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21 stories matching harriman
- The Shadow of the Railroad King
Walla Walla business leaders face a harsh reality: their local economic destiny is now entirely controlled by E.H. Harriman, the transcontinental rail magnate.
- The County's Ledger: A Glimpse into Snohomish Life in 1877
Minutes from the Snohomish County Commissioners reveal a town in transition: new justices, bridge bids, and the quiet bureaucracy of building a community on the edge of the frontier.
- The Shadow of the Railroad Kings
Speculation mounts as E.H. Harriman moves to secure terminal grounds in Tacoma's tide lands, signaling a coming battle with the Hill lines.
- The Great Rail Strike Cripples Pacific Northwest Logistics
Defective equipment and massive delays plague the Harriman system as the national strike by railway workers intensifies.
- The Shadowy Rail Deal Behind Tacoma’s Tide Flats
A quiet war of railroad giants leaves a smaller line in a chokehold, as local business interests scramble for answers regarding the city’s industrial future.
- The Seven Titans Controlling the West
A new 'community of interest' among seven massive railroad syndicates threatens to choke competition and consolidate total power over Western freight routes.
- The Ghost Railroad That Never Reached Benton City
A failed land investment lawsuit reveals how the death of a railroad titan doomed a town's hopes for becoming a major terminal.
- Tacoma’s Rail Future Hinges on a Tunnel
A Harriman manager promises through Portland–Tacoma trains within 18 months—if the Tacoma tunnel can be finished.
- The True Cost of Breaking a Strike
Financial reports from the Union Pacific reveal the heavy price corporations pay to replace union labor with forced, guarded workers.
- Monopoly on the Rails
Tacoma shippers fight against Northern Pacific's refusal to grant access to competing railroads, stifling the city's trade.
- The Hidden Hand Behind Tacoma's Railroad Expansion
Speculation runs rampant as the Northern Pacific attempts to block a mysterious rival eyeing the Cowlitz Pass and a route into the Tacoma waterfront.
- The Secret Railroad Push for Tacoma’s Tideflats
Speculators and insiders track the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad’s massive move to secure Tacoma’s waterfront for a new industrial empire.
- The Union Pacific’s Secret Deal: Tacoma’s Next Rail Giant Already Buying Land
While the city debates whether the railroad will come to town, Mayor Campbell confirms negotiations are underway and insiders reveal land deals in the Indian Addition.
- The Railroad's Land Grab: How Northern Pacific Hoarded Snohomish’s Future
A local resident exposes the legal loopholes allowing the railroad to retain millions of acres in Western Washington, arguing that this concentrated ownership is strangling settlement and keeping land prices artificially high.
- Railroad Shopmen Plot a Grand Union Federation
A secret initiative seeks to unite mechanical trades across every railroad west of the Mississippi to force a general wage hike.
- The City’s Push for More Rail
Tacoma’s business leaders and politicians unite in a high-stakes campaign to bring more transcontinental railroads to the city.
- The City's Rebellion Against the Rail Monopoly
Tacoma’s business leaders unite in a desperate, organized campaign to bypass the Northern Pacific's grip on local commerce by demanding new rail lines.
- Everett Labor Council Funds McNamara Defense
Local union leaders donate hundreds to the high-profile legal defense of labor activists accused of the Los Angeles Times bombing.
- The Double Standard of the Law
A commentary on how the courts punish labor organizers while letting corporate titans walk free.
- 1876 Snohomish Court Targets Indigenous Gatherings and Brothels
In March 1876, Judge Lewis charged the first Snohomish County District Court grand jury to address public nuisances, including Indigenous gatherings and brothels, while also holding county officials accountable for fee books.
- The Union Pacific's South Tacoma Tunnel Expansion
City council grants permit for railroad to open tunnel shafts and build freight yards in local wetlands.
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- From Gilman Mines to the Japanese Consulate
Dr. Frank W. Harrell, a King County physician and former mayor of Gilman, secures a diplomatic post in Japan after a period of fervent local politicking.
- The Crackdown on G Street
Local law enforcement targets a house of ill fame in an effort to scrub the city of undesirable characters.
- Masked Highwaymen Strike Near the Rainier Hotel
A teamster is held at gunpoint by two masked men just blocks from one of Seattle’s grandest hotels.
- The Trusted Watchman’s Secret Life
After 16 years of loyal service, a Hoquiam mill watchman is caught red-handed with a secret kit of burglary tools.
- A Pulpit Critique of City Silence
Rev. A. H. Harnhisel uses a memorial service to scold local newspapers for failing to report on city mismanagement, broken infrastructure, and public health threats.
- The Door-Casing Defense
A violent husband lands in jail—then his injured wife takes the stand and says she fell.
- The Tragedy of a Shoemaker
A local workman, suffering from a mental health crisis, takes his own life as his wife prepares the midday meal.
- A Pioneer Returns to the Old Home to Die
James J. Harned reached the Pacific at seventeen, became one of Port Townsend’s most useful citizens, and came back one last time to say goodbye.