N. H. Owings
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- Mar 6, 1878The Constitutional Crisis of 1878Before Washington was a state, Governor Elisha P. Ferry issued a desperate call for a convention to define its future.Walla Walla, WA
- Mar 13, 1878The Call for a State Constitutional ConventionIn 1878, Governor Elisha P. Ferry issued an official proclamation calling for a special election to select delegates for a convention to draft a state constitution for Washington.Olympia, WA
- Mar 27, 1878The Forgotten Quest for Washington StatehoodA rare 1878 proclamation reveals the high-stakes, multi-district election held to draft a constitution that would finally bring Washington into the Union.Walla Walla, WA
- Feb 8, 1879The Territory's Failed Constitutional BidIn a formal proclamation, Governor Elisha P. Ferry officially declared the rejection of a proposed state constitution and its supplemental articles by the voters of the Washington Territory.Olympia, WA
- May 25, 1884The Great Tax Assessment RevoltCitizens and officials clash in Olympia over whether property should be assessed at 'full cash value' or kept artificially low to protect against Territorial overreach.Olympia, WA
- Nov 5, 1885The Governor’s Plea for Order During the Anti-Chinese RiotsGovernor Watson C. Squire issues a stern warning against the vigilante violence sweeping across Puget Sound in 1885.Seattle, WA
- Oct 27, 1891The Sheriff Was Coming for Olympia’s Hotel. A New Company Rode In.On the eve of a foreclosure auction, local investors incorporated a $130,000 company to buy the Hotel Olympia property and keep it out of the sheriff’s hands.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Dec 15, 1891The $70,000 Rebellion: Olympia Refuses to Pay Its Railroad BillNorthern Pacific missed its promised deadlines, so the citizens who pledged land and cash to bring the line to town decided the contract was void—and headed to court.Olympia, WA
- Apr 7, 1892The Paper War That Split Thurston CountyA rival weekly, a political machine, and a defiant editor: Olympia’s Tribune accuses the Owings-Murphy ring of spending thousands to “down” it.509–511 Capitol Way S, Olympia, WA
- Jun 30, 1892The Canal Fight That Would Reshape SeattleSenator Allen's enemies are attacking him over his support for the Lake Washington ship canal — but the 1889 legislative memorial shows one of his loudest critics once voted for it.Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1893Olympia’s Capitol Fight: Donate the Land or Lose the StatehouseA late-night Senate debate over the new state capitol turned on eleven acres, a $150,000 land scheme and whether Olympia should pay to keep the building—before the bill passed to applause.Seattle, WA