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32 stories matching upris
- Seattle’s Filipino Community Remembers a Martyr
Thirty-two years after José Rizal’s execution, Seattle’s Filipino organizations staged a literary-musical tribute at Broadway Auditorium—with a University of Washington scholar as guest of honor.
- Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse
A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.
- The Loomis Independence Day Killing
A confrontation between a miner and a member of Chief Moses' band leads to a fatal shooting during Fourth of July celebrations.
- Student Uprising at Washington State Agricultural College
A campus protest following the removal of a college president erupts into violence against school leadership.
- Uprising on the Colville Reservation
Indigenous residents are firing the brush and driving off encroaching prospectors in a desperate attempt to protect their land from white invaders.
- Uprising Against a Commissioner in Haller City
Over 200 residents of Snohomish County petition for the removal of U.S. Commissioner George Morrill, citing alleged graft and dishonest land-filing practices.
- The Irish Revolutionary Speaking in Seattle
A profile of Captain John McCafferty, a former Confederate soldier turned Irish republican militant, ahead of his local political rally.
- Seattle's Cutoff Conundrum
Superintendent Wilson triggers a neighborhood uprising by shutting off water to hundreds of residents who missed payment deadlines.
- The Eight-Hour Split: A Seattle Political Uprising
A local Republican caucus in 1889 turns to open revolt as labor interests fight to secure the party platform for the eight-hour workday.
- Political Uprising at the Port Townsend Democratic Club
A planned 'indignation meeting' against the local customs collector backfires, leading to a party coup and the removal of the club's president.
- The Port Townsend Democratic Uprising
A raucous meeting of the Young Men's Democratic Club in Port Townsend erupts in chaos as members pass scathing resolutions condemning Collector of Customs James C. Saunders for cronyism and alleged corruption.
- The False Alarm That Almost Set Seattle Afire
When an unfounded panic about an anti-Chinese uprising brought the Governor and the state militia to Seattle, a tense city collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
- The Uprising Against the 'Dive' in Black Diamond
Citizens of the coal town band together to shut down a notorious saloon accused of illicit liquor sales and illegal operations.
- The Day a Cannon Changed History at the Cascades
Before he was a Civil War legend, Philip Sheridan fended off a regional uprising with a single, deafening shot.
- The Political Smoke of 1891: Backroom Deals and Populist Uprisings
While Washington’s early legislature debated the direct election of senators and railroad regulation, backroom meetings at the Olympia Hotel signaled the enduring influence of corporate power.
- The Territorial Militia's Role in Seattle's Anti-Chinese Riots
An editorial reflection on Governor Squire's use of armed citizen militias to enforce martial law during the 1886 expulsion of Seattle's Chinese population.
- The Great Reconstruction
A reporter recounts the feverish pace of laborers, bricklayers, and carpenters rebuilding Seattle following a massive fire.
- The Lynch Law in Conconully
After settlers in Okanogan County took an Indigenous prisoner from jail to hang him, local officials scrambled to arm the white population, fearing a retaliatory uprising.
- The Jury That Saw No News
Confined for ten days during the anti-Chinese riots of 1885, a sequestered jury was kept in the dark about the city’s upheaval—until they caught a stray remark about New York politics.
- The Great Grape Carnival Canning Catastrophe
A local canning contest turns messy when improperly processed fruit leads to an explosion in the Commercial Club rooms.
- A Blockhouse, a Murder, and a Rumor of War
After a killing on the Snohomish, settlers in the Puyallup Valley put their families in a blockhouse. One farmer rode out to look for signs of an uprising—and found none.
- The Cheney War Scare
A false alarm regarding an Indigenous uprising sends the town of Cheney into a panicked frenzy.
- The Shadow of the Indian Wars in the Snohomish Valley
As rumors of conflict and uprisings on the upper Columbia stir the frontier, Snohomish locals organize a volunteer militia to defend their settlements.
- Seattle Voters Break the Ring—and Olympia Cheers
A Democratic sweep in Seattle unseats the machine the Post-Intelligencer defended, and the Olympia Tribune savors the reckoning.
- The Day Seattle Forced the Chinese Out
When an angry mob corralled the Chinese community on a warehouse dock, a steamer captain navigated the line between keeping the peace and resisting a forced expulsion.