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6 stories matching rival
- The Seattle Laundry Feud of 1887
A violent, years-long business rivalry between two rival laundry operators erupts in court, revealing the precarity of immigrant life and business in early Seattle.
- The Steamer Collision That Divided the Waterfront
After two rival steamers collided in the Tacoma harbor, an official inquiry revealed a comedy of errors and stubborn seamanship.
- The Waterfront Property War: A Seattle Legal Standoff
A real estate battle over water frontage reveals the cutthroat competition between rival companies in 1887 Seattle.
- The Newspaper Monopoly Holding Seattle Hostage
In 1887, the Post-Intelligencer exposed a 'printing ring' between rival newspapers that artificially inflated the cost of public contracts.
- The Great Snoqualmie Rail Race
How two rival railroad companies raced through the brush to stake a claim on the critical bottleneck at Snoqualmie Falls.
- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pistol
A Tacoma newspaper editor survives a point-blank assassination attempt after writing a stinging column about a local rival's reputation.