Great Northern Railroad Company
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- Nov 17, 1892Railroads Clash in Court Over Seattle Waterfront TracksGreat Northern's subsidiary sues to condemn a right-of-way through the industrial heart of Seattle's waterfront.Railroad Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1895The Railroad Fixer Who Helped Build Seattle Dies of a Cold Caught in OlympiaJesse W. George, Great Northern right-of-way agent, former U.S. marshal and survivor of the 1889 fire, dies at his Fourth and Cherry home after pneumonia.Seattle, WA
- May 24, 1895The Railroad That Quietly Claimed the Sauk and Skykomish CountryIn May 1895 the Great Northern filed land-grant selections for river and mountain tracts in Snohomish and Skagit counties—turning a federal subsidy into private ownership of some of the Puget Sound hinterland.Skykomish Station, Skykomish, WA
- May 25, 1895A Railroad and a Tide-Flat Fight: Who Gets to Fill Smith's Cove?Great Northern objected to a plan by W. F. Hayes and Frank Shay to fill the tide flats between Pike Street and Smith's Cove, setting up a hearing over who controls Seattle's shoreline.Seattle, WA
- Apr 15, 1909Great Northern Refuses to Pay the Salary Loan SharksThe railroad tells a Spokane court that an employee's wage assignment is usury, setting up a test case over predatory lending.Spokane, WA
- Mar 11, 1910Labor paper blasts Great Northern over disaster wagesAn editorial criticizes the railroad for paying poverty wages to workers clearing snow in the aftermath of the deadly Wellington avalanche.Wellington, WA
- May 26, 1910The Great Northern Replaces the Telegraph Key With a TelephoneStarting May 26, the Great Northern begins dispatching trains by telephone between Spokane and Leavenworth, with portable sets aboard every train — and telegraph operators' jobs left hanging.Newport, WA