Ferdinand Toklas
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- May 17, 1892The City Rallies for RoslynSeattle organizations and individuals pool resources to support the widows and orphans of a devastating coal mine disaster.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1895The 1895 Push to Split Seattle From King CountyA Chamber of Commerce meeting with new state legislators turned into a drive to separate Seattle from King County—and to force the school board to live within its means.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA
- Apr 10, 1895Seattle Tried to Garden Its Way Out of UnemploymentAt a Chamber of Commerce meeting, civic leaders pledged vacant land, tools and seed so jobless families could grow vegetables through the winter, borrowing a relief plan from Detroit.Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1895Free Farms for the Worthy Poor: Seattle Tries the Pingree PlanA Detroit-born scheme to hand out quarter-acre plots to the destitute is taking root in Seattle, with hundreds of families already on the waiting list.Seattle, WA