John Ross
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- Mar 18, 1876The First Poet of Snohomish: A Captain’s Verse and a Hotelier’s BlunderA retrospective on the town's earliest settlers reveals that E. I. Tucker wasn't just a steamboat engineer—he was also its first literary figure, while his father’s linguistic mishaps provide a glimpse into the colorful social life of the era.Snohomish, WA
- Aug 19, 1876The Strange Disappearance of a LoggerAfter a camp cook vanishes with his employer's belongings, the logging crew is left baffled by his sudden and inexplicable departure.Snohomish, WA
- Aug 22, 1876The Lost Cook of LowellA camp cook vanished from the logging woods near Snohomish, leaving behind his belongings and fueling local rumors of desertion or death.Lowell, Snohomish, WA
- May 16, 1877The Battle for Lake Union: A War of Words Over Seattle’s First Public RoadIn May 1877, a bitter public feud erupted between the newly appointed Supervisor of Road District No. 1 and a group of influential local voters over the legal authority to build a road along the west shore of Lake Union.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1877He Tore Up the Railroad Track, Then Flagged Down the TrainIn 1877, a King County farmer named John Ross ripped up Seattle Coal & Transportation Co. rails to force a right-of-way dispute into court — then warned the locomotive before it reached the break.Newcastle, WA
- May 15, 1892Longshoremen Battle Steamship Crew Over Alien LaborA confrontation on the waterfront erupts after a ship's captain replaces union workers with a Japanese crew, sparking a legal test case on contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 16, 1892Longshoremen Protest Japanese Crew Aboard Steamship WilmingtonA standoff on the Seattle waterfront leads to the arrest of a ship's captain for allegedly violating federal foreign contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1892The Steamer Wilmington’s Illegal CargoA ship captain faces federal charges for allegedly importing Japanese contract laborers to work on his vessel.Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1899Seattle’s Legal Housekeeping: The City Council Decides to Clean Up Its Own ActIn 1899, Seattle’s leaders admitted their laws were a mess and hired two experts to fix it—proving that bureaucratic confusion is an old problem.Seattle, WA