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5 stories matching unregul

  1. The Perils of Early Seattle Construction

    A carpenter is struck unconscious by a falling board at a building site, highlighting the chaotic and unregulated nature of the city's 1889 post-fire construction boom.

    Sep 27, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeventh Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. Garbage, Disease, and Dead Animals: Seattle's 1889 Growing Pains

    Newly inaugurated Mayor Wheelwright lays out an ambitious and desperate sanitation plan as city council grapples with the fallout of the Great Seattle Fire and the perils of rapid, unregulated urban expansion.

    Jun 2, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Tragic Cost of Seattle's Early Cable Cars

    A mother sacrifices her life to save her children after a runaway cable car loses its grip at Second and Pine, exposing the perils of the city’s rapid, unregulated infrastructure boom.

    May 14, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  4. The Lawless Slaughter of Columbia River Salmon

    A century and a half ago, reports from 1887 reveal that unregulated commercial fishing practices on the Columbia River led to the mass harvest of out-of-season fish, despite laws designed to prevent such waste.

    Aug 5, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Hidden Labor of the Kitchen

    A late 19th-century editorial critiques the grueling, unregulated work conditions of domestic servants in Seattle households.

    Mar 27, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

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