M. M. Perl
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- Aug 28, 1894Blacklisted on the Waterfront: Northern Pacific Punishes Strike LeadersAfter the 1894 railroad strike, a Northern Pacific superintendent admits the company will not rehire “strike leaders or agitators” — and one ex-switchman says the boycott follows him even to a steamship wharf.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 21, 1895A Railroad Clerk's Side Hustle: 150 Pounds of Opium Land in TacomaM. M. Perl, chief clerk to a Northern Pacific superintendent, imported prepared opium from China aboard the Kingston—while federal agents seized a rival shipment under an 1881 treaty.Tacoma, WA