Rutherford B. Hayes
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- Jun 24, 1876The Territorial Governor’s Malice: A False Rumor of Corruption ExposedIn June 1876, the *Puget Sound Dispatch* launches a fierce defense of Washington Territory Governor William H. Wallace against a malicious slander campaign claiming he was embezzling public funds.Seattle, WA
- Jul 31, 1876The Bullet That Shattered a Shoulder and Saved a PresidencyA curious historical note in the Daily Intelligencer reveals that President James A. Garfield’s fatal wound was not from a duel, but a tragic accident during a Civil War skirmish—while his predecessor Hayes suffered a broken leg from a fall.Seattle, WA
- Nov 9, 1876The Nerve-Wracking Election of 1876As Seattle waited on the results of a razor-thin presidential race, telegraph wires buzzed with conflicting claims that would eventually decide the future of the nation.Seattle, WA
- Nov 13, 1876The Unsettled Nation: Seattle Watches the 1876 Election CrisisWhile the nation held its breath over a deadlocked presidential contest, Seattle locals turned their eyes toward the local ballot, formalizing the region's nascent civic infrastructure.Seattle, WA
- Dec 2, 1876The Unsettled Presidency of 1876As the nation grappled with a deadlocked electoral count in the Hayes-Tilden election, Seattle residents read a deep-dive analysis of the constitutional chaos and the risk of a political breakdown.Seattle, WA
- Dec 18, 1876The Election Week HangoverA Seattle saloon keeper closes shop to avoid brawls as partisan fever turns his establishment into a battleground.Main Street, Seattle, WA
- Dec 23, 1876A Night Out, A Forgotten Medical CrisisA husband’s late-night obsession with the contentious 1876 presidential election nearly costs his wife her life.Snohomish, WA
- Jan 29, 1877The Election of 1876: When Seattle Held Its BreathAs the U.S. Congress deadlocked over the disputed Hayes-Tilden election, the frontier town of Seattle processed the national anxiety through the lens of political 'vultures' and the hope for a peaceful transition.Seattle, WA
- Dec 22, 1877The President's Vision for ReconstructionIn an era of deep national division, President Rutherford B. Hayes addresses Congress on the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, the restoration of civil order, and his hope for the rights of the newly emancipated.Snohomish, WA
- Mar 13, 1878The Presidential Impersonator of SnohomishA local man causes a stir on Main Street, staging a political reception from the porch of the Snohomish Exchange before his performance is cut short by a mud puddle.First Street, Snohomish, WA
- Jul 5, 1880Seattle Paper Warns Chinese Money Could 'Cede the Pacific Coast to China'An 1880 editorial attacks Chinese campaign contributions to Garfield, casting the Pacific coast as a racial prize.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1889Bismarck’s Bluff: Germany Claims Samoa While Washington WatchesAs the German Chancellor declares no treaty prevents his nation from seizing control of the Pacific islands, U.S. officials in Washington struggle to respond to a diplomatic crisis that threatens American interests across the ocean.Seattle, WA
- Apr 15, 1893The passing of a pioneer farmerMichael B. Ward, who hosted President Rutherford B. Hayes and Governor Watson C. Squire at his Walla Walla homestead, has died at age 75.Walla Walla, WA