General Manager Kendrick
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- Dec 27, 1893A Federal Injunction Kills the Northern Pacific Strike Before It StartsAs receivers slash wages 3 to 5 percent, a Milwaukee judge bars the railroad brotherhoods from ordering a walkout—and the order is being extended 'to cover this state,' binding Northern Pacific men all along the line to Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1894The Trains Came Back—And Seattle's Mail Came With ThemWith the Pullman boycott collapsing, Northern Pacific and Lake Shore trains returned to schedule in Seattle, non-union crews took the throttle, and three days of stranded mail finally reached the post office.Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1894'We Can Fight Both Them and the Company': Seattle's Railroad Strike FaltersAs Northern Pacific engineers straggle back to work in Tacoma and Seattle, a union chairman vows to fight on — while dynamite vanishes and a log train is fired on near Puyallup.Seattle, WA
- Aug 17, 1894The $2 Fee That Sunk a Warehouse: Railroads Tighten Grip on Seattle's WaterfrontA group of local businessmen planned a major grain warehouse at the foot of Battery Street, but Northern Pacific's refusal to budge on switching fees scuttled the deal—and highlighted the railroads' stranglehold on Seattle's shipping future.Seattle, WA