Woodrow Wilson
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- Apr 16, 1914The Mail-Order Menace: How Catalogs Were Killing Kennewick’s Main StreetA fiery editorial in the 1914 Courier-Reporter warns that buying from Montgomery Ward’s catalog is a betrayal of local commerce, arguing that every dollar sent to Chicago or New York directly causes the death of small-town merchants.Kennewick, WA
- Oct 22, 1914Democratic Campaigners Hold Curbside RallyCongress candidate Roscoe M. Drumheller and speaker William Goodyear appeal to Kennewick voters from the seat of an automobile on Second Street.Kennewick, WA
- May 26, 1916Washington’s Delegation Divided Over New Federal Military ExpansionAs Congress approves a billion-dollar, five-year military preparedness program, Washington State representatives split their votes amid concerns over regional equity and industrial policy.Washington, WA
- Jun 23, 1916Washington State Guardsmen Mobilize for the Mexican BorderFollowing a national order from President Wilson, local militia forces prepare to deploy amidst rising tensions with Mexico.American Lake, Lakewood, WA
- Aug 18, 1916The Nation on the Brink: Rail Workers Push for Eight-Hour DayAs contract negotiations fail, two million workers threaten a total shutdown of the nation's rail system, prompting intervention from President Wilson.Spokane, WA
- Aug 18, 1916The Looming Shutdown That Could Paralyze a NationWith railroad workers and managers deadlocked over the eight-hour day, President Wilson intervenes to prevent a catastrophic strike.Spokane, WA
- Aug 25, 1916Wilson Pushes Eight-Hour Day in Railroad TalksPresident Wilson faces a potential national rail strike as executives and labor unions clash over the eight-hour workday and the limits of arbitration.Washington, WA
- Aug 25, 1916Wilson's Eight-Hour Day Plan Draws Railroad PushbackAs a national railroad strike looms, President Wilson clashes with industrial magnates over the fundamental rights of labor versus the stability of interstate commerce.Coulee City, WA
- Sep 8, 1916The Eight-Hour Day Becomes Federal LawFacing a nationwide paralysis of the rail network, Congress rushes the Adamson Act through to prevent a strike.Coulee City, WA
- Sep 8, 1916Congress Enacts the Eight-Hour DayA national rail strike is narrowly avoided as federal law mandates an eight-hour basis for railroad workers' pay.Seattle, WA
- Sep 21, 1916The Bitter Pill of Primary PoliticsDefeated congressional candidate S. J. Harrison pledges support to his Republican rival, while warning of an industrial downturn post-World War I.Kennewick, WA
- Oct 5, 1916The Senator Who Switched Sides: A 1916 Campaign ClashDemocratic candidate George Turner launches a scathing public attack against Senator Miles Poindexter’s political flip-flopping on trade and tariffs.Seattle, WA
- Nov 10, 1916The 1916 Election and the Fight for a 'Dry' WashingtonAs Woodrow Wilson secures a razor-thin victory, White Bluffs voters reject the return of legalized breweries and saloons.White Bluffs, WA
- Feb 23, 1917The Bid for the Priest Rapids Nitrate PlantFederal cabinet members are set to investigate the Columbia River as a potential industrial powerhouse for national defense.Priest Rapids, White Bluffs, WA
- Mar 9, 1917The Unharnessed Potential of Priest RapidsWith federal power legislation stalled, the community of White Bluffs looks toward government intervention to develop the region's massive water resources.Priest Rapids, White Bluffs, WA
- May 17, 1917The War on Rot: Kennewick's Fruit CrisisAs WWI labor shortages threaten the local harvest, an editorial demands federal intervention to preserve the region's fruit.Kennewick, WA
- Oct 25, 1917The Dust Storm Liberty Loan DriveWhile high winds and dust storms battered the valley, Kennewick's volunteer solicitors hit the streets to push the city $10,000 past its wartime bond quota.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 27, 1917The Loyalty Test at the Breakfast TableA Kennewick editor argues that questioning official reports of German war atrocities is tantamount to treason.Kennewick, WA