Miles C. Moore
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- May 4, 1883The Railway King Comes to Walla WallaHenry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, arrives in Walla Walla to a hero’s welcome and demands for new branch lines.Walla Walla, WA
- Feb 3, 1889The Block Party: Young Married Couples Plot to Buy an Entire City Block in SeattleAs streetcar lines extend to the suburbs, a group of young professionals in Seattle are pooling their resources to purchase a whole block of land, aiming to build matching homes and create a private enclave.Seattle, WA
- Mar 22, 1889The Man Who Bought the Territory: Miles C. Moore’s Rise to GovernorFrom a Walla Walla bookstore clerk to the head of Washington Territory, Miles C. Moore’s appointment signals a shift in power from Seattle’s elite to Eastern Washington’s business barons.Walla Walla, WA
- May 23, 1889An 18-Year Pursuit Ends in an Ellensburg JailA fugitive who thought he had outrun his past is finally captured for an 1871 shooting in Los Angeles.Ellensburg, WA
- Nov 17, 1891"My Idol Is Broken": A Governor Denounces a Senator to His FaceMiles C. Moore accuses John B. Allen of selling out an old friend to climb into the Senate, and prints the speech he says he delivered at Allen's headquarters.Olympia, WA
- Jul 25, 1892A Confederate or a Dupe: The Fight Over Lake WashingtonA Seattle property owner denies he is part of a Tacoma-backed plot to defeat Senator John B. Allen over the Lake Washington Canal. The editor calls him a confederate or a dupe.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1892Political Backroom Deals in King CountyThe local press accuses power brokers of attempting to manipulate the Republican county convention to oust a sitting U.S. Senator.Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1893The Senate Deadlock Breaks at OlympiaAfter weeks of gridlock, Washington's legislature moves to re-elect John B. Allen to the U.S. Senate as the opposition dissolves.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Feb 26, 18931893 Olympia Republicans Urged to Elect John L. AllenAs the legislature convenes to choose a U.S. Senator, local factions clash over the candidacy of banker Levi Ankeny versus the incumbent Senator John L. Allen.Olympia, WA
- Feb 28, 1893The 83-Ballot Deadlock: 'Either Allen or No One'In Olympia, John B. Allen’s Republican caucus held the line while Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny saw their candidacies frostbitten—and the ballots kept piling up.Olympia, WA
- Jul 28, 1893Walla Walla Battles for Public WaterA landslide vote rejects private control in favor of a new municipal gravity system.Walla Walla, WA
- Jan 16, 1895The U.S. Senate Seat That Stalled OlympiaWith Republicans split over Wilson and Ankeny, Pierce County played a double game and the governor's message shoved the Senate election to the back of the room.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jun 10, 1903Convicts to Pave the Way?Walla Walla's Commercial Club debates a new state law to employ penitentiary inmates in road construction.City Hall, Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 2, 1903A Former Governor Settles ScoresEx-Governor Moore takes to the press to defend his political record and fire back at a rival newspaper.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 20, 1903The Machine Smashed: Walla Walla Rejects Levi AnkenyIn a local municipal election, the political machine of U.S. Senator Levi Ankeny is soundly defeated by an anti-machine coalition, signaling a shift in county influence.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 21, 1903The Walla Walla Election and the Railroad MachineA political autopsy of the city election, where local rivalries collided with state-wide influence and the power of railroad interests.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 4, 1903The Petty Feuds of Walla Walla's EliteA satirical chronicle of the local political war between 'Ankeny' and 'Boxer' factions.Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 14, 1903The Governor Against the RailsGovernor Miles C. Moore denounces the corrupting influence of the railroad lobby in Washington state politics.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 5, 1903Political Fraud and the Russian ColonyA local politician faces federal perjury charges over citizenship papers for Russian immigrants in the wake of a bitter municipal election.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 3, 1903Fort Walla Walla's Long Fight Against AbandonmentA historical look at the community's desperate efforts to preserve the military reservation as a public asset.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 3, 1903County Delays $10,000 Bid to Bring Widows' Home to Walla WallaBusiness leaders urge Walla Walla officials to secure a charitable orphanage, despite questions regarding the legality of the county's $10,000 contribution.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 25, 1903Andrew Carnegie's $25,000 Gift for Walla WallaAfter persistent lobbying by the local Commercial Club, the industrialist agrees to fund a new public library—if the city commits to ongoing maintenance.Walla Walla Public Library, Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 25, 1903Carnegie Offers Walla Walla $25,000 — If the City Will Say YesA Thanksgiving-week letter from Andrew Carnegie promises a library building for the city, on the condition that Walla Walla furnish a site and $2,500 a year. The council has not yet voted, and the Statesman is impatient.Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 22, 1903Walla Walla Committee Asks General Funston to Keep FortA committee from the Commercial Club met with General Funston to lobby against the military's plan to abandon the local garrison.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Jan 20, 1904The Republican Factional War Declares a TruceWalla Walla’s rival GOP camps—the 'Holy Rollers' and the 'Boxers'—met in a stormy midnight session at the sheriff's office to pause their bitter power struggle.Walla Walla, WA
- May 6, 1915The Twin Cities Celebrate the Open RiverKennewick and Pasco host a grand banquet with state governors and senators to mark the new era of Columbia River navigation.Pasco, WA
- Sep 9, 1915Railroad Giant Rejects Farmers' Plea for Wheat Shipping AidA desperate effort to route Eastern Washington's record wheat crop eastward to avoid a shipping bottleneck at Puget Sound is crushed by Northern Pacific officials.Kennewick, WA