Lake Shore road
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- Dec 19, 1893A Section Foreman's Death at Gilman, and the $100 He Sent Home to IrelandJ. G. Caroian, a Lake Shore road foreman, was killed switching cars at Gilman. His Odd Fellows lodge will bury him at Marysville; his aged mother in Ireland will get no more Christmas money.Issaquah, WA
- Jul 4, 1894When the Great Railroad Strike Reached SeattleIn July 1894 the Pullman boycott finally tied up the Lake Shore road in Seattle — local switchmen walked out in sympathy, and the company answered with firings, Winchester-armed deputies and a federal judge.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1894Seattle's Railroad Strike Goes Quiet—but the Unions Keep FightingAs the national railroad boycott convulses the country, Seattle's yards stay quiet under troops and deputies while local unions back Debs, condemn violence, and negotiate food and livestock passage through boycotted lines.Seattle, WA
- Aug 14, 1894Hard Times Are Over, but Striking Railroad Men Need Not ApplyNorthern Pacific managers touring the coast said the depression had turned, but they refused to rehire workers who had walked off the job.Rainier Club, Seattle, WA