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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 121 |
| 1877 | 188 |
| 1878 | 155 |
| 1879 | 36 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 104 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 27 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 125 |
| 1910 | 136 |
| 1911 | 140 |
| 1912 | 60 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 |
1,373 stories
- The Technicality That Defeated Everett’s Ten-Hour Law
A local labor case against a merchant was dismissed, exposing a legal system that the paper argues favors corporations over human rights.
- The City’s Forgotten Protectors
While Everett boasted the best fire record in Washington, its firefighters were the worst-paid in the state and lived nearly as slaves under a grueling 21-hour-a-day duty cycle.
- City Hall Battle Over City Wires
A fiery public confrontation between the Mayor and the City Council leads to the death of an ordinance designed to move unsightly and dangerous power poles underground.
- A Labor Leader’s Farewell
Everett’s labor community packs the Labor Temple to celebrate the departure of organizer Rose B. Moore.
- The French Laundry Showdown
A bitter labor dispute over an engineer's credentials at the French Laundry reveals the intense struggle for union recognition in 1912 Everett.
- Everett Socialists Rally for Lawrence Strikers
Local unionists and radicals pack Liberty Hall to protest the brutal treatment of striking textile workers in the East and send a formal message to the President.
- The Looming Gate: Labor and the Fear of the Canal
As the opening of the Panama Canal approached, the Everett Trades Council lobbied for strict immigration restrictions, fearing a flood of 'undesirables' into Pacific ports.
- An Anonymous Threat in Everett
A local bank janitor receives a typed, skull-and-crossbones threat to leave town or face accusations from his past.
- Great Northern Train Narrowly Escapes Destruction
Passengers on a Great Northern train watched in horror as thousands of tons of earth wiped out a work site just feet from their tracks.
- Printers’ Union Strikes Back After 'Religious' Rejection
The Trades Council declares the Cascade Printing & Stationery Company 'unfair' after a dispute over religious grounds for opposing labor organization.
- The Labor Journal's Strategy Against the I.W.W.
A local labor leader argues that the best defense against the Industrial Workers of the World is not police violence, but better working conditions and education.
- A Failed Arson Attempt in Everett
A mysterious fuse and a kerosene-soaked room threatened a downtown business block.
- A Landmark Victory for Free Speech and Labor
The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss contempt charges against three labor leaders marks a turning point for the rights of workers to boycott and organize.
- The Battle for a Living Wage in Washington
When the State Supreme Court struck down Spokane’s minimum wage ordinance, they left city workers vulnerable to the whims of contractors and the bottom line.
- The Logging Hazard: Court Rules on Hidden Dangers
A landmark state supreme court decision shields lumber merchants from liability for hidden defects in timber that cause mill accidents.
- The Editor Who Killed a Man: James Connell’s Return to Everett
After being acquitted of murder in Seattle for killing his rival Nelson Lee in a street fight, former Star editor James Connell has returned to his hometown of Everett—despite death threats and a formal warning from the community to stay away.
- The Iron Horse Reaches Snohomish
After years of reliance on slow steamboats, the town of Snohomish gains a permanent link to the outside world via the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway.
- The War for the Riverfront
A ruthless railroad tug-of-war in Snohomish County pits the Northern Pacific against the Seattle road for control of the Snohomish River valley.
- The Chief’s Last Stand: A Vision of Justice Beyond the Grave
In a rare and poignant interview, Spotted Tail articulates a theology of retribution where the Great Spirit favors the Native American over the white settler in the afterlife.
- The Railroad's Land Grab: How Northern Pacific Hoarded Snohomish’s Future
A local resident exposes the legal loopholes allowing the railroad to retain millions of acres in Western Washington, arguing that this concentrated ownership is strangling settlement and keeping land prices artificially high.
- The Loggers' Stand Against the Mill Cartel
Facing a coordinated effort to depress timber wages, loggers in the Snohomish valley chose to halt production, sparking a classic confrontation between labor and capital.
- The Struggle for the Pacific Northwest’s Iron Backbone
As the Northern Pacific Railroad languished in 1877, the Governor of Washington Territory demanded the company fulfill its land grant promises to break the cycle of land speculation and stagnation.
- Debating the Northern Railroad's Route to Puget Sound
As the Northern Pacific Railroad eyed a Portland terminus to maximize its land grants, a fierce editorial demands the company fulfill its promise to connect the Columbia River to Puget Sound or forfeit its territory.
- The Judge Who Lobbied for the Church
A scathing critique of Washington Territorial Judge Roger B. Greene, accused of using his office to force tax exemptions for church property through a back-door deal.
- The Stranger at the American House
A quiet traveler claiming to be a homesteader is revealed to be a double-murderer hiding from an Oregon bounty.