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154 stories matching useless
- The City vs. The Citizens: A Sewer Standoff
Property owners refuse to pay for city improvements they claim were botched, poorly contracted, and overpriced.
- The Beacon Hill Sewer Scandal
A taxpayer alleges that City Engineer Thomson’s engineering choices were costly, unskillful, and a 'woeful piece of folly.'
- Walla Walla Residents Demand Relief From Muddy Streets
An editorial calls for a city street-cleaning department and paved or graveled roads to address months of muddy, impassable streets.
- Farmers Petition to Reshape the Duwamish Basin
Facing constant flooding and ruin, regional farmers unite to demand a massive engineering project to redirect the Cedar River and deepen the waterways of Seattle.
- The State Scraps Its National Guard
After reports of poor discipline and wasted funds, Washington state moves to completely dissolve and rebuild its military organization.
- The Tenderloin Primary: How Tom Humes Won the City
Corruption, colonized voters, and the struggle to reform Seattle's municipal government at the turn of the century.
- The Theater Manager’s Alimony Battle
A prominent Seattle impresario claims an injured hand and slashed salary to avoid court-ordered payments to his ex-wife.
- The Cow Testing Ordinance Debacle
A local editor slams the city council for proposing an impossible dairy regulation that threatens to leave the town without milk.
- Sparks from Burning Trash Devastate Local Ranch
Twenty tons of hay and a large barn are lost at the Anthony ranch near Richland; family home saved by neighbors.
- The Theatrical Manager and the Victoria Elopement
Democratic party leader and theater manager John W. Considine marries his partner in Victoria shortly after his divorce, sparking a local scandal.
- Seattle's Public Ball Grounds Ruined by Grading
Young athletes find their field, cleared and maintained at their own expense, rendered useless by city infrastructure work.
- A Dead Calm and a Disabled Engine: The Columbia Goes Ashore
The steamship Columbia struck the mouth of Puget Sound on a quiet night, her machinery useless. Passengers and mail were saved; $200,000 in cargo was not.
- Richland Farmers Dig Ditches to Reclaim 450 Acres
Irrigation seepage has turned productive farmland into bogs, sparking a major local reclamation project.
- City Charter Committee Member Resigns in Protest
W. G. Armstrong quits the charter revision committee, accusing the city council of flagrantly ignoring the interests of working people.
- A Coal Mine Burns Beneath Black Diamond
Mine No. 12 is sealed and pumped full of steam after an underground fire. Superintendent Morgans gives it two weeks to prove it can ever be worked again.
- The Agricultural Transformation of the Skagit Flats
Decades of diking and draining have turned tide lands into some of the most productive agricultural soil in the world.
- A Dispute Over Highway Specifications
The local Commercial Club pushes to stretch a highway project budget to cover seven miles rather than three, prioritizing the immediate needs of pioneers over future durability.
- The Kid of the Wheat Fields
A rookie farm hand shares a vivid account of the grueling, back-breaking labor of the Big Bend harvest.
- Counterfeiters Cornered on the Tide Flats
Secret Service agents raid a clandestine workshop near Occidental and Atlantic streets, nabbing two men in the act of minting gold.
- The Socialist Platform for County Management
Dr. B. M. Angus outlines an eight-point plan to eliminate bureaucratic waste and restrict the use of county vehicles.
- The Bottleneck of Yesler Way
A dangerous, debris-filled junction at Yesler, Front, and Commercial streets creates a daily traffic nightmare for Seattle's commerce.
- The Dog Who Defied Gravity (and the Mayor)
A canine visitor to Seattle’s Tremont Hotel proves that while political patronage is hard to shake, a dog’s instinct for self-preservation is stronger.
- The Redemption of a Public Servant
A young man sheds a life of idle indulgence to find purpose as a prosecutor, sparking a debate over the value of public integrity in the Washington Territory.
- Seattle Collies Recruited for Reindeer Duty
A government-commissioned mission sends a litter of Seattle-bred pups to the frozen North to herd reindeer.
- A Road to Nowhere on the Wishkah
Thousands of dollars have been spent on a road that remains unpassable, and the city's editorial board wants work restarted to put the unemployed to use.