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151 stories matching approxim
- The Sidney Post Office Heist
Burglars used black powder to blow the safe of a postmaster in a small town, wrecking the building in the process.
- American Lake Prepared for 25,000 Recruits
War Department designates Tacoma site as concentration camp for new national army training.
- The Settlers' Standoff
A group of White Bluffs farmers break ranks with dissenters to declare the state-run irrigation project a success.
- The Price of Power at Baker River
A deal between the Bureau of Fisheries and Stone & Webster allows for the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in exchange for a salmon hatchery.
- 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 State’s $12 Million Land Swap
A major administrative agreement aims to consolidate state school lands from forest reserves to boost timber revenue.
- The Legislature Tours Everett’s Industrial Dream
Lawmakers arrive in force to inspect the smelters, mills, and barge works of a city banking on being the 'New York of the Sound.'
- Benton County Votes in the 1924 Election
Voters of White Bluffs and Benton County decide local and national races as the Republican ticket sweeps the state.
- The Struggle for Industrial Safety
C.R. Case explains the new Washington Workman’s Compensation Act, meant to end the era of predatory insurance companies.
- Irrigation Crisis Forces Assessment on Farmers
Facing a $1,060 power bill, the White Bluffs Water Company moves to levy assessments on landholders to save the irrigation system.
- The Fund That Grew While the Injured Went Hungry
Washington's 1911 workmen's compensation law was meant to protect the men who built the state. A decade later, the lumber industry was paying less into the accident fund than ever — and injured workers were getting a fraction of what the cost of living demanded.
- The Rural Infrastructure Fight
Farmers in Hover confront Kennewick business leaders over years of neglected road funding and tax inequity.
- The Great Western Rate War
A former railroad commissioner warns that a price-cutting war between transcontinental rail lines is hemorrhaging millions in revenue and paralyzing local shipping.
- Eastern Capital Buys Out Local Utilities for $150,000
A massive deal consolidating Walla Walla and Pendleton energy interests signals a new era for regional power infrastructure.
- Labor Union President Accused of Embezzling Relief Funds
Joseph L. Murphy, a prominent labor leader in Seattle, has vanished after allegations surfaced that he pocketed money intended for the survivors of the Roslyn mining disaster.
- Creating Housing for a Growing City
Local capitalists organize to develop land and build affordable cottages to address Seattle's severe housing shortage.
- Tragedy Strikes the Newcastle Coal Mine
A collapse of rock at the Newcastle mine resulted in the death of one miner and left another injured, just months after the victim's marriage.
- Fatal Collision in Georgetown
A brickyard laborer is struck and killed by a Northern Pacific train after miscalculating the engine's speed.
- The Collapse of the Hop Corner
Ezra Meeker breaks a massive market manipulation scheme that threatened to hold Pacific Coast hop farmers hostage.
- The King of the Wheat Belt
A Harrington farmer cashes in on a historic wheat windfall, securing the largest grain payment ever recorded in the state.
- The Mystery of the Switchman’s Missing Fortune
A wealthy rail switchman dies before he can reveal the location of his life savings, which he carried in two mysterious suitcases.
- The Caravan to Othello
A motorcade of 100 White Bluffs residents descends on a neighboring town for a basketball game and dance, showcasing the era's emerging automobile culture.
- A New Harbor Defense for Steamboats
Seattle City Council authorizes a $3,500 investment in heavy-duty mooring buoys to manage the growing congestion of the waterfront.
- The Price of Justice in Pend Oreille
The county tallies the steep financial burden of the Logan trial, revealing the high cost of local criminal prosecution.
- The School of Unionism
A young worker discovers the power of collective bargaining when he moves from a non-union shop to a city factory.