W. C. T. U.
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- Jun 28, 1883The Women’s Crusade Meets in SeattleTemperance activists and leaders, including Miss Willard, gather to discuss the path toward prohibition in Washington Territory.Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA
- Mar 3, 1892A Temperance Orator Rides Into Yakima, and the Churches Empty Their Pews for HimFrancis Murphy, who talked three thousand Tacomans into signing the pledge, opens a revival at Switzer's Hall under W.C.T.U. auspices — and the ministers cancel Sunday evening services so the whole town can hear him.Yakima, WA
- Jul 28, 1892The Temperance Movement on Vashon IslandA report on the Grand Lodge of the I.O.G.T. session, highlighting the rising influence of local temperance activism.Chautauqua, Vashon, WA
- Aug 23, 1894A Hand Held in the DarkA temperance worker shares a story of reclaiming a man from the grip of alcohol on the streets of Aberdeen.Aberdeen, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Monster Rally Against Rome: Nativists Pack the Seattle ArmoryAnti-Catholic secret societies and the American Protective Association fill the Armory to protest 'papal interference' in American politics and to promise a fight at the ballot box.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Tacoma Marriage Ends in Murder and SuicideIsaac H. Bratton shot his wife and then himself after weeks of suspicion, religious friction, and threats—a domestic tragedy that consumed a Tacoma household.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 28, 1895The Preacher, the W.C.T.U. Woman, and the Congregation That Chose Not to LookRev. C. C. Marston talked his way out of a scandal in Centralia, was dismissed in Olympia, and has resurfaced in Illinois doing revival work — with another man's wife at his side and his own wife and five children left in want.Centralia, WA
- May 26, 1895Tacoma's Council Puts a Waterfront Deal on Hold — and Shuts Down a Fairgrounds SaloonA proposed easement with the Northern Pacific and Tacoma Company waits for papers from Philadelphia, Pacific Avenue owners split over planking, and W.C.T.U. women watch the council reject a liquor license.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- Mar 18, 1898The Forgotten Founder in Our MidstWhile history remembers Frances Willard, an Ellensburg resident claims she laid the groundwork for the national temperance movement.Ellensburg, WA