres of public land to a powerful railroad monopoly before the road was actually finished.Yakima, WA
- Feb 3, 1886Puyallup Families Finally Win Title to Their LandWhile the President ordered land titles for the Puyallup people in 1884, a corrupt 'ring' of speculators held up the process to seize the property for profit.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 29, 1888The Night a Bullet Whistled Through the Vice President’s WindowA brush with political assassination in Seattle's past—revealed only after the danger had passed.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1889Bismarck’s Bluff: Germany Claims Samoa While Washington WatchesAs the German Chancellor declares no treaty prevents his nation from seizing control of the Pacific islands, U.S. officials in Washington struggle to respond to a diplomatic crisis that threatens American interests across the ocean.Seattle, WA