Henry Hewitt Jr.
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- May 29, 1892A Widow’s Fight for the Heart of EverettA legal battle erupts over property rights in the rapidly growing city of Everett, pitting a grieving widow against the powerful Everett Land Company.Everett, WA
- Nov 19, 1892A High-Stakes Battle for Everett’s FutureFederal court rules in $700,000 estate fraud case involving minors and the early developers of the city of Everett.Everett, WA
- Mar 6, 1893The Legislature Tours Everett’s Industrial DreamLawmakers arrive in force to inspect the smelters, mills, and barge works of a city banking on being the 'New York of the Sound.'Everett, WA
- Aug 30, 1894The Sky Turned to Smoke: Forest Fires Choke Puget SoundFires across Whatcom, Skagit and the Olympic Mountains destroyed bridges, barns and a shingle mill, derailed a Great Northern train and left Puget Sound under a suffocating haze.Bellingham, WA
- Jan 12, 1904Mining Syndicate Collapses After TragedyA judge appoints a receiver for two local coal mining companies following the death of their president and mounting unpaid wages.Fairfax, Carbonado, WA