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| 1876 | 36 |
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- The 'Unfair List' War
A local businessman threatens a newspaper editor over his inclusion on a labor union's blacklist, sparking a clash over the power of organized labor in Everett.
- The Van Valley Bottling Works Remains Unfair
A labor dispute over wages and union jurisdiction continues to heat up in Everett.
- The Loophole Draining Washington's Industrial Insurance
Employers are gaming the system to dodge accident premiums, leaving responsible businesses to foot the bill.
- Printers’ Union Strikes Back After 'Religious' Rejection
The Trades Council declares the Cascade Printing & Stationery Company 'unfair' after a dispute over religious grounds for opposing labor organization.
- The Garment Workers' Cross-Country Crusade
Two strikers from St. Louis arrive in Everett to rally local labor against the unfair practices of the Marx & Haas firm.
- The Eight-Hour Day Fight Reaches Fever Pitch
Local machinists are holding firm in a region-wide strike against the Sumner Iron Works and other firms to secure the eight-hour workday.
- Machinists Stand Firm in Eight-Hour Struggle
Striking workers across the Pacific Coast remain resilient against employer efforts to maintain the ten-hour workday.
- Kennewick Farmers Rally Against Spokane Market Prices
Local producers reject low offers from Spokane firms in favor of cooperative selling to maintain fair prices for eggs and butter.
- The Old Todd Pumping Plant Dismantled
A piece of local history fades as scrap dealers dismantle the engine that once fueled the ambitious, struggling White Bluffs irrigation project.
- Farmers Take On the Pend Oreille With a Dike — and No Bonds
A railroad contracting firm agrees to build Calispel Diking District No. 1 for warrants instead of cash, giving 6,500 acres of bottomland one season to prove it can beat the high water.
- Seattle Real-Estate Firm's President Vanishes as Receiver Takes Over
The Fay Investment Company collapses into receivership, its president unseen since April 3, and its secretary accused of taking a large sum of company money.
- The True Cost of Middlemen
How the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union learned a hard lesson about shipping produce on consignment versus securing fair prices through cooperation.
- The European War Ate Kennewick's Bond Sale
Voters approved $23,000 in funding bonds in June. By October the paper was still locked in a Denver vault, the city was still paying interest on its old warrants, and Keeler Brothers blamed a war half a world away.
- The Great Fertilizer Fraud
State chemist warns farmers that nearly half of commercial fertilizers on the market violate state law.
- Everett Labor Council Clashes with Local Businesses
City unions move to blacklist a local printer and debate public versus private labor on city infrastructure projects.
- Street Improvements Coming to Second Street
A new contract with a Walla Walla firm promises to modernize a major downtown corridor by May.
- Typographical Union Ends Dispute with Cascade Printing
A long-standing labor boycott ends as the local firm agrees to union terms, effectively 'cleaning up' the city's printing industry.
- Everett Labor Council Enforces Shop Hours
Local labor leaders investigate reports of businesses staying open past closing hours, securing promises of compliance from shop owners.
- New Benton County Board Vows to Topple Courthouse Deal
Commissioners Bash and Pratt fire legal counsel and challenge the legitimacy of the previous board's construction contracts.
- Fake Heirs Besiege a Seattle Undertaker for an Avalanche Victim's Body
Jacob Brackmann died in the Wellington slide, leaving $40,000 to $50,000 and an identification problem. Strangers claiming to be family called day and night.
- The New Era of Lake Washington Shipbuilding
Capitalizing on the brand-new ship canal, local firms pivot to build massive steel cargo ships for international trade.
- Kennewick Votes for Public Control of the Waterfront
In a bid to safeguard local commerce against monopolization, voters approve the creation of a port district to keep docks and warehouses in public hands.
- A State-Wide Push for the Eight-Hour Day
Following a strike in the Pacific Northwest, the Washington State Federation of Labor moves to consolidate metal trades to demand shorter hours.
- The Fight Over Washington’s Workmen's Compensation
Commissioner John R. Wallace lashes out at 'journalistic highbinders' and insurance companies attempting to discredit the state's new injury insurance laws.
- The Silo Boom in Richland
Farmers are banking on corn and dairy to survive the rising cost of hay.