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| 1888 | 5 |
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3 stories matching workman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:workmat, workmanlik, workmanship, workingman, workmen, work
- The Auld Mill Experiment
Shingle weavers launch a cooperative, sharing the risks and rewards of their labor during a period of economic uncertainty.
- The Bricklayer’s Scaffold Fall
A workplace injury suit highlights the dangerous construction conditions in early Seattle as a laborer fights the estate of a deceased developer.
- Tragic Drowning of School Janitor
A search for health ends in death for a respected member of multiple fraternal orders.