Senator Dolph
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- May 21, 1884The Northern Pacific's Land GrabA critique of federal legislation that allegedly grants the Northern Pacific Railroad millions of acres of public land under the guise of an extension.Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1884The Fight Over Northern Pacific Land GrantsA high-stakes political battle in the U.S. Senate over land worth thousands of dollars per acre near Puyallup.Puyallup, WA
- Apr 2, 1886The Fight for the Ballot in the NorthwestA stirring speech in the Senate champions Washington Territory's decision to grant women the right to vote as a beacon for the world.Seattle, 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
- 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
- Mar 10, 1894The Navy Preferred British Coal. Seattle Wouldn’t Let It Go.When the Bering Sea fleet was ordered to take Comox coal instead of Puget Sound fuel, Senator Squire and local coal men forced a test—and threatened to take the fight to the Senate.Seattle, WA