General Sprague
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- Dec 4, 1871The Great Terminus Fever of 1871As rumors swirled about the location of the Northern Pacific Railroad’s Pacific Coast terminus, Seattleites were gripped by a volatile, real-estate-driven madness that made men 'demented' and land values skyrocket.Seattle, WA
- Nov 2, 1878Life and Labor at the Carbon Coal MinesA look inside the 1878 mining boom in Wilkeson, where company-owned land and rugged infrastructure defined the lives of the workers.Wilkeson, WA
- Mar 2, 1887The Great Tacoma Smelter ScamA smooth-talking promoter arrives in the dead of winter, promises a mining fortune, and leaves a town holding the bag.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 22, 1887The Chamber of Commerce Pleads for the RailroadsTacoma’s business elite pen a desperate memorial to the Northern Pacific, crying 'perfidy' as the terminal war heats up.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 29, 1889The Governor Who Stood Between Corporations and the WorkingmanWhen railroads threatened to use militia to break a strike in 1873, Governor Elisha Ferry refused to deploy state power until the laborers were paid, carving out a legendary reputation for fairness.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 17, 1891"My Idol Is Broken": A Governor Denounces a Senator to His FaceMiles C. Moore accuses John B. Allen of selling out an old friend to climb into the Senate, and prints the speech he says he delivered at Allen's headquarters.Olympia, WA
- Nov 18, 1891The Deal That Broke a Senator: Allen's Surrender to King CountyEx-Governor Moore recounts the pressure campaign that turned Senator John B. Allen from his allies and toward the King County faction—an insider's tale of patronage, loyalty and betrayal in Washington's early state politics.Olympia, WA