M. C. Sullivan
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- May 2, 1889The Industry of Cheating the LineA look at the cat-and-mouse game between railroad conductors, ticket scalpers, and the detectives hired to catch them.Yakima, WA
- Feb 13, 1891Senate Moves to Outlaw Private Armed GuardsLegislature targets 'obnoxious agents of moneyed power' as Kinnear bill passes unanimously.Newcastle, WA
- Sep 17, 1891The Shadowy World of 'Railroad Spotters'A scathing editorial exposes the brutal tactics of private detectives hired by corporations to intimidate workers.Seattle, WA
- Feb 18, 1892The Era of Corporate ThugsA look back at the private, armed detective agencies hired by corporations to break strikes and terrorize workers in Washington mining towns.Franklin, Black Diamond, WA
- Feb 29, 1892The Schoolmaster Who Took on the Text-Book TrustBefore he was an alderman, E.S. Ingraham led Seattle's schools and became a local hero for exposing a $3,000 bribery attempt by a corrupt book monopoly.6th Ward, Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1892The Shadow Over the Ballot BoxA notorious outside political operative attempts to influence the Seattle municipal election, sparking a fierce clash over the integrity of city governance.Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1892The 'Sullivan Thugs' and the Battle for Seattle's SoulOn the eve of the 1892 mayoral election, a local political scandal involving hired enforcers and intercepted telegrams brings Seattle to the brink of chaos.Seattle, WA
- Jun 1, 1892City Accused of Blacklisting Labor OrganizersA member of the Knights of Labor claims the city administration is refusing to hire members of the order for municipal work.Seattle, WA
- Sep 28, 1892The Roslyn Bank Robber HuntAn anxious stranger trying to sell a fine sorrel horse for half its value triggers a manhunt in Kent after a daring daylight bank heist.Kent, WA
- Jan 6, 1893The Trial of the Roslyn Bank RobbersAccused men maintain their innocence as their attorney accuses authorities of seeking rewards rather than justice.Ellensburg, WA
- Feb 14, 1893Anti-Allen Dark Horse Scheme Fails in OlympiaWhile anti-Allen forces scramble for a candidate, the state legislature remains paralyzed by 'dark horse' rumors and fabricated desertions.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Mar 25, 1893A Striker's Wife Wounded in the Franklin Coal WarsA woman permanently disabled by gunfire during a strike-breaking confrontation at Franklin mines sues the Oregon Improvement Company for $25,000.Franklin, Black Diamond, WA
- May 1, 1893Mystery of the Stolen $3,000A messenger's package vanishes on the Northern Pacific line, sparking a high-stakes search through Seattle’s elite circles.Seattle, WA
- Apr 5, 1894The Detective and the SheriffA brutal confrontation in a Tacoma hotel lobby leaves a well-known detective dead from a heart failure.Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 6, 1894The Detective’s Final CoughAn encounter between a sheriff and a detective ends in a quiet death, sparking a controversy over heart disease and allegations of abuse.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 5, 1895The Mine Strike That Ended in a Shooting — and a NonsuitWashington’s Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Thornburn family’s damages suit after violence between striking miners and Black strikebreakers at the Franklin and Newcastle coal mines.Black Diamond, WA