Wesley Wilson
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- Jun 10, 1894The Mud-Slinging Rivalry of Newcastle and GilmanA friendly visit between two mining towns turns into a disastrous, mud-caked lesson in humility for a local horseman.Issaquah, WA
- Jul 12, 1894Seattle's Railroad Strike Goes Quiet—but the Unions Keep FightingAs the national railroad boycott convulses the country, Seattle's yards stay quiet under troops and deputies while local unions back Debs, condemn violence, and negotiate food and livestock passage through boycotted lines.Seattle, WA
- Jul 13, 1894'Ground Under the Wheels': The Railroad Strike That Landed Gilman Miners in CourtFive men were held for trial after a Seattle commissioner heard testimony that striking miners abused and intimidated non-union trainmen on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern.Issaquah, WA
- Jul 20, 1894100 Miners Take a Receiver to Court Over Cut Wages—and the Company StoreA petition filed in King County Superior Court says a coal company's receiver cut pay, forced miners to shop at his store, and fired a man who refused to back his candidate for police justice.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Aug 7, 1894A Murder Near Auburn, a Suspect Who Almost Walked, and a Translator Called InThe killing of a Japanese man near Auburn left investigators with little cooperation and a suspect named Joe; a Japanese-born interpreter was brought in as officials waited for more evidence.Auburn, WA