# Spokane’s Civil War Veterans Gathering Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/spokane-s-civil-war-veterans-gathering Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/spokane-s-civil-war-veterans-gathering.md Podcast: [Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263) Published: 2026-06-06T18:40:23+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ee6e6d20-c7fd-45ac-b95b-94528ddc6a25.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ee6e6d20-c7fd-45ac-b95b-94528ddc6a25.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/episodes/spokane-s-civil-war-veterans-gathering Duration seconds: 90 ## Resource In 1889, Spokane hosted a major Civil War veterans gathering as the Grand Army of the Republic convened for its state meeting — a big deal for a still-growing city. Special train fares, the Pacific Hotel, and lively events like a ball were arranged to impress visitors, including the national commander. Daniel K. Oliver, a Spokane pioneer and veteran, played a key role, as did his wife in the GAR’s women’s auxiliary. Scheduled for April 25–26, this encampment brought together veterans from across Washington, fostering camaraderie and community under the leadership of state commander J.W. Sprague — whose name still lives on in a local street. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/30bb326b3bffa047 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/episodes/spokane-s-civil-war-veterans-gathering/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/spokane-s-civil-war-veterans-gathering.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.