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  1. Roslyn Coal Miners Vow to Fight a 20 Percent Wage Cut

    A mass meeting near Roslyn finds miners from Wilkeson, Franklin, and the Eureka and Navy camps ready to organize under the United Mine Workers — and unwilling to swallow a pay cut without a fight.

    May 25, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay

  2. Roslyn’s Miners Stood Together—and the Company Looked to Strikebreakers

    When 650 Northern Pacific Coal Company workers refused a contract cut in July 1894, the company prepared to bring in Black miners under guard. In Roslyn, a home guard was already drilling.

    Jul 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay

  3. A Miner’s Jealous Rage Left a Woman Dead in Roslyn

    Rosa Baltimore surrendered without regret after shooting Sallie Turner; the 1894 press framed the killing around her work and reputation.

    Mar 5, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn, Kittitas CountyTrue Crime

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