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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 18 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1897 | 1 |
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| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
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| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
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| 1916 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
13 stories matching string
- The Struggle for Oversight in Benton County
A local editor calls for strict financial reforms after a controversial commission deal, urging voters to tighten the purse strings of county government.
- A Union Send-off for the Ranch-Bound
Everett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.
- The Fire Station Vigilante
When a man was beaten and robbed behind a local bar, a civilian known as 'Red' grabbed the police chief's spare revolver and hunted the suspect down.
- 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 Struggle Over the Everett Theatre
A labor dispute at the city's premier stage leaves local theatre-goers in the dark, but managers say a fair wage isn't the problem.
- Judicial Bias Against Organized Labor
The Labor Journal clashes with a federal judge over his interrogation of naturalization applicants regarding their union ties.
- Street Robberies Rise in Under-Patrolled Everett
A string of Saturday night muggings in the residential districts has residents on edge, sparking calls to restore police staffing levels.
- The Section House Shootout
Fed up with a string of thefts, a railway foreman takes the law into his own hands and shoots a intruder on the tracks.
- Kennewick Bargained for Brighter Streets—and a Ten-Year Utility Deal
In December 1916, Pacific Power Light proposed replacing Kennewick’s carbon arc lamps with hydrogen lamps, but council members wanted guarantees that new technology and future rate cuts would reach the city.
- The Stall Birth: A Baby Born Among the Horses
In a remarkable coincidence of rural life and frontier pragmatism, a Vancouver woman delivers a healthy daughter in a horse stall at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
- Gunpoint Justice on the Home Front
A local homeowner captures two vagrants in the act of raiding a pantry, bringing a sharp end to a string of local thefts.
- The Sheriff's Bad Week
Prosser's Sheriff C.E. Duffy had a string of bad luck involving a broken axle, a horse-drawn rescue, and a smashed finger.
- Kennewick Becomes the Regional Telephone Hub
After intense competition, the Pacific States Telephone Company moves its central valley headquarters from Pasco to Kennewick, citing superior infrastructure.