Senator Allen
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- Feb 1, 1891The Senator Who Built a Dry Dock: Washington’s First Federal WinSenator Henry Mason Allen secures $100,000 for a naval facility at Port Orchard, marking one of the first major federal infrastructure wins for the young state.Port Orchard, WA
- Feb 11, 1891The War Over the Puget Sound Dry DockSenators from Washington and Oregon clash in Congress over the location of a new naval dry dock, revealing a fierce regional rivalry between the Sound and the Columbia River.Port Orchard, WA
- Feb 12, 1891Puget Sound Secures the New Navy YardWashington State beats Oregon in Senate lobbying, winning the site for the Pacific naval station.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
- Nov 18, 1891The Deal That Broke a Senator: Allen's Surrender to King CountyEx-Governor Moore recounts the pressure campaign that turned Senator John B. Allen from his allies and toward the King County faction—an insider's tale of patronage, loyalty and betrayal in Washington's early state politics.Olympia, WA
- Apr 16, 1892The Struggle for Sovereignty at PuyallupAs Congress debates the future of reservation lands, the Puyallup people mount a final, unified stand to retain control of their home.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 29, 1892The Uncharted FrontierWithout federal funding for land surveys, homesteaders in Washington State are left in legal limbo, unable to secure titles to the ground they farm.Seattle, 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
- Jul 12, 1892The Gold Medal of the SeaMartha White of Copalis receives a federal gold medal for her heroic rescue of three drowning men.Copalis Beach, WA
- Jul 19, 1892Pushing for the Puyallup Reservation BillSeattle property owners pressure U.S. Senators to open the Puyallup reservation for development.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 20, 1892Senate Schedules Puyallup Reservation Bill for DebateSenator Allen secures a special order to debate the bill concerning the Puyallup Indian Reservation.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 21, 1892Senate Weighs Puyallup Land Rights and CitizenshipSenator Allen argues that citizenship should grant Puyallup tribal members the right to sell their property, challenging federal restrictions on the reservation.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 27, 1892Political Backroom Deals in King CountyThe local press accuses power brokers of attempting to manipulate the Republican county convention to oust a sitting U.S. Senator.Seattle, WA
- Jul 28, 1892A Smear Campaign in the Seattle Streets: Newspaper Turf Wars and Local PoliticsA reader writes in to defend Senator Allen against a rival political 'combine' flooding Seattle with Tacoma newspapers to influence local opinion.Seattle, WA
- Aug 6, 1892The Mystery of the Vanished Port Angeles SurveyorA government townsite project stalls as the surveyor disappears, leaving the Interior Department scrambling to find his missing field notes.Port Angeles, WA
- Aug 22, 1892Seattle and Tacoma Spar Over Lake Washington CanalSeattle and Tacoma trade accusations of jealousy and political maneuvering over the proposed Lake Washington Canal.Lake Washington Canal, Seattle, WA
- Aug 25, 1892King County Democrats Begged for Mercy on the Lake Washington CanalAt the 1892 state Democratic convention, Seattle's delegates surrendered their instructions and let Pierce County humiliate them over the canal project—a defeat the Post-Intelligencer vowed voters would remember in November.Olympia, WA
- Aug 30, 1892The Ship Canal Double-Cross at the Democratic ConventionSeattle's delegates went to Olympia ready to die on the canal plank. Their own campaign manager had already sold them out.Olympia, WA
- Aug 31, 1892They Said Seattle's Ship Canal Was Hogging the Money. The Appropriations Bill Said Otherwise.A Pierce County Democratic plank accuses Washington's senators of starving Northwest rivers and harbors to fund the Lake Washington canal. A Seattle paper answers with receipts — $2.3 million for the Columbia, roughly $100,000 for the canal — and an old rivalry with Portland and Tacoma underneath.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Oct 1, 1892The Bitter Battle for the Port Orchard Dry DockA failed bid for a federal contract triggers a nasty public feud between a powerful contractor and a U.S. Senator.Port Orchard, Tacoma, WA
- Nov 7, 1892The Ship Canal Was on the BallotSeattle's paper told voters that a Democratic sweep would kill federal funding for the Lake Washington canal—and invited them to cross party lines to save it.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Jan 3, 1893Miraculous Escape as Overland Train Derails and BurnsA Northern Pacific train heading to Tacoma crashes near Buckley, destroying mail and express cars by fire, though passengers report no major injuries.Buckley, WA
- Jan 7, 1893The Legislative Power Struggle in OlympiaRepublicans scramble to organize the House as a looming senatorial battle threatens to stall state business.Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1893Political Deadlock and Dirty Tricks in OlympiaAccusations of corporate puppetry fly in the Washington State Legislature as the battle for the U.S. Senate seat intensifies.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1893The Senate Standoff at OlympiaA legislative deadlock in Olympia pits railroad-backed lobbyists against the people's choice, fueling calls for electoral reform.Olympia, WA
- Feb 4, 1893The Senatorial DeadlockA bitter, weeks-long political war at the state capital reaches a boiling point as George Turner accuses Governor McGraw of leaking a private negotiation.Olympia, WA
- Feb 22, 1893Olympia Deadlock Over Washington's U.S. Senate SeatLegislative gridlock and factional fighting in Washington State mirror national tensions as party leaders clash over the selection of a U.S. Senator.Olympia, WA
- Feb 26, 1893Deadlock in Olympia: Allen Four Votes Short as Legislators FleeThe Washington state legislature remains gridlocked over the election of a U.S. Senator, with Senator Allen stuck at 41 votes and political maneuvering turning farcical.Olympia, WA
- Mar 2, 1893Tacoma Petitions to Throw Open the Puyallup ReservationBusinessmen, railroad men and politicians circulate petitions to oust the Puyallup Indian agent and dismantle federal restrictions, arguing the reservation's lands and rail routes should be 'opened' — a dispossession dressed as progress.Tacoma, WA