J. H. McGraw
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- Jul 31, 1889The Great Courthouse Turf WarA boisterous public meeting pits North Seattle against the old guard over where to build the county's new courthouse.7th Street Hill, Seattle, WA
- Dec 4, 1893Seven-Cent Meals: Seattle's City Mission Fed Thousands in 1893In November 1893, the Seattle City Mission served 3,049 free meals, provided 1,071 lodgings, and begged the city for underclothing as the depression deepened.Seattle, WA
- Jul 10, 1894Troops Take the Yards as Seattle Braces for the Great Railroad StrikeRegular artillery, deputy marshals and a nervous militia dig in across the city — even hauling the state's rifles up to the university for safekeeping — as the 1894 Pullman boycott reaches Puget Sound.Seattle, WA
- Jul 10, 1894The Night They Burned the Bridges: Sprague Makes Its StandA mob stones the returning militia, torch-wielding strikers destroy trestles on both sides of town, and a governor wires back orders to 'use all force at your command' to disperse the rioters.Sprague, WA
- Jul 25, 1894A Governor Says Order First, Arbitration LaterFrom Seattle, Washington’s governor endorses Cleveland’s Pullman strike crackdown and argues arbitration must wait until the law is obeyed.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894Tacoma Bets Its Future on a Giant Interstate FairIn August 1891, Governor McGraw urged every county to send exhibits as Tacoma raced to open a fair that promised to fill hotels, showcase the Northwest, and put the city on the map.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 11, 1894A Governor's $1,000 Reward for a Missing Spokane County FarmerCharles F. Gloystein vanished from his Mica home in July 1894. As neighbors whispered murder and Populists attacked his name, Washington's governor offered cash for his body and for his killers.Seattle, WA