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553 stories
- Everett's First Annual City Cleanup
After a successful city-wide 'Clean-up' day, local editors urge residents and businesses to maintain pride in their streets year-round.
- A Labor Veteran Bids for Governor
Former State Labor Commissioner William Blackman announces his candidacy for Governor, promising a return to 'John R. Rogers' style democracy.
- Bold Burglary in Emerging Everett
As the new city grows, criminal activity increases, targeting hardware supplies and private residences.
- A Rancher's Revenge: Peaches, Borers, and Everett's Blind Eye to Gambling
When Everett's fruit inspector condemned 40 boxes of a Pateros orchardist's peaches for pests, J. H. Partley fired back with a blistering question: why enforce the fruit laws to the letter while the city's gambling dens run wide open?
- Everett's Election Fight Over Dance Halls, Slot Machines, and City Light
The Republican mayoral primary becomes one of Snohomish County's fiercest political fights, with candidates divided on the 'open town' question and on how carefully Everett should guard its light and water franchises.
- The Unspoken Code of the Union Card
When a worker breaks his word to an employer, he does more than lose a job—he tarnishes the reputation of every laborer in the city.
- The Union Label as a Weapon for Economic Justice
Everett workers are urged to boycott 'sweatshop' products and prioritize union-made goods to protect their own livelihoods.
- Baseball in the City of Smokestacks
Everett’s amateur baseball scene is in crisis as the city lacks a dedicated field, forcing local fans to travel to Snohomish to watch a 'weird combination' of players.
- The 'Industrial Mendicant' and the Fight for Union Solidarity
A 1909 editorial lambasts workers who accept union-won raises while refusing to pay dues or support the organization.
- The False Doctrine of 'Supply and Demand'
A labor manifesto argues that using the 'cheapest man' to set wage standards is a race to the bottom that threatens the integrity of community and family life.
- The President's Kid-Glove Law
Everett’s labor press tears into President Taft’s Lincoln Day address, arguing the administration’s talk of 'business confidence' is a betrayal of the working class in favor of the trusts.
- The Price of a 'Cheap' Haircut
Everett union barbers expose an unlicensed 'lady barber' working in a non-union shop.
- The Thankless Task of Union Leadership
An editorial on the burnout and internal conflict that plagued local labor unions in Everett.
- The City That Waited for a Comet
Halley's Comet was predicted to bring doom, but Everett's residents found the celestial visitor to be a massive letdown.
- A Warning to Labor: Everett's Carpenter Surplus
As unemployment hits the building trades, the local Labor Journal warns workers from other cities to stay away.
- Everett Workers Plan Their Own Home
Local union members launch a stock drive to fund a permanent headquarters for the Everett Trades Council.
- The Dangerous Thrill of Everett's Early Auto-Cycle Races
Before high-speed motorcycles were common, the Everett Auto Cycle Club turned a local track into a proving ground for 'dare-devil' riders and humorous slow-races.
- The Farmer-Labor Political Alliance
A leading local voice calls for a unified front between Everett's agrarian and industrial workers to counter corporate dominance and secure economic reform.
- A Call to the Ballot Box for Working Women
Despite women securing the franchise, local labor organizers find dismal registration numbers among union families.
- The Union Candidates for Everett's New Commission
Labor Journal highlights the three union-card carriers entering the race for city commission under Everett's new 1912 charter.
- The Circus Boy Lost in Everett
A young Walla Walla resident finds himself stranded in a strange city after falling asleep on a traveling circus train.
- A Private Gamble for Public Welfare
C. B. Hysom attempts to save a stalled orphanage project by linking it to a commercial dairy ranch.
- The Unseen Power of the Union Household
A labor organizer argues that the path to better wages and shorter hours starts at home, by educating the women who control the family's purchasing power.
- The Shingle Weavers’ Solidarity
Everett workers raise hundreds for a member with tuberculosis, highlighting the brotherly bonds of unionism in a changing industrial landscape.
- Labor's Social Fabric
The Machinists' union and their Ladies' Auxiliary gathered for a night of literary entertainment and organizing, showing the vibrant community life behind the industrial movement.