Farmers' Alliance
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- Dec 25, 1890The Rising Power of the Farmers' AllianceA political commentary warning the established parties that the Farmers' Alliance and labor organizations have become a political force that can no longer be ignored.Yakima, WA
- Jan 7, 1891Squire Arrives in Olympia as Senate Fight Heats UpAs Senator Watson Squire arrives to secure his reelection, the halls of the state capital are buzzing with political maneuvering, railroad regulation debates, and the lingering shadow of the Wounded Knee massacre.Olympia, WA
- Jan 9, 1891The Political Smoke of 1891: Backroom Deals and Populist UprisingsWhile Washington’s early legislature debated the direct election of senators and railroad regulation, backroom meetings at the Olympia Hotel signaled the enduring influence of corporate power.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Feb 14, 1891The Great Railway DebateLegislators in Olympia grapple with the Farmers' Alliance, railroad monopolies, and the fight for equitable shipping rates as tension mounts between East and West Washington.Olympia, WA
- Feb 26, 1891The Rising Voice of Labor in Washington TerritoryWilliam Lee, foreman of the Knights of Labor, details a plan to unite farmers and workingmen to challenge the state's political establishment in 1892.Yakima, WA
- Nov 26, 1891Farmer's Alliance Convention Ends in ChaosA political assembly in Dayton dissolves into a brawl after the president is expelled.Dayton, WA
- May 19, 1892The Farmers' Alliance Wants Financial History Taught in SchoolsA skeptical editorial mocks the Farmers' Alliance’s push to make monetary policy a core subject in Washington classrooms.Yakima, WA
- May 19, 1892Farmers' Alliance Declares War on School Book MonopolyThe statewide organization demands free, state-published textbooks and a shift in school funding away from corporate interests.Yakima, WA
- Jul 14, 1892The People's Party Takes Root in YakimaFarmers, laborers, and unionists form a new political coalition to challenge corporate dominance and land policies.Yakima County Courthouse, Yakima, WA
- Feb 27, 1893The Farmers' Alliance Grain RebellionPalouse farmers bypass railroad-controlled elevators to handle their own grain, yielding massive profits.Oakesdale, WA
- Sep 1, 1893The Farmers' Alliance Grain GambleFacing falling prices, Washington wheat farmers looked to circumvent middlemen by storing their own grain at the Seattle docks to hold out for better market rates.Railroad Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Oct 6, 1893The Farmers' Alliance Insurance SwindleA political organization's insurance arm leaves Palouse farmers in financial ruin while the leadership lines their own pockets.Spokane, WA
- Jul 10, 1894The Night They Burned the Bridges: Sprague Makes Its StandA mob stones the returning militia, torch-wielding strikers destroy trestles on both sides of town, and a governor wires back orders to 'use all force at your command' to disperse the rioters.Sprague, WA
- Jul 24, 1894Col. Patrick Henry Winston Bolts the Populists — and the P-I PouncesThe Post-Intelligencer gleefully dissects Patrick Henry Winston's letter renouncing the People's Party, calling it less a conversion than the squirm of a politician who has run out of options.Seattle, 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