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| 1854 | 2 |
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| 1864 | 1 |
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| 1876 | 46 |
| 1877 | 65 |
| 1878 | 35 |
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| 1889 | 76 |
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| 1892 | 84 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 55 |
| 1895 | 86 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 38 |
| 1899 | 16 |
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- The Boycott of 'Carsten' Meat
The Everett Trades Council issues a formal blacklist of local grocers, directing union members toward preferred meat sources.
- A New Town Held Up in Washington: Sullivan Creek Waits on the Interior Department
The Sullivan Creek townsite is nearly ready for market, delayed because the land fell inside Secretary Ballinger's water-power withdrawal — and a brick plant is already on its way.
- Shingle Weavers Push for an Eight-Hour Day
At their annual convention in Marysville, Washington, labor delegates debate the future of the industry and the path to a shorter workday.
- Farmers Plan Their Own Interurban Railroad
Weary of broken promises from outside promoters, Nooksack Valley farmers move to build and own their own rail line.
- The Brewery Moves On After Everett Goes Dry
Local industry shifts its sights from local taps to the export market following the city's prohibition vote.
- Seattle Stewards Accuse Produce Men of Fixing the Market
The Seattle Stewards' Association charges that local dealers are colluding with San Francisco shippers to control the price of California produce — and the federal district attorney promises prosecution if the evidence holds.
- Everett Workers Plan Their Own Home
Local union members launch a stock drive to fund a permanent headquarters for the Everett Trades Council.
- The Lynden Telephone Upheaval
As the local exchange upgrades its equipment, a wave of bad connections and misdirected calls leads to fraying tempers and frustrated operators.
- Newport’s Booster Campaign
The local Commercial Club secures new members and funding to aggressively market the town's growth and resources.
- Northwest Fruit Growers Plan a Unified Front
Orchardists across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana seek to organize a regional union to challenge Eastern market dominance and manage local pests.
- The Butcher Who Wouldn't Count His Cows
A census enumerator demanded Louis Kirchan report exactly how many animals his packing house slaughtered each year. Kirchan said no such records existed. The federal government arrested him.
- The Silent Crisis on Everett's Sidewalks
A local labor leader details the quiet desperation of forty idle carpenters as the city's housing and employment market hits a wall.
- The Shingle War: Mills vs. Middlemen
Washington shingle manufacturers declare a fight to the finish against brokers who control the market price, forcing local mills into indefinite closures.
- One Landowner's $1,000 Demand Stalls a $200,000 Logging Road
The Panhandle Lumber Co. may abandon its Newport-area logging railroad because a five-acre property owner wants $1,000 in damages and the county won't vacate the old road until a substitute is built.
- The Railroad Wants the County Road — and Newport's Businessmen Sign On
Panhandle Lumber's proposed logging railroad would require the county to vacate a public road up a gulch west of town; practically every businessman in Newport petitions to hand it over.
- The Poor Man's Stump Burner: Newport Farmers Pack Kelly's Hall
In 1909, 150 farmers crowded a Newport hall to hear a state expert explain how to clear land by charring stumps—a low-cost method that promised to open Pend Oreille County fields.