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8 stories matching gilman

  1. The Street Hawker's Stand Against Discriminatory Laws

    When a Chinese produce seller was arrested for violating city peddling ordinances, he challenged the legality of a law targeting his livelihood all the way to the Chief Justice's chambers.

    Jan 20, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. Showdown at Cedar Mountain

    Striking coal miners in King County confront non-union workers, forcing the Sheriff to intervene as tensions boil over at the mines.

    Mar 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCedar Mountain, Maple Valley, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Saloon Vote and the Clean-Up of 1887

    A wave of reform hits Seattle’s city government as voters turn out the old guard, citing the corrupting influence of the 'saloon element' in local politics.

    Jul 12, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Mob That Tore Seattle Apart

    Court testimonies from the 1886 anti-Chinese riots reveal a city in the grip of a violent, organized crusade to forcibly expel its Chinese residents.

    Feb 20, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  5. The Day Seattle’s Women Lost the Vote

    When the Territorial Supreme Court struck down women’s suffrage in 1887, the city’s lawyers, politicians, and citizens scrambled to interpret the fallout of a ruling that suddenly stripped thousands of their hard-won rights.

    Feb 4, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  6. The Political Price of Honest Dealing

    A local land officer loses his position for resisting the 'land-grabbing' Northern Pacific Railroad, triggering a public petition to demand his reinstatement.

    Jan 28, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  7. The Cattle Swindle of Tacoma

    A failed business partnership descends into a courtroom brawl, a fake arrest, and a high-stakes search for a missing team of horses.

    Nov 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Blakely, Seattle, Kitsap CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Birth of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway

    Before the boom, Seattle's civic leaders incorporated a grand, million-dollar vision to pierce the Cascades and connect the city to the interior.

    Apr 29, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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