O. F. Wegener
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- Feb 9, 1892The Scissors-Duel of La ConnerA Seattle capitalist and a labor agitator clash in a bizarre, violent confrontation that left the local agitator wounded and the city buzzing with gossip.La Conner, WA
- Nov 14, 1892The Proposal to Reshape Seattle's WaterwaysA civil engineer proposes cutting a new channel between Lake Washington and Lake Union to prevent devastating floods in the Duwamish and White River valleys.Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1893Proposed Tunnel to Save Kent Valley FarmsA Seattle engineer proposes a tunnel project to drain the White River valley to protect agricultural lands from seasonal flooding.White River, Kent, WA
- Jul 30, 1893Fisticuffs at City HallA drainage ditch dispute erupts into a physical brawl between two men in the county commissioners' corridor.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Oct 12, 1893The Ballard Sewer StandoffA local contractor and city engineer lock horns in a heated public council meeting over the technicalities of neighborhood infrastructure.Ballard Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Sep 4, 1894The Day Seattle Shut Down: Sailors, Longshoremen and the First Labor DayBanks, courts and public offices closed for the first time in the city's history, 2,500 people packed Pioneer Place for a 36-minute tug-of-war, and a labor orator told the crowd that good wages are the engine of everyone's prosperity.Seattle, WA