John Sherman
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- Jun 24, 1876The $6 Million Secret: How Seattle’s Future Railroads Were Sold to Washington PoliticiansA shocking dispatch reveals that the Northern Pacific Railroad and its associated land companies were secretly divided among top U.S. Senators, Grant, and a 'army of lobbyists'—proving that the infrastructure shaping Puget Sound was built on political patronage.Seattle, WA
- Apr 19, 1880The Wild West Gold Rush at the BorderWhen the federal government refused to station customs inspectors at the Skagit gold fields, Seattle merchants feared a massive influx of untaxed British Canadian competition.Skagit County, WA
- Jun 9, 1885When the Titans of Industry Came to SeattleIn 1885, as Seattle clamored for growth, a high-society banquet for Senator John Sherman and railroad executives signaled the dawn of the city's obsession with 'big industry'—and the blunt, profit-driven advice they offered to the locals.Opera House, Seattle
- Aug 17, 1887The Senator and the Invisible MountainA visiting U.S. Senator’s high-profile welcome to Seattle is punctured by the realization that local landmark Mount Rainier is nowhere to be seen behind the heavy, industrial smog of the 1880s.Seattle, WA
- Jun 17, 1888The Mugwump’s Ledger: How Seattle’s Territorial Secretary Gamed the Law Printing ContractA fierce editorial exposes Secretary Owings for delaying the publication of territorial laws to favor a cronies’ printing bid, while padding the bill with 40 pages of his own party platform.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1889Bismarck’s Bluff: Germany Claims Samoa While Washington WatchesAs the German Chancellor declares no treaty prevents his nation from seizing control of the Pacific islands, U.S. officials in Washington struggle to respond to a diplomatic crisis that threatens American interests across the ocean.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1895Silver Men Pack the Armory and Demand a Senator Who Won't WaverPopulists, Republicans and Democrats shared a Seattle stage to demand the legislature elect a 'free silver' U.S. senator — then a lawyer stole the show doing an impression of a rival orator.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Mar 23, 1899The Day Seattle Died (And Didn’t): A Telegraphic BlunderA faulty cable connection and a panicked operator convinced the world that local industrialist John Sherman had passed away. The resulting obituary was so lavish it nearly became his own biography.Seattle, WA