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- Jan 13, 1893The Inaugural Ball Power PlayA mayor's boast of political reconciliation backfires when the Governor refuses to share the spotlight.Olympia, WA
- Feb 16, 1893The Elusive Dr. Pillsbury Caught in SpokaneA notorious swindler wanted for crimes across Washington and Idaho faces a legal battle over his extradition.Spokane, WA
- Feb 19, 1893When 500 Knights Paraded Through Seattle: The 1893 Pythian BashThe Knights of Pythias marked their 30th anniversary with a grand parade, a ball for 1,500 at Armory Hall, and a secret ritual—while scouting land for a proposed Pythian home.Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1893End of the Salmon BanLocal fishermen win a victory as the state repeals restrictions on salmon fishing in Puget Sound.Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
- Mar 4, 1893The Railroad Freight Fight That Nearly Forced a Special SessionFarmers and reformers pushed the Anderson railroad bill to a Senate showdown, while Gov. McGraw threatened to keep lawmakers in Olympia until freight rates came down.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jun 16, 1893The Stranger in the King County JailConvicted of robbery during a drunken brawl in 1891, a friendless sailor seeks clemency with the support of the city's power brokers.Seattle, WA
- Oct 12, 1893The State Secures the Land for the University of WashingtonA public auction on the shores of Lake Washington clears the path for the university's move from downtown to its current campus.Union Bay, Seattle, WA
- Dec 29, 1893Mill Workers Resist Bank SeizureWhen bankers attempted to seize a safe from a shuttered Aberdeen mill, furious workers threatened to 'lick any man' who tried to stop the operation.Aberdeen, WA
- Feb 18, 1894The Pullman College ScandalRegents of the State Agricultural College face serious accusations of misusing public funds, including charges of billing the state for personal hotel extras like overalls and Sunday travel.Pullman, WA
- Mar 9, 1894The Fight Over Washington's Capitol: A Governor, a Professor and a Press WarAs the state's new capitol building is designed, Seattle and Tacoma papers pound the selection commission with charges of favoritism — and Gov. McGraw's defenders fire back.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Apr 14, 1894The Mysterious Death at Steilacoom AsylumDid a state representative die of natural causes, or was he poisoned by a lover?Western State Hospital, Steilacoom, WA
- May 3, 1894The Industrial Army's Seattle and Tacoma Divisions Near CollapseStriking workers and the 'Industrial Army' face infighting and skeptical local authorities as they try to push for transport to Washington, D.C.Opera House, Puyallup, WA
- Jun 7, 1894The Governor Condemns the Colfax Lynching MobGovernor McGraw orders an investigation into the extrajudicial murder of two men in Whitman County, declaring that mob violence is no substitute for the courts.Colfax, WA
- Jun 16, 1894When the Local Paper Cheers the MobA governor's push to prosecute the Colfax vigilantes draws a shocking defense from Whitman County newspapers—and a sharp rebuke from The Olympian.Colfax, WA
- Jul 1, 1894Militia Encampment Under Siege by Rain and MudWashington's National Guard troops endure a damp, difficult training session near Olympia, marked by runaways, a fistfight, and dismal weather.Olympia, WA
- Jul 29, 1894A Militia Camp Kickback Scandal Ends in a FistfightTom Box, the Tacoma concessionaire at Camp McGraw, was reduced to the ranks after admitting he lied about paying for exclusive camp privileges — then he called Gen. Curry a liar and took a punch in O'Brien's office.Olympia, WA
- Jul 31, 1894The General, the Strikers, and the Company That Wouldn't Ride With a Scab CrewBrig. Gen. A. V. Curry explains why he handed the rifles back to Spokane's Company G after its men refused to travel with a substitute crew — and why he thought the colonel who disarmed them had acted too hastily.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 1, 1894A Governor's Board Takes On a Militia Commander—and a Bribery ChargeA state investigation will examine Gen. Curry's reinstatement of a Spokane company and a sergeant's claim that he paid Adj. Gen. O'Brien for a camp-store monopoly.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 2, 1894A Spokane Republican Vanishes — and a Newspaper Cries AssassinationAn outraged Spokane editorial accuses a secret Populist 'rifle-armed' organization of luring Charles F. Gloystein from his home and murdering him, and demands a $10,000 reward.Spokane, WA
- Aug 12, 1894Pullman's President Came to Seattle With $18,000 RecoveredE. A. Bryan touted free tuition, new engineering courses and a faculty of fifteen—after the regents forced a former treasurer to hand over $17,000.Seattle, WA
- Aug 12, 1894An Hour From Canada: The Kansas Fugitive Caught in a Bellingham Barber ShopFrank Greenwood fled Kansas after a seduction charge, hoping to disappear into Washington and then British Columbia. A persistent Kansas detective tracked him to New Whatcom, where he was arrested in his brother’s barber shop—just an hour before he meant to be gone.Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1894A Spokane Farmer Vanished, and His Bloodied Hat Was All They FoundGloystein was the last Republican in his neighborhood, warned in an anonymous 'Populist' letter to change his tune. Then he walked out into the night with callers and never came back — and the governor put up money for a body and a conviction.Seattle, WA
- Aug 16, 1894The Wild Goose Trail: How $25,000 Chased a Mountain Pass That Wasn't ThereA state commission, an over-imaginative mountaineer and a sober engineer collide over a wagon road across the Cascades — and the taxpayers pick up the bill.Bellingham, WA
- Aug 20, 1894A Midnight Knock, a Bloody Hat, and the Farmer Who VanishedCharles Gloystein joined an oath-bound farmers’ society near Mica, tried to leave, and disappeared. A bloody hat was all searchers found.Mica, WA
- Sep 9, 1894A Senate Candidate Brings Home the BaconCongressman John L. Wilson stops at Seattle's Butler Hotel to tout federal money for Washington—and admit he wants the Senate seat.Butler Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Sep 14, 1894The Warden Fights Back: Grain-Sack Graft and Cruelty Charges at the State PenitentiaryAccused of skimming from grain-sack sales and mistreating prisoners, Walla Walla's warden dares the state to investigate — and the Post-Intelligencer says it should.Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 16, 1894A Judge Called Unpaid Hotel Work 'Mild Larceny'—and Freed the Bellboy Who Stole $1.15Nathan Sanguinetti, a West Indian bellboy at Seattle's Rainier Hotel, was convicted of stealing a planted purse. When Judge Humes learned the hotel had made him work 18 months without pay, he called that the real crime—and a pardon followed.Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1894The Silver Fight Waiting Inside Spokane’s Republican ConventionNine Supreme Court hopefuls, three congressional candidates, and a free-silver bloc turn Washington’s 1894 state convention into a backroom brawl before it even opens.Auditorium, Spokane, WA
- Sep 20, 1894The Silver Fight That Split Washington's RepublicansA packed Spokane convention picked judges and congressmen, then turned on a single plank: whether the party would demand free silver.Spokane, WA
- Jan 17, 1895A Senate Seat, a Caucus, and a Yakima Ditch DealIn Olympia, Republicans moved to settle the U.S. Senate contest between Ankeny and Wilson—while opponents circulated a story that Wilson had traded a Congressional favor for stock in a Yakima irrigation scheme.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1895Deadlock in Olympia: A Governor Says No and the Senate Seat Stays EmptyGovernor McGraw refuses a U.S. Senate seat, George Turner is pushed forward, and Ankeny's backers dig in as Populists threaten to break the deadlock.Olympia, WA