Denny Clay Company
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- Jan 16, 1893A Sober Assessment of the Seattle BoomA local businessman warns Easterners against the 'real estate sharks' and urges caution for those moving West.Seattle, WA
- Nov 30, 1893The Economic Anxiety of the 1893 Tariff DebateWashington's leading industries feared that a new trade bill would prioritize Eastern markets and force local businesses to lower wages to compete with international labor.Seattle, WA
- May 22, 1894The Chute That Killed Black Diamond's Mine SuperintendentJohn Pritchard Sr., superintendent of the Denny Clay Company mine, died instantly when he was caught between a car and a chute underground.Black Diamond, WA
- Jul 26, 1894Seattle's Sewers Were Cracking All Over Town — and the City Engineer Blamed the DirtA furious letter writer insists the pipes broke not from 'percussion' but from the very worst kind of trench work — and points the finger straight at the man in charge.Seattle, WA
- Jul 30, 1894The Sewers Were Cracking — And Seattle Wanted to Know WhyCity engineers trace a rash of shattered pipes to Ballard and Olympia, and to the manufacturers who made them.Seattle, WA
- Aug 17, 1894Two Freight Trains Meet Head-On at Van AsseltA Northern Pacific freight slammed into a Columbia & Puget Sound train near the Denny Clay works, injuring a passenger and forcing crewmen to jump.Seattle, WA
- Aug 26, 1894Seattle's Free Kindergarten Prepares to Open Its DoorsA new charity school at the old South School on Main Street will offer free early education and train a new generation of kindergarten teachers.Seattle, WA
- Sep 4, 1894The Day Seattle Shut Down: Sailors, Longshoremen and the First Labor DayBanks, courts and public offices closed for the first time in the city's history, 2,500 people packed Pioneer Place for a 36-minute tug-of-war, and a labor orator told the crowd that good wages are the engine of everyone's prosperity.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1894The Mayor Fires Two Police Commissioners to Keep Blackchapel ShutIn a single day, Mayor Phelps removed two police commissioners, accused them of conspiring to protect a red-light district and oust Chief Rogers, and installed replacements before the House of Delegates could slow him down.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1895The Clay Under Seattle Built a Million-Dollar IndustryKing County clay works turned local deposits into firebrick, paving brick, sewer pipe and architectural terra cotta—winning federal tests and employing hundreds of men.Smith Cove, Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1895Boodle Charges and a Vendetta at the University of WashingtonA disgruntled former foreman accuses contractors and regents of corruption in the new state university building, but his allegations are picked apart by those involved.University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1904The Battle for the Paving of Pacific AvenueTacoma business owners hash out a heated, two-hour debate over whether to use locally sourced fir blocks or imported vitrified brick for the city's main street.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA