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89 stories matching pullman
- Student Riot at Pullman Agricultural College
A group of Pullman citizens and regents condemn students who pelted visiting officials with eggs and mud while defending their outgoing president.
- Was the College Location Bought?
A regent suggests the Pullman site for the agricultural college was secured through secret payments.
- The Blind Maestro and his Pullman Kid Band
A touching story of a blind conductor leading a boys' band in Pullman, destined for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- The Pullman Strike Paralyses Seattle Rail Traffic
Striking railway workers in Seattle join a nationwide boycott against Pullman cars, leading to federal court intervention and military involvement.
- Pitchfork Violence in the Harvest Field
A simple argument over a whiskey bottle near Pullman escalated into a violent assault with a pitchfork and a heavy roller.
- The Pullman Strike Paralyses Washington’s Rails
Striking workers at the Northern Pacific Railroad refuse to handle Pullman cars, trapping Eastern Washington militia in Ellensburg and halting traffic across the state.
- Inside the New State Agricultural College
A look at the flourishing early days of the state school at Pullman as it prepares to serve the agricultural heart of Washington.
- The Pullman Strike Reaches Seattle
Striking railroad workers and their sympathizers gather at the depots as a tense national labor dispute ripples through the city.
- Legal Battle Over Pullman College Construction
The Board of Regents of what would become Washington State University defended itself against allegations of bid rigging in a Superior Court case.
- The Episcopal Debt Scandal in Colfax
A creditor, failing to collect a debt from a church congregation in Pullman, seized the rival building in Colfax, triggering a local legal battle.
- She Took the Bar Exam Beside Her Husband — and Became Whitman County's First Woman Lawyer
W. H. Harvey and his wife, E. M. Harvey, of Pullman, pass their oral examinations in Colfax, making Mrs. Harvey the first woman admitted to practice law in Whitman County.
- The Professor, the President, and the Champagne College Deal
A legislative investigation at Pullman exposes secret opposition, abandoned building plans, and site-selection hospitality that included brass bands and champagne.
- The Pullman College Rebellion
A campus dispute over room assignments leads to a standoff between students and local constables.
- A Legislator, a $20,000 Seduction Suit, and Two Women
A wealthy Pullman Democrat and state representative is accused in Spokane of seducing Helen M. Bierman—a charge tangled with his wife’s divorce case.
- A Governor Says Order First, Arbitration Later
From Seattle, Washington’s governor endorses Cleveland’s Pullman strike crackdown and argues arbitration must wait until the law is obeyed.
- Battle over Pullman College Construction
A Seattle contractor faces a restraining order following allegations of fraud in the awarding of a state building bid.
- The Pullman Strike Paralysis
As the American Railway Union strike sweeps the nation, railroads are frozen, federal troops are mobilizing, and the movement faces a mounting crisis.
- Three Thousand Pack the Armory to Cheer Debs and Denounce Pullman
Seattle workingmen and their allies fill Armory Hall to hear the strikers' side of the fight — a night of fiery speeches, white ribbons of peace, and one heckler hustled out the door.
- A Railroad Depot's Unlikely New Recruit
A stowaway cat found at the Northern Pacific depot secures a new life as a mouser after surviving a dangerous journey on the trucks of a Pullman car.
- Student Mob Attacks University Regent
Campus tensions erupt into a harassment campaign against a university official in Pullman, allegedly fueled by the college president.
- The Railway Union Rebuilds in Secret
A year after the Pullman strike, American Railway Union organizers are rebuilding as a secret society — and Seattle's local has already adopted the new plan.
- A Thief’s Tall Tale in Court
Charles Stevens offered a creative defense after being caught ransacking a room at a prominent Seattle lodging house.
- The Great Railway Tie-Up
As the Pullman strike brings regional rail service to a halt, Seattle residents look to Tacoma, where the labor struggle has turned violent and service is at a standstill.
- Contract Scandal at the Agricultural College
Allegations of improper contract letting for the state agricultural college buildings in Pullman led to a public outcry and the eventual resignation of the high-cost deal.
- The First Train Robbery in Washington Territory
Masked gunmen held up a Northern Pacific Pullman car near Hot Springs, terrorizing passengers and sparking a region-wide manhunt.