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9 stories matching bolter

  1. The Price of a Vote in Tacoma

    Corruption and 'barrel' politics clash in a heated Republican primary, as anti-Bennett factions fight back against organized vote-buying.

    Oct 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. Shingleweavers Push for Living Wages and Health Protections

    Organized labor in the Pacific Northwest votes to standardize mill pay and fight predatory company-mandated insurance schemes.

    Jan 20, 1911The Labor JournalRaymond, Pacific CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Palace Revolt in Pierce County

    A vitriolic account of a secret meeting held by Republican party bolters in Tacoma.

    Oct 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  4. The 1892 Election Results: McGraw Triumphs

    Early returns confirm a Republican state sweep, though 'Seattle haters' in Tacoma complicate the tally.

    Nov 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. Industrial Terror at the Shingle Mill

    A Mount Vernon mill worker is gravely injured after a jointer wheel explodes, sending lethal blades through the building like cannonballs.

    Mar 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Vernon, Skagit CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  6. The Tacoma Land Company's Political Ultimatum

    A power struggle erupts as the Tacoma Land Company openly threatens political retaliation against Republican candidates who support the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

    Oct 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  7. The Political Gambler of the Puget Sound

    A look back at the life of Captain Marshall Blinn, the independent candidate who once chartered a steamer to campaign for Congress across the territory.

    May 20, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Local Legends

  8. Everett's First Election Is a Four-Ticket Free-for-All

    Barely incorporated, the town fields citizens', nonpartisan, firemen's and bolter tickets—all with Thomas Dwyer at the top.

    Mar 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  9. The Bolters: Disappointed Office-Seekers Tried to Hand King County to the Populists

    An editorial savages the Republican 'insurgents' of King County — a slate of men who wanted nominations, didn't get them, and now threaten to bolt the ticket and throw the county to the Democrats and Populists. It names names.

    Sep 12, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. The Automatic Suitor-Smacker

    A fed-up father builds a booby-trapped gate to drive away his daughters' persistent suitors, turning a domestic headache into a mechanical triumph.

    Jan 19, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

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