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- The Commissioners’ Power Grab
Aberdeen’s local officials accused of illegal gerrymandering to manipulate the upcoming election.
- A School Board’s Paper Trail of Negligence
Aberdeen’s School District No. 5 accepts a contractor's bond that admits to being filled out by 'inexperienced persons' with no legal sureties.
- Organizing the Veteran Battalion for the Sioux War
A local editor and former soldiers organize to provide support and military service amidst tensions following the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- The Sudden Call for a Mass Meeting
Local property owners protest a suspiciously hurried political meeting held while key citizens were out of town.
- The Fading Mineral Palace
Citizens petition to remove the aging, unsightly 'Mineral Palace' from Pioneer Place.
- The Myth of Protective Tariffs
An editorial critique using nationwide reports to challenge the idea that protectionist policies actually benefit the laborer.
- Whistleblower Exposes Shoddy Work on County Almshouse
A veteran bricklayer alleges that the new county building was built with inferior materials and covered up with paint to deceive inspectors.
- Tragic Drownings in the Humptulips and South Aberdeen
Two lives, including a young man and a six-year-old child, were claimed by the local waterways in separate accidents.
- The Shadowy Cartel Squeezing Tacoma's Grocers
A former independent grocer testifies before a grand jury, exposing how industry boycotts forced small business owners into insolvency.
- The Business Men's Club Picks Its Candidate
A rowdy, divided convention at the Standard Theater results in John Leary’s nomination for Mayor of Seattle.
- The General and the Coxeyite March
Major-General Nelson A. Miles visits Seattle's Rainier Club and scoffs at the 'Coxey Movement' of unemployed workers marching on Washington D.C.
- The Eight-Hour Day as a Moral Mandate
A fiery editorial argues that the eight-hour movement is the most significant moral and social reform of the age, transcending the 'superior intelligence' of lawyers and editors.
- A Haunting Meeting in the New City of Everett
A local dentist meets the man who helped capture his grandfather, the radical abolitionist John Brown, in an unexpected historical encounter.
- The School-Land Grab Bellingham Fought at the Governor's Desk
Protests flood the governor against a bill that would hand a valuable Bellingham Bay school section to the Dealy and Yostkins heirs — and leave the state with nearly worthless lieu land.
- The Tragedy of an Eccentric Father
A son in Los Angeles reflects on his father's final days in North Seattle following a tragic suicide.
- Tacoma’s $1,000,000 Water Swindle
Citizens demand a grand jury investigation into the alleged theft of public water funds and the shady release of indemnity bonds.
- Snohomish Workers Call for General Strike
A mass meeting in Snohomish resolves to strike on the day of the McNamara brothers' trial to protest their 'kidnapping' and the abuses of the master class.
- A Hard Lesson in Friendship
A local clerk is swindled out of $200 by a former employer who promised a return on a worthless bank draft.
- The Fight for Public Power
Seattle municipal power superintendent J. D. Ross defends the controversial Bone Bill in White Bluffs, arguing for cheaper rates through public competition.
- Varmint Slaughter at the Commercial Club
Local sportsmen celebrate a massive, organized eradication of 'varmints'—including cougars, coyotes, and hawks—in a trophy-heavy banquet.
- The Trial of the Roslyn Bank Robbers
Accused men maintain their innocence as their attorney accuses authorities of seeking rewards rather than justice.
- Snohomish to Everett: ‘We’ll Teach You a Lesson in County Politics’
A cannon-call mass meeting at the Cathcart Opera House rallies Snohomish against the county-seat removal campaign, with cheers loud enough to reach Everett.
- Senate Moves to Outlaw Private Armed Guards
Legislature targets 'obnoxious agents of moneyed power' as Kinnear bill passes unanimously.
- The War for Tacoma's Power Monopoly
Local businesses and consumers caught in the crossfire as Stone & Webster attempt to squash independent power competition.
- Everett’s First Commission Election Heats Up
The Labor Journal urges voters to look past the 'wet vs. dry' moralizing and focus on the structural challenge of the city’s transition to a new government form.