Patrick Henry Winston
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- May 4, 1892The Fight for the Snohomish RiverFederal authorities take on the Seattle & Montana Railway Company to clear bridges blocking navigation on the Snohomish and Nooksack rivers.Snohomish, WA
- May 15, 1892Longshoremen Battle Steamship Crew Over Alien LaborA confrontation on the waterfront erupts after a ship's captain replaces union workers with a Japanese crew, sparking a legal test case on contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 16, 1892Longshoremen Protest Japanese Crew Aboard Steamship WilmingtonA standoff on the Seattle waterfront leads to the arrest of a ship's captain for allegedly violating federal foreign contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jun 11, 1892Seattle Gripped by Presidential FeverWhen word arrived that Benjamin Harrison had been nominated, a massive crowd mobbed the downtown bulletin boards, culminating in a raucous political speech on the steps of the Postal Telegraph office.Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1892The Trial of John TrumbullA Port Townsend lawyer is accused of facilitating the unlawful entry of Chinese immigrants into the United States via forged certificates.Port Townsend, WA
- Aug 12, 1892The Political Battle for the Nicaragua CanalAt the 1892 Republican state convention in Olympia, delegates engaged in a fierce, emotionally charged floor fight over the proposed Nicaragua Canal project.Olympia, WA
- Aug 27, 1892Cheers, Hisses and a Canal: The Night Tacoma Cheered the Ditch It Was Told Would Ruin ItAt a packed Republican mass-meeting in Germania Hall, speaker after speaker dared the crowd to believe the Lake Washington canal would destroy Tacoma — and the crowd roared back that it would not.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 28, 1892Torchlight, Two Bands, and a Canal: Lewis County Opens the 1892 CampaignFour hundred Centralia Republicans ride a special train into Chehalis, fill the opera house past overflowing, and cheer loudest for the Lake Washington canal.Chehalis, WA
- Sep 29, 1892The Great Dayton Train RaceA Union Pacific engineer tried to humble a rival line, but ended up in a high-speed showdown to win local political favor.Dayton, WA
- Oct 2, 1892The Politics of the 'Money Cow'Republican firebrands tour Eastern Washington to combat Populist influence and secure support for John H. McGraw.Pullman, WA
- Oct 16, 1892The Political Battle for Washington’s FutureAs Republicans rally in Olympia, party leaders McGraw and Winston defend their state financial management and launch sharp attacks against the rising Populist movement.Olympia, WA
- May 31, 1893District Attorney Fired for Taking on Northern Pacific RailroadPatrick Henry Winston, U.S. District Attorney for Washington, details his removal from office after attempting to hold the Northern Pacific Railroad accountable for timber theft.Seattle, WA
- Jun 10, 1893The President and the Timber ThievesA political scandal erupted when President Grover Cleveland fired a federal prosecutor who had successfully taken on a powerful railroad monopoly for illegal logging.Seattle, WA
- Jul 3, 1894The Political Shapeshifting of Colonel WinstonA vitriolic profile of Colonel Patrick Henry Winston and his transition from Republican federal attorney to Populist firebrand.Yakima, WA
- Jul 24, 1894Col. Patrick Henry Winston Bolts the Populists — and the P-I PouncesThe Post-Intelligencer gleefully dissects Patrick Henry Winston's letter renouncing the People's Party, calling it less a conversion than the squirm of a politician who has run out of options.Seattle, WA
- Oct 28, 1903The Unhappy Mix of Orphans and CriminalsA passionate plea from a local editor to build a dedicated home for Walla Walla's orphans, rather than housing them alongside juvenile offenders.Walla Walla, WA