Receiver Brown
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- Dec 12, 1893The Brotherhood Challenges a Receiver's Firing SpreeConductors from the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad sue for reinstatement, claiming their firing was a retaliatory, arbitrary act by a receiver ignoring labor contracts.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1894Seattle's Railroad Strike Goes Quiet—but the Unions Keep FightingAs the national railroad boycott convulses the country, Seattle's yards stay quiet under troops and deputies while local unions back Debs, condemn violence, and negotiate food and livestock passage through boycotted lines.Seattle, WA
- Sep 11, 1894Four Railroads, One Street Grid, and a Deal Seattle Had to ApproveGreat Northern, Northern Pacific and rival lines nearly settle how their tracks will cross south of downtown—if the city council will rewrite their franchises.Seattle, WA