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3 stories matching sanction

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  1. Judge Hanford Shields Northern Pacific Wages From the Garnishment Knife

    Receivers win authority to issue certificates and pay employees directly, blocking creditors from attaching railroad paychecks.

    May 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money

  2. Seattle Packs a Theater to Mourn Frederick Douglass

    A month after the great abolitionist's death, the city's Black community fills the Seattle Theater with music, prayer and eulogy — and hears him compared to Washington and Lincoln.

    Mar 25, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Theater, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  3. Governor McGraw Refuses to March for Free Silver

    Invited to send three delegates to a Salt Lake City convention, Washington’s governor writes a blunt refusal—and says 16-to-1 coinage is not a popular doctrine in this state.

    May 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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