Snoqualmie Falls Power Company
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- Mar 28, 1899The Queen Anne Scandal: A Tramp’s Slander and the ‘Black Paws’ of SeattleWhen a wandering journalist accused a local girl of plunging her cat into flour dough, it sparked a chaotic street confrontation on Queen Anne Hill that revealed the raw tensions of early 20th-century Seattle.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA
- Apr 4, 1899The Town That Owes Nothing: Oakesdale’s Fiscal MiracleWhile other municipalities drown in debt from the boom years, this small Washington town boasts a cash-rich treasury and zero bonds.Oakesdale, WA
- Apr 18, 1899The Cedar River Siege: How a Power Mogul Tried to Steal Seattle’s WaterSeattle Star exposes the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company’s dirty game: using fake environmental panic to block municipal water rights and crush competition.Seattle, WA
- Apr 18, 1899The Council Strikes Back: Seattle Turns on Its Own Power CompanyMayor Humes vetoes saloon restrictions, but the City Council is far more concerned with a corporate power grab. They launch an investigation into the Snoqualmie Falls Power Co., accusing it of using legal injunctions to block the city’s water supply contracts and protect its private interests.Seattle, WA
- Apr 19, 1899The Power Struggle for Seattle’s FutureAs the city council investigates the Cedar River water rights dispute, a fierce corporate war erupts between the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company and the Union Electric Company, threatening to monopolize the region's energy supply.Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1899The Council’s Hammer: Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Faces OusterSeattle city councilors move to annul the electrical franchise of the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company, citing failure to appear before an investigation committee regarding the Tracy Rapids injunction suit.Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1899Snoqualmie Falls: The Dawn of Clean Energy in SeattleA century before the green energy transition, the city’s early industry turned away from coal and toward the 'falling waters' of Snoqualmie to power a growing metropolis.Seattle, WA
- Jun 11, 1904The Bid to Bottle Up TacomaA proposed electrical franchise sparked a bitter fight between City Hall and a powerful private utility corporation over the future of the city's power grid.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 18, 1904Power Company Wires Block Ships on Thea Foss WaterwayWhen high-voltage wires blocked a sailing ship from the city dock, a newspaper reporter dropped the story the moment they learned who owned the infrastructure.Tacoma, WA