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6 stories matching forthcom

  1. The Teamsters’ Pay Protest

    When city laborers weren't paid for grading Eleventh Street, they threatened legal action against Tacoma, revealing a messy clash between public works and local ordinances.

    Jul 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Professor Who Gave Colour Photography Away for Free

    An Oregon experiment-station scientist stumbles on a way to fix true flower colours permanently in a photographic print — then walks into Seattle and refuses to patent it.

    Dec 1, 1902The RanchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. Seattle's Farm Paper Says No to Paying for Portland's World's Fair

    As The Oregonian promised a $100,000 state appropriation for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial, a Seattle agricultural journal argued the money would be better spent on roads and irrigation — and doubted the crowds would ever show up.

    Jan 1, 1903The RanchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  4. Washington's Boom Was So Furious It Predicted a Million People by 1910

    A 1903 state report counted 241,584 new residents in three years, put Everett's growth at 144 percent, and projected a population of 1,347,067 within seven years.

    Dec 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanOlympia, Thurston CountyBoom & Bust

  5. Metaline's Mines Are Ready to Roar—If the Railroad Arrives

    With the Idaho Washington Northern extending toward Sullivan Creek, Metaline district companies are staffing up, building mills, and betting on a shipping boom.

    Sep 30, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetalineBoom & Bust

  6. The Statehouse Recesses—and an Impeachment Trial Waits

    Lawmakers adjourn until August 11 to try Insurance Commissioner J.H. Schively on 26 counts, capping a special session that cost $117,984 and spawned investigations of the Supreme Court and a 'Nurses' Trust Bill.'

    Jul 8, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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