P. B. Egbert
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- Dec 16, 1893Railroad Union Delegate Denied PassA local railway mechanic is denied travel to a national summit, highlighting tensions in the American Railway Union.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 3, 1894The 'Orting Bank Thief' Libel CaseA political war of words between Populists and the establishment leads to a dramatic arrest for criminal libel in Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 13, 1894Bushwhackers in the Puyallup Woods: How the Pullman Strike Became a Criminal ManhuntA federal grand jury indicts a Northern Pacific clerk for threatening to draw locomotive fires, while Sheriff Matthews finds rifles and a shotgun used to ambush passenger trains near the Puyallup reservation.Puyallup reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Sep 11, 1894The Union Man in the White Suit Walked Into JailAfter the 1894 railroad strike, Northern Pacific committeeman Charles A. Barnes lost his bondsmen and surrendered in a canvas suit and straw hat, telling the marshal, 'Here is my body.'Pierce County Jail, Tacoma, WA