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8 stories
- Tragedy in the Well Shaft
A well-digger and his rescuers succumb to toxic gas in an Edmonds excavation.
- State Orders Everett Cannery to Pay Its Women
Washington's industrial welfare committee demands the Everett Fruit Products Company raise piece rates for several hundred women earning below the legal minimum.
- Labor Blames Railroad's Strike Replacements for a Deadly Wreck Near Everett
After three die in a Great Northern crash north of Everett, the State Federation of Labor tells federal regulators that the road's non-union replacement crews are running unsafe equipment — and that the government shares the blame.
- Bandit Ambush Near Everett Claims Life of Lumberman
A tragic highway encounter leaves a Washington family in mourning and authorities searching for the perpetrators.
- Dog Poisoner Terrifies Everett Neighborhood
Local pets are dying after a series of cruel attacks in the south end of Everett, prompting a police investigation.
- The Green City Kid in the Harvest Field
A young, inexperienced laborer struggles to keep pace with a rough, veteran wheat-harvesting crew in the Big Bend region.
- The Rural Crusade Against Bovine Tuberculosis
Washington dairymen are aggressively culling infected herds, signaling a shift toward modern agricultural standards and interstate livestock trade.
- The Kid of the Wheat Fields
A rookie farm hand shares a vivid account of the grueling, back-breaking labor of the Big Bend harvest.