Howell T. Jones
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- Aug 6, 1887A Boy’s Quick Thinking Saves the May Creek TrestleWhen a youth discovered a blaze on a high railway bridge, his rapid response prevented a catastrophe for the incoming train.Renton, WA
- Jan 6, 1889The Coal Creek Massacre: A Coroner’s Inquest into the Battle Between Knights of Labor and Mine OwnersIn January 1890, Seattle Sheriff Cochrane deployed militia to Newcastle to suppress a miners' strike. When a riot erupted at Coal Creek, one man was killed and ten arrested. The subsequent coroner's inquest revealed a chaotic scene where union men claimed self-defense against armed mine owners, while the sheriff dismissed the Knights of Labor as 'too excitable.'Newcastle, WA