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| 1859 | 1 |
| 1863 | 10 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
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| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 6 |
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| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
5 stories matching teamster
- A Seven-Ton Crushing on Mill Street
A laborer’s insistence on helping a heavy team leads to a gruesome injury in the heart of 1876 Seattle.
- The High Price of the Cedar Harvest
An 1876 editorial from Seattle critiques the 'disproportionately large pay' of loggers, blaming high wages for the financial instability of the industry.
- The Tragedy of the Skykomish Logger: A Life Cut Short by a Single Log
In the dangerous world of early 20th-century logging, James Magher’s fatal accident serves as a grim reminder of the perilous conditions faced by workers in Snohomish County's timber camps.
- Rain Turns Early Seattle's Front Street to Mud
When heavy rains turned downtown thoroughfares into impassable quagmires, residents demanded better engineering than the temporary, 'penny-wise' patch jobs of the 1870s.
- The Great Cow Standoff: When Seattle’s Streets Were Held Hostage by Livestock
In September 1878, a herd of cattle and horses blocked the wharf district, forcing pedestrians to halt in their tracks. The city council was forced to intervene as commerce ground to a standstill.