John Bushell
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- Mar 18, 1893Temperance Movement Fractures in SeattleA bitter internal dispute within the Independent Order of Good Templars leads to a secession and the formation of a new division of the Sons of Temperance.Seattle, WA
- Mar 22, 1893The Great Temperance SchismOver 1,000 Good Templars defect from their order to join the Sons of Temperance amid internal discord.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Monster Rally Against Rome: Nativists Pack the Seattle ArmoryAnti-Catholic secret societies and the American Protective Association fill the Armory to protest 'papal interference' in American politics and to promise a fight at the ballot box.Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1895City Hall Showdown: Council and Reformers Clash Over Charter RevisionA heated joint meeting of the city council and civic organizations debates whether to call a special election for a new city charter, with accusations of bullying and claims of wasted taxpayer money.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1895Who Gets to Rewrite Seattle's Charter — the Council or the People?A crowded, argumentative hearing at City Hall: the Chamber of Commerce is accused of a 'somersault,' a lawyer sneers at 'the people,' and Dr. Ramsey answers a councilman with a line of Latin.Seattle, WA
- Apr 8, 1895Nativist Rally at Ranke Hall: 'Close the Gates'In 1895 Seattle, an anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant A. P. A. meeting warned of 'unrestricted immigration' and claimed Catholic nurses secretly baptized Protestant infants.Seattle, WA