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672 stories matching delay
- The Great Northern Snow Plow: President Hill’s Battle with the Cascades
While Seattle slept, railroad magnate James J. Hill fought a war against the elements, his train delayed by drifts and snowplows in a dramatic struggle that highlights the fragility of early 20th-century transit.
- Railroad Mishap at Martin's Mill
Three track workers jump to safety as a delayed passenger train smashes their section car at a blind curve.
- The Freight Bottleneck on the Waterfront
Local merchants clash with the Pacific Coast Steamship Company over the delayed delivery of perishable goods.
- Labor Unrest on the Waterfront
The collier Wellington faces delays after the crew abandons ship over wage disputes.
- Woman Admits to Fraud, Past Life Investigated
Winnie Moter Daniels pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses in Judge Hinkle's court last week. Sentencing was delayed while authorities look into her background.
- The City's Indecent Ambulance
A delayed ambulance and a harrowing scene on the city streets reveal the crumbling state of Seattle's emergency services in 1899.
- Federal Pressure on Port Angeles Settlers
Senator John B. Allen pressures the Land Department to resolve the stalled Port Angeles townsite survey.
- City Council Delays Naming a Health Officer
Seattle's City Council stalled on hiring a health officer, wrongly believing the county was responsible for contagion in a city being swept by regional fears.
- The Bridge That Saved a Boarding House
A ten-minute delay caused by a passing ship allowed firefighters to extinguish a blaze in the St. Paul Tacoma Lumber Company’s housing before it could spread.
- Puyallup People Wait on Delayed Land Patents
A century-old battle for property rights reveals how corporate interests and federal delays threatened to dispossess the Puyallup people of their ancestral home.
- A Rock Slide Throws a Northern Pacific Freight Into the River
An eastbound freight wreck near Bristol leaves one brakeman missing and two crewmen injured, delaying the southbound overland train.
- 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.
- The Four-Year Schoolhouse Commute
A rural school district finally completes its long-delayed migration, ending years of hardship for pupils and teachers.
- Aberdeen's Bold Rail Gamble
Citizens rally to secure the Northern Pacific connection by donating land, lumber, and labor to bypass rail delays.
- Power Struggle: Rebuilding the City's Light
Following a devastating fire, the city's electric light plant scrambles to rebuild its capacity while equipment remains delayed in transit.
- A Railroad the Valley Needed—and Another Year of Waiting
Federal regulators ordered a fresh hearing on the Wenatchee Southern, infuriating Central Washington growers who said poor transport was costing them millions.
- Seattle's Public Library Dreams Put on Hold
After clearing the site of previous tenants, city officials stall on the construction of a new permanent home for the public library, leaving the project in limbo.
- Pressure Mounts to Complete the Puyallup River Bridge
The Chamber of Commerce confronts the Mayor over significant delays in finishing critical city infrastructure.
- The Ione Mill Dam Gave Way, Taking Half a Million Feet of Logs With It
A Tuesday afternoon break at the Panhandle Lumber Co. dam sent a 35-foot head of water through the canyon and delayed the mill for months.
- The Man Who Stopped the Train
A landowner takes matters into his own hands by tearing up railroad tracks after failing to receive payment for his property.
- The Unintended Cost of a Building Delay
A construction dispute over the Gottstein Building leads to a rare courtroom victory for the defendants against a major contractor.
- Firefighters Stymied by Faulty Hydrant as Neighborhood Barns Burn
A faulty water supply on South Eighth Street delayed fire crews, leading to the destruction of three barns and a woodshed.
- The Day the Mountains Slid into the Tracks
A massive landslide near Palmer paralyzed Northern Pacific rail traffic, forcing stranded passengers to walk between trains.
- Bureaucratic Delay, Bloody Quarrels: The Land Survey That Left Homesteaders in Limbo for 15 Years
Senator Squire demands answers from the General Land Office as settlers on townships 38-40 wait over a decade for their land titles, with boundary disputes turning deadly.
- The False Slander of Captain Mulcay
A shipping captain's reputation was nearly destroyed by a malicious, unverified rumor sent to San Francisco agents during a difficult labor shortage.