Frank C. Ross
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- May 16, 1892The Fight Over the Puyallup Indian ReservationTacoma’s Commercial Club maneuvers to open reservation lands to development, sparking local controversy.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 28, 1892Puyallup Land Sales Spark Tension With Federal AgentAgent Eells defends his role in the controversial sale of tribal lands, claiming the Puyallup people are being manipulated by real estate speculators.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Feb 28, 1893Puyallup Tribe Reclaims Agency Over Their LandDefying federal 'red tape' and the Wilson Bill, the Puyallup Tribe organizes their own land company to handle railroad right-of-way construction on their own terms.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Mar 21, 1893The Great Industrial Tug-of-WarAs Everett grows, local boosters grapple with the aggressive strategies of Henry Hewitt, Jr., who is actively courting Tacoma's mills with bonus offers.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 13, 1893Defiance on the Puyallup ReservationA railroad developer ignores the Indian Agent’s orders to stop grading on tribal lands, setting the stage for a potential military standoff.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 3, 1893The Stand-off at PuyallupRailroad graders on the Puyallup reservation refuse to leave, citing their status as citizen-landowners against federal military orders.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 7, 1893A Railroad Across Puyallup Land—With the Tribe’s Consent?Frank C. Ross sends federal officials contracts for a right-of-way through the Puyallup Reservation, testing whether Indigenous consent can authorize construction without Congress.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 12, 1893Army Deployed Against Railroad Developers on Puyallup LandFederal troops are dispatched to the Puyallup Reservation to physically stop a construction party from grading a railroad through Indigenous land.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 13, 1893Showdown on the Puyallup ReservationFederal troops arrive to halt a railroad construction project, igniting a fight over Indigenous sovereignty and citizen rights.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 18, 1893Puyallup Leader Peter Stanup Reported Missing in TacomaThe Puyallup leader vanished after a night of drinking and tension over reservation land, leaving his community in mourning and suspicion.Tacoma, WA
- May 19, 1893Puyallup Leader Peter Stanup Found Dead in RiverA prominent Puyallup leader disappears, sparking fears of foul play and 'shanghaiing' amidst intense tensions over railroad grading on the reservation.Tacoma, WA
- May 20, 1893The Struggle for the Puyallup ReservationA legal war unfolds over railroad rights-of-way through the Puyallup Reservation, pitting federal troops against private developers as Indigenous residents face displacement.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jun 14, 1893The Battle for the Puyallup ReservationA federal judge rules that the United States government no longer has absolute control over allotted Indian lands, clearing the way for a railroad to cross the Puyallup reservation.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jun 23, 1893Judge Hanford Lets Railroad Cross Puyallup ReservationA federal judge rules in favor of a railroad contractor over U.S. Army soldiers stationed on Indigenous lands.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Nov 18, 1893Ambitious Expansion Plans for Tacoma HarborEngineer D. R. Ogden presents massive union rail and harbor terminal plans to the state land board in Olympia.Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA