Ledger
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- Sep 18, 1892A Political Feud in the LedgerA local political dispute exposes the shifting allegiances of a newspaper proprietor and the fierce partisan battles over the Republican ticket.Seattle, WA
- Nov 21, 1893Tacoma Printers' War Against the LedgerA standoff in Tacoma pits union printers against a newspaper management that replaced them with imported 'rat' labor.Tacoma, WA
- Dec 7, 1893The Harbor's Salmon Season: 40,000 Cases, 200 Jobs—and a Case for the Lowly Dog SalmonA Grays Harbor cannery packed nearly two million cans and paid fishermen more than $50,000 in three months, while a correspondent argued the maligned dog salmon was as good as dried beef.Aberdeen, WA
- May 23, 1894Tacoma's Labor Boycott: Business Men Forced to Meet in a Basement as Tensions EscalateA planned meeting of business men to address the Trades Council's boycott of the Ledger newspaper is postponed after the Commercial Club refuses its rooms. Undeterred, a group meets in a basement, but the Trades Council dismisses it as meaningless. The city remains on edge as labor and business collide.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 1, 1894The Newspaper War of TacomaA confrontation between the Ledger and the News turns physical as a publisher faces off against a union printer over the use of machinery.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 10, 1894The 10 Percent Rake-Off That Put Tacoma's Water Board on TrialA job printer's testimony blows open an inquiry into the Tacoma Board of Public Works, where the president admits he knows little about running the city's water and electric plants—and a councilman asks if he has any shame.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 23, 1904The Battle for the Soul of Tacoma’s Fifth WardLocal politicians and reformers face off over the 'wide-open' versus 'closed' town debate in a heated campaign meeting.Tacoma, WA