I. A. Nadeau
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- May 4, 1889The Great 'Broad Gauge' Railway RiotWhen two rival railroad companies turned the Seattle tideflats into a battlefield, hundreds of hired hands and lawyers clashed over a single strip of land.Seattle, WA
- Jun 9, 1889The Great Seattle Fire: A City in Ruins, A Spirit RebuildingFollowing the devastating fire of 1889, Seattle's business leaders, bankers, and citizens mobilize to enforce strict brick-and-stone building codes while navigating the logistics of temporary survival.Great Seattle Fire, Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1892The Great Shingle Train of 1892A record-breaking shipment of 5,000,000 red cedar shingles from Ballard mills highlights the rapid industrial growth of a young Seattle.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Mar 15, 1892The Last Ride of the 'Paper Railroad'When Seattle’s homegrown lifeline, the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, was absorbed by the Northern Pacific, the city lost its independence—but gained its seat at the table of transcontinental commerce.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1892A Veteran Railroader Reflects on Seattle’s Industrial GrowthAfter a year as Lake Shore superintendent, I. A. Nadeau retires from the position, looking back on the era when the city’s rail freight grew from a single car of hardware to a hub of transcontinental commerce.Seattle, WA
- Nov 2, 1892The Trial of a Future Governor's CharacterAs John H. McGraw campaigns for Governor, friends and former associates rush to defend his reputation against allegations of business fraud and illicit gambling in his early years.Seattle, WA
- Dec 14, 1892Seattle Chamber of Commerce Takes Aim at LongshoremenThe Chamber of Commerce moves to break the power of harbor unions, threatening to form competing organizations and call for police intervention.Smith Cove, Seattle, WA
- Dec 17, 1892The Final Act of Henry YeslerA look back at the life of the pioneer sawmill owner whose legendary generosity and deep ties to early Seattle shaped the city's foundations.Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1893The Battle Over Seattle’s High School FutureA debate on the school board regarding the legality and necessity of funding a dedicated high school facility.Seattle, WA
- Aug 17, 1893The Hop Fields Open for White LaborAs harvest approaches, growers pivot toward white pickers and away from Indigenous labor, offering special rail rates to bring in thousands of workers.Yakima, WA
- Aug 14, 1894Hard Times Are Over, but Striking Railroad Men Need Not ApplyNorthern Pacific managers touring the coast said the depression had turned, but they refused to rehire workers who had walked off the job.Rainier Club, Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1895The Railroad Man Who Gave Seattle Its First Real Baseball Team — Then Lost EverythingW. R. Thornell organized the Pacific Northwest League and the 'Seattle Reds,' then lost his bank job over a forged note. Bright's disease took him at Paddock Memorial Hospital in Tacoma; he was buried in the city that once cheered him.Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1895The Army's Top General Scouts Magnolia Bluff for Puget Sound's DefensesLt. Gen. John Schofield, passing through Seattle en route to Alaska, endorses Magnolia Bluff as the site for a new army post and predicts a great commercial future for the Sound.Magnolia Bluff, Seattle, WA
- Jul 3, 1895The Year the Trains Couldn't Hold EveryoneSeattle's rail agents report the heaviest travel in years — packed cars, booming Alaska bookings, and a colony of 500 Hollanders settling on Whidbey Island.Seattle, WA