Senator Squire
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- Nov 27, 1890The Seattle Post-Intelligencer vs. Aberdeen: A War of Words Over the Chinese EvictionIn November 1890, a fierce public feud erupted between Aberdeen and Seattle when the Seattle paper defended the city's recent expulsion of its Chinese residents, accusing Aberdeen of violence that never happened.Aberdeen, WA
- Jan 10, 1891The Political Bazaar of 1891: How the Calkins Faction Tried to Buy the SenateIn a frantic scramble to seize power, legislative 'strikers' in Olympia flooded the capital with promises of patronage and political favors, mirroring the high-stakes, behind-the-scenes maneuvering that still defines state politics.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 21, 1891The $500 Vote: How a Spokane Judge’s Bribery Plot Exposed Seattle’s Political RotIn the winter of 1903, Washington’s legislature was paralyzed by a scandal involving bribed senators and a desperate governor. When Representative Metcalfe revealed he was paid to vote for Judge Calkins, the resulting investigation tore through Olympia’s elite, revealing a web of corruption that threatened to define the state’s young democracy.Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1891The Man Who Took the Bribe to Expose ItRepresentative Metcalfe’s daring sting operation against Senatorial corruption has turned him into a hero for reformers and a target for powerful enemies.Olympia, WA
- Jan 26, 1891The Six Who Vanished: Tacoma’s Senatorial Scandal and the Art of Political SilenceIn the wake of a bitter Washington State Senate race, the six key allies of defeated candidate Judge Calkins have disappeared from public view, leaving behind a trail of bribery allegations and a furious debate over whether the election was stolen or won by superior strategy.Tacoma, 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
- Feb 12, 1891The Governor's 'Miraculous' AbsenceDid Washington's Governor fake an illness to tilt a Senate election?Olympia, WA
- Oct 13, 1891An Editor Caught Lying About the Deal That Made a U.S. SenatorJ. W. Lysons says the collector's removal had nothing to do with Boss McGraw's bargain — but the Tribune has his own dispatch from Olympia, sent during the fight, to prove otherwise.Olympia, WA
- Jul 26, 1892Pushing for the Lake Washington Ship CanalSenator Squire gains support for the proposed canal connecting the lakes to Puget Sound, despite legislative hurdles.Smith Cove, Seattle, WA
- Aug 30, 1892Seattle Throws Its Hat in the Ring for a Federal Gun WorksWashington, Oregon and California are all angling for the new Pacific coast ordnance factory, and Seattle is already lobbying — with Senator Squire arguing that Puget Sound's new dry dock settles the matter.Seattle, 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
- Feb 1, 1893Hidden Artesian Spring Found Under Seattle BuildingWorkers drilling in the basement of the Sullivan building strike a fresh water supply that flows at a consistent daily rate.Seattle, WA
- Feb 8, 1893The Canal That Would Turn Lake Washington Into a HarborA House committee backs a federal ship canal linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound, promising Seattle a fresh-water harbor and a naval asset.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1893The Dry Dock That Put Puget Sound on the Navy's MapSenator Squire adds $75,000 to complete the Port Orchard dry dock, a strategic win for Pacific cruisers and a lasting boost for Puget Sound.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 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
- Apr 13, 1894The Yorktown Stays PutA diplomatic win for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce keeps a U.S. Navy steamer stationed in local waters.Seattle, WA
- Apr 23, 1894The Industrial Remaking of Everett's WaterfrontFederal authorities grant permission for a massive engineering project to wall off the Snohomish River delta, transforming a shallow tidal area into a deep-water harbor for industrial commerce.Everett, WA
- May 1, 1894The Navy's Test of Bellingham Bay CoalSecretary Herbert clarifies that Bellingham Bay coal tests for the Pacific fleet are not conclusive, signaling a win for Senator Squire against British interests.Bellingham, WA
- May 6, 1894The Puyallup Protest Against Land CommissionsIndigenous leaders unite to condemn fraud, bribery, and intimidation by federal land commissioners.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 12, 1894Settlers Fight for Vashon Island HomesteadsHomesteaders on Vashon Island petition the government to open up lands held as military reservations, arguing they are no longer strategically necessary.Vashon Island, Vashon, WA
- Jul 22, 1894The $100,000 Gamble on a Seattle Ship CanalA federal river-and-harbor bill would set aside money for locks linking Puget Sound to Lake Union and Lake Washington—if Seattle's right-of-way and liability problems could be solved first.Seattle, WA
- Jul 31, 1894Land Speculation or Lifeline? The Fight Over Seattle’s Lake Washington CanalSenator Squire battles Southern committee members and rumors of a land grab to keep Seattle’s canal in the federal river and harbor bill.Lake Washington Canal, Seattle, WA
- Aug 3, 1894The Canal That Would Make Seattle a Pacific PowerA first federal appropriation for the Lake Washington Canal sends Seattle into an optimistic fever, with the Post-Intelligencer predicting a second—or first—great port on the coast.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Aug 6, 1894The Navy Wants a Freshwater Harbor in SeattleA federal board backs the Lake Washington canal as a strategic refuge for steel ships—and a way to escape the teredo worms eating Puget Sound's timber wharves.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Aug 10, 1894A Road, a Railroad and a 10x10 Schoolhouse: Into the Wilds of Clallam CountyS. W. Clark returns from the far western corner of the Olympic Peninsula with tales of rich soil, bachelors' cabins, Indian-canoe supply lines and a weekly paper published in the forest.Forks, WA
- Aug 27, 1894How Everett Got Its Harbor Money—by Telegrams and Western NerveA seven-month lobbying campaign, a reluctant War Department and a $10,000 dredging appropriation: inside the fight to make Everett a deep-water port.Port Gardner, Everett, WA
- Sep 18, 1894The Silver Fight Waiting Inside Spokane’s Republican ConventionNine Supreme Court hopefuls, three congressional candidates, and a free-silver bloc turn Washington’s 1894 state convention into a backroom brawl before it even opens.Auditorium, Spokane, WA
- Sep 20, 1894The Silver Fight That Split Washington's RepublicansA packed Spokane convention picked judges and congressmen, then turned on a single plank: whether the party would demand free silver.Spokane, WA
- Jan 3, 1895They Refused the Money and the LandIn 1895, the Wenatchee Indians turned down a $36,000 payment and allotments, fearing it would erase their claim to a promised Mission Creek reservation.Wenatchee, WA