J. N. Glover
Named in 9 stories. Back to all names
- Aug 25, 1883The Train They Hoped Would Stop: Spokane's Bid for the Last-Spike SpotlightA mass meeting at Cannon's Hall appointed a committee to welcome President Villard's Northern Pacific excursion and make sure the editorial train lingered long enough to see the falls.Spokane, WA
- Sep 1, 1883Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike ExcursionIn September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.Spokane, WA
- Dec 29, 1883Spokane Merchants Meet to Carve a Wagon Road to the Big BendAn enthusiastic crowd in Cannon's Hall backs a road from Spokane Falls to Okanogan, and two men set out through a snowstorm to find the route.Spokane, WA
- Jan 19, 1884Spokane Falls Finally Gets Water WorksAfter years of relying on water carriers and wells, the city council grants a franchise to two newcomers to build a water system, promising fire protection and an end to the water famine.Spokane, WA
- Jan 26, 1884Spokane's Citizens Buy Themselves a Road to the Gold FieldsIn fifteen minutes, local businessmen pledged a quarter of a $20,000 stock company to run stages and freight wagons between Spokane Falls and the Coeur d'Alene mines — before another town could steal the traffic.Spokane, WA
- Feb 16, 1884Spokane's Board of Trade Fights to Save the Northern Pacific Land GrantIn February 1884, Spokane Falls merchants rallied against a Congressional bill that would forfeit the railroad's land grant — and with it, they feared, the town's entire future.Spokane, WA
- Mar 22, 1884A Town Buys Its Own Railroad: Spokane Falls Bets $30,000 on a Line to the Coeur d'AlenesA packed hall at Cannon's Hall pledges $30,000 in minutes to build a railroad from Spokane Falls to the Coeur d'Alene mines — money not due until the track actually exists.Spokane, WA
- Apr 5, 1884The Ladies Stayed Home: Spokane Falls Votes Without Much FussA quiet April election returns the straight citizens' ticket, with one lively independent fight in the Second Ward and a notable absence at the polls.Spokane, WA
- Jan 5, 1895The Midnight Raid on a Spokane Dry-Goods StoreA trust deed meant to shield Lewenberg Bros.' assets lasted less than a day before banks and out-of-state suppliers sent deputies and lawyers after the goods.Spokane, WA