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20 stories matching oratori
- Spokane Police Crack Down on Free Speech
Nineteen members of the IWW are jailed after defying a city ordinance prohibiting street oratory.
- Anti-Chinese Rally Held at Pioneer Square
Local populist orators gather to denounce the Geary Act's suspension and demand the expulsion of Chinese laborers.
- A City Turns Out for Its Dead: Seattle's Memorial Day, 1895
Three hundred and five veterans, three militia companies, high-school cadets and a twelve-foot column of flowers marched Front Street and filled the Seattle Theater — while the Board of Health kept the schoolchildren from singing.
- The Political Orator Who Was a Wanted Man
L.E. Wilson, a fiery People’s Party speaker in Lewis County, was unmasked as a fugitive and serial bigamist.
- A House of Prayer for All the Nations
In 1892, Seattle's Congregation Ohaveth Sholom dedicated the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, filling the new sanctuary at Seventh and Seneca with Jews and Gentiles and with sermons that insisted the building must be more than stone and gold.
- The Political Scandal of the Missing Orphans' Funds
A fierce campaign battle erupts as the Post-Intelligencer accuses gubernatorial candidate Henry J. Snively of embezzling money meant for orphans.
- The Struggle for Liberty in the Boomtown
Aberdeen celebrates Independence Day with political oratory, sports, and a reflection on the economic tensions of 1894.
- The Beer-Fueled Plot to Steal a Populist Club
Seattle's First Ward Populists packed a hall over John Considine's theater to stop Democrats from capturing their club—and the meeting turned into a brawl of speeches, resignations and accusations.
- Voters Shoot Down High School Bond
A combination of Populists, skeptical taxpayers, and general voter apathy results in the defeat of a $125,000 high school bond for Capitol Hill.
- The Last-Week Jam in Olympia: Liquor, Primaries and a Budget Nobody Counted
With the 60-day session expiring, Washington's lawmakers settle local option, rewrite the primary ballot, kill the initiative and abandon the joint budget committee — leaving taxpayers to foot a three-mill levy.
- The Final Act for Seattle's Oldest Theater
Once the grand stage for Fourth of July orations and legal battles, Yesler’s Hall is being gutted to make room for offices.
- The Youthful Defendant's Surprise Courtroom Reveal
A man accused of owing wages reveals a hidden burden of family responsibility to sway the court.
- Eight Days, $7 Million in Requests, and a Labor Agenda Left to Die
Washington's 1909 legislature entered its final week with appropriations far outrunning revenue, more than 30 liquor bills pending, and nearly every labor measure quietly sidetracked.
- The Great Unknown: Snohomish’s Centennial Celebration and the Rise of a Logging Empire
On July 4, 1893, the community gathered at the River Side Hotel for music, oratory, and history, marking a decade of growth in a county defined by its forests.
- Political Oratory on the Grange Lawn
Sixteen candidates for office take to the Finley schoolhouse lawn for a polite political debate and an ice cream social.
- The Colonel and the Dog Catcher
A Democratic campaign rally ends in chilly indifference, punctuated by a bit of slapstick oratory.
- The Political Stump in Old Seattle
A skeptical local editor critiques a 1880 Democratic congressional candidate’s visit to Seattle, dissecting his oratory, his 'Solid South' rhetoric, and the harsh realities of campaigning in a territory without a vote.
- The Actress Who Became an Evangelist
At Seattle's United Presbyterian Church, Edith L. Peake recounted a life of books, unbelief and stage acting before a Moody and Sankey revival changed her course.
- The Southern Orator Who Won Over Seattle
A fiery, nostalgic speech by James Hamilton—the self-proclaimed 'original' permanent chairman of the Democratic state convention—leaves a Portland journalist speechless.
- University Social Honors Professor Lee and Retiring Professor Bradley
A celebratory gathering at the university president's home marks the return of a faculty member and the departure of another to his farm.
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- The Birth of Seattle's Classical Music Scene in 1885
High-society music lovers gathered at S.G. Young’s office to launch the Oratorio Society, setting the stage for the city's cultural maturation.
- The Seattle Oratorio Society’s Plea for Professionalism
A stern warning to amateur musicians: without discipline and rehearsal, the choir risks turning their public performance into a local scandal.
- The 1721 Architectural Manual Preserved in Tacoma
A rare volume of Palladio’s architectural rules, inherited by a Tacoma resident, offers a window into 17th-century construction methods.
- The Italian Maestro Who Captivated Walla Walla
A visiting Italian band, led by a charismatic conductor, becomes the unexpected highlight of the local Fruit Fair.
- A Case of Reasonable Doubt
Salvador Pecani, once sentenced to hang for a brutal crime, is set free after the Supreme Court rules the evidence against him purely circumstantial.
- A Noisy Surprise for the Newlyweds
Local residents revive the old-fashioned 'charivari' tradition to celebrate a neighbor’s recent marriage with a cacophonous midnight parade.
- The Cabin on South Nineteenth Street
A brutal murder in Tacoma’s Italian community shocks the city, leading to a swift conviction of a man who carried holy relics to his own trial.