"Fighting Joe" Martin
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- Jun 23, 1899The Gold Rush That Never Was: How Canadian Laws Stifled Seattle’s Northern DreamA Victoria contractor tells the Star that new British Columbia legislation has turned away American miners, leaving Alaska's gold fields dark and local businesses in ruins.Hotel Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Jun 30, 1899The Vanishing Mill: How Chicago Capital Was Driven Out of Vancouver by a City’s Defiant StandA Chicago millionaire’s plan to build a massive sawmill on an island in Vancouver, B.C., collapsed after local police and citizens physically evicted his workers. The fallout has sent the industrialist packing to Seattle, leaving behind political chaos and a debt of thousands to the Dominion government.Seattle, WA