J. J. Donovan
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- May 23, 1892The Great Whatcom Railroad BrawlConstruction crews for two rival railroads face off in a pitched battle over a trestle crossing, turning a civil dispute into a physical struggle on the tracks.Fairhaven, Bellingham, WA
- Dec 28, 1893Debating the Future of the Nooksack RiverEngineers and newspapers clash over whether the Nooksack River is filling the harbor with silt, potentially threatening the maritime economy.Bellingham, WA
- Apr 9, 1895A Breath of Fire-Damp Killed Twenty-Three Blue Canyon MinersA coal-mine explosion near Lake Whatcom wiped out nearly an entire shift just before it was due to change, leaving only two survivors to tell what happened underground.Bellingham, WA