Law and Order League
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- Dec 30, 1883The Fight for the City's ConscienceProhibitionists and law-and-order advocates rally at the Congregational Church, declaring their intent to purge local politics of 'whiskey men.'Congregational Church, Seattle, WA
- Jun 14, 1884Law and Order Rally at Fourth and MarionHundreds of citizens, led by the Law and Order League, gathered in a vacant lot to demand moral reform and nominate a local ticket.Seattle, WA
- May 1, 1885The 'Lingerer' and the Moral Purge of TacomaA fiery 1885 editorial spat reveals the tension between town boosters and a 'Law and Order' movement intent on policing the morality of the emerging city.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 6, 1889The Battle Over Tacoma's Most Notorious 'Hellhole'Citizens and reform groups rally at City Hall to shutter a local variety theater and saloon decried as a den of depravity.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- Sep 30, 1893Vigilante Morality in ColfaxA secret league forms to purge the town of gambling and prostitution through direct action.Colfax, WA