John F. Gowey
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- Aug 24, 1886The Political Shuffle Before StatehoodAs Washington Territory neared statehood in 1886, Republican leaders in Seattle scrambled to settle on a single, unified candidate for Delegate to Congress—a move that local power brokers hoped would avoid the bitter factionalism of the past.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 20, 1887The Bid to Bring the Rails to OlympiaWhen the Puget Sound and Gray's Harbor Railroad Company looked to move its terminal away from the shallow waters of Little Skookum Bay, a committee of Olympia’s finest set out to land the contract.Budd Inlet, Olympia, WA
- Oct 28, 1891Olympia’s Fight for a Deep-Water HarborCitizens tell the harbor-line commissioners to claim Budd Inlet’s tide flats for public wharves—not a narrow waterway that would hand the waterfront to private owners.Olympia, WA
- Nov 6, 1891A Mayor, a Rigged Lottery, and the Fight for Olympia's City HallA month out from the municipal election, the Tribune accuses Mayor J. C. Horr of quietly fixing his fences for a second term — and the drawing of lots that handed one councilman a longer seat looks to a good many people like a put-up job.Olympia, WA
- Nov 30, 1891Olympia's 1891 City Election: Ward Caucuses, Backroom Maneuvers, and a Fight Over Fair PlayAs the Third Ward nominates a councilman and candidates jockey for mayor and treasurer, a taxpayer protests a plan for a mass convention that would sideline ward delegates.Olympia, WA
- Dec 1, 1891The People’s Ticket: Olympia’s 1891 Caucus RevoltA printed slate handed out at the door, a mayor booed as 'defeated,' and a second-ward protest meeting: the fight over who would control Olympia's city nominations.Olympia, WA
- Dec 4, 1891A Newspaper Opens a Fund So Poor Men Can Afford the Keeley CureThe Tribune sets a contribution box at Main and Fourth for Olympia residents too poor to pay for the Keeley Institute's addiction treatment, seeding the fund with $5 and naming a committee to vet applicants.Olympia, WA
- Dec 15, 1891The $70,000 Rebellion: Olympia Refuses to Pay Its Railroad BillNorthern Pacific missed its promised deadlines, so the citizens who pledged land and cash to bring the line to town decided the contract was void—and headed to court.Olympia, WA
- Dec 21, 1891The Keeley Cure Comes to OlympiaOlympia's Keeley Institute promises release from drink, and the Tribune opens a discreet charity fund for patients who cannot pay.Olympia, WA
- Jan 12, 1892The Donation Claim That Ended in Murder—and Took Decades to SettleA federal land ruling near Sumner untangles decades of inheritance, foreclosure, and a killing tied to a donation claim first filed in 1853.Sumner, WA
- Feb 24, 1892Women, Workers, and a $40,000 School BondOlympia prepared to vote on a new high school, with women at the polls and labor demanding that local hands build it.Olympia, WA
- Mar 17, 1892Olympia's Republican Bargain: Bring the State Convention Home—and Send a Delegate to MinneapolisA local editorial pushes Thurston County Republicans to raise $1,500, host the state convention in the capital, and still claim a seat at the national convention—instead of trading one prize for the other.Olympia Theater, Olympia, WA
- Oct 9, 1893A Merchant's Defiance in OlympiaA Chinese merchant addresses accusations of smuggling, asserting his identity as a successful, law-abiding American pioneer.Olympia, WA