Mr. Howard
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- Jun 16, 1877The Log That Almost Killed: A Logger’s Narrow EscapeIn a dangerous era of manual labor, Mr. Howard of Eddy & Howard survived being crushed by a rolling timber on the Snohomish log road.Snohomish, WA
- Mar 7, 1883Washington Territory's Missing Land MapsWould-be settlers at Walla Walla say no one can show them the government tracts they came for—and railroad lands are not what they want.Walla Walla, WA
- Feb 24, 1886The Price of Coal and the Cost of LaborAfter shifting from Chinese laborers to white workers, mining companies find themselves in a standoff over wages that leaves miners idle and mines shuttered.Newcastle, WA
- May 16, 1886The Coal Mine Standoff: A Strike and a Struggle for ControlAs tensions mount at the Newcastle mines near Seattle, the company and the Knights of Labor clash over worker autonomy and the future of coal wages in the Washington Territory.Newcastle, WA