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35 stories matching commissari
- Tacoma Takes a Win in the War of the Rails
Tacoma boosters celebrate a victory as the Great Northern Railroad prepares to move its commissary operations from Seattle to Tacoma.
- The Captain Who Stole Flour to Feed His Men
A Civil War veteran seeks to reclaim his rank, decades after being dismissed for threatening a commissary agent to secure bread for his starving soldiers.
- The Bear That Wasn't: Seattle’s War Department Scandal
A federal court of inquiry clears the city of corruption but exposes a bizarre military blunder involving refrigerated beef and embalmed meat during the Spanish-American War.
- The Industrial Army's Seattle and Tacoma Divisions Near Collapse
Striking workers and the 'Industrial Army' face infighting and skeptical local authorities as they try to push for transport to Washington, D.C.
- Oregon Cavalry Seeks 100 Men for Frontier Service
A recruitment call for the First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry to combat the Snake Indians in Washington Territory.
- The Election Day Plot at Black Diamond
Election officials warn of a sinister scheme to disrupt the vote at the coal mines, prompting calls for citizens to guard the ballot box.
- Call for Cavalry to Protect the Frontier
Oregon and Washington territory officials seek recruits for an expedition against the Snake Indians.
- The Night Fort Townsend Burned
A lamp explosion, a magazine full of cartridges, and a town’s fear that the Army would leave.
- A Dead Man’s Name on the Payroll
A Walla Walla ex-employee files twenty charges against L. T. Erwin, accusing the Yakima Indian agent of fraud, perjury, and turning the agency into a private larder.
- Oregon Cavalry Recruits Sought for Expedition Against Native People
A recruitment call for the First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry to combat Indigenous resistance on the frontier.
- First Oregon Cavalry Calls for 100 Volunteers
The Oregon Cavalry seeks 100 recruits to protect immigrants and secure the frontier.
- Call for Cavalry to Combat Snake Indians
Recruitment begins in Olympia for a regiment tasked with patrolling the frontier against the Snake Indians.
- Volunteers Needed for the Snake Indian Campaign
A call for enlistment in the Oregon Cavalry to combat indigenous resistance on the frontiers of Washington Territory.
- The 'Industrial Army' Mobilizes at Mapel’s Hall
Unemployed men marching across Washington are shadowed by federal marshals and local militia as tensions rise over the threat of train seizures.
- Oregon Cavalry Calls for Volunteers to Fight in Washington Territory
A recruitment notice for the First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry, seeking 100 men for duty on the frontier to combat the 'Snake Indians.'
- The 'Irrigation Army' Scheme
Capitalists propose to end the unemployment crisis in Eastern Washington by putting members of the Industrial Army to work on massive irrigation projects.
- Oregon Cavalry Calls for Volunteers to Fight the Snake Indians
Recruiting officer Francis Henry announces a call for cavalrymen to serve in the Washington Territory and Oregon frontiers against the Snake people.
- Oregon Cavalry Seeks 100 Volunteers for 1863 Campaign
Recruiting officer Francis Henry announces a call for volunteers to join the Oregon Cavalry, citing the need to secure the frontier against ongoing conflict.
- The Iron Horse Makes Tacoma its Home
The Great Northern Railroad shifts its western terminus to Tacoma, promising a population boom and shifting the city's status in the eyes of national rail agents.
- Call for Cavalry in the Indian Wars
Recruiting for the First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry to serve in the ongoing conflict with the Snake Indians.
- Walla Walla Bids Farewell to the 30th Battery
After a final march through city streets, the artillery unit departs for Fort Snelling via the Northern Pacific.
- The Unfinished Business of Returning Home
The United States Veterans' Bureau launches an urgent appeal to Washington employers to secure livelihoods for disabled veterans completing vocational training.
- The Strange Death of a Fugitive
A foreman, desperate after a violent assault, ended his own life in the most unusual of ways while under police guard on a train near Snohomish.
- The Commonwealers Converge in Puyallup
Seattle and Tacoma detachments of the Industrial Army unite in a rainy camp, bracing for a confrontation as state and railroad authorities mobilize.
- University of Washington Students Revolt Against Campus Dining
A campus protest erupts as students challenge a restrictive new meal mandate and the poor quality of food provided by the university's janitor's wife.