John Lamb
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- Dec 11, 1892The Unsung Strength of Washington FirLocal engineers are pushing for a government-funded laboratory to scientifically prove what loggers already know: that Washington timber is superior to Eastern pine.Seattle, WA
- Oct 14, 1893A Critique of Democracy in SeattleA visiting labor expert suggests that even the best reform movements are destined to repeat the failures of those they replace.Seattle, WA
- Apr 8, 1894City Hall Launches New Employment OfficeSeattle's municipal government establishes a central bureau to help citizens find work, signaling a shift toward centralized city aid.Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1894The Employment Agents Who Sold Phantom JobsSeattle's labor commissioner wants City Hall to crack down on agents who charge workers for jobs that don't exist—or pay them in worthless due bills.Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1894Private Employment Agents Fight Back Against the City's Free Labor BureauAccused of swindling job-seekers, a Seattle employment firm blames organized labor and a union-backed city bureau for a campaign to put it out of business — and dares the city to investigate.Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1894Pay for a Job That Wasn't There: Seattle's Employment-Agency ScamA city council committee heard workers describe paying fees to G.W. Crane's employment office and arriving to find no jobs, with agents accused of splitting fees with contractors.Seattle, WA
- Aug 13, 1894Two Dollars a Head: Seattle's Labor Commissioner Takes On the Employment AgenciesCharged with running the city's free employment office as a union errand boy, Commissioner John Lamb answers that the private agencies have been selling men jobs that do not exist.Seattle, WA
- Apr 15, 1899The Janitor Who Was a Cop: How One Man’s Brutal Discipline Was Legalized by LawIn a landmark ruling for school safety and corporal punishment, a Seattle janitor is acquitted of child abuse charges after proving he was sworn in as a special police officer.20th Street School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1899The Price of Healing: Seattle’s 1899 'Medical Trust' ControversyWhen the Seattle Star exposed a secret fee schedule used by local doctors to set prices, the city’s medical establishment pushed back, sparking a fierce debate over whether health care was a public right or a protected monopoly.Seattle, WA
- Aug 14, 1903The Summer Escape to Toll GateAs Walla Walla swelters, hundreds of residents find refuge in the mountain pines, transforming the historic Toll Gate into a bustling 'city of canvas.'Walla Walla, WA