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- The Labor Journal Backs H.W. North for Mayor
Everett’s labor organ weighs in on the upcoming mayoral race, emphasizing the need for a candidate free from 'entangling alliances.'
- A Victory for the Pile Drivers
A long-standing labor dispute between a local pile driving firm and bridge workers ends in a settlement.
- A Piano Problem in Ballard
A ten-year-old boy writes a humorous letter to a local piano merchant with a very specific complaint about his new instrument.
- The Rat Out of the Hole
A bitter public feud erupts between two of Seattle's major industrial firms over the construction of a city fireboat.
- Lumber Prices Jump as Seattle Mills Confront a Labor Shortage
Seattle lumber dealers will raise prices $1 per thousand on August 1, blaming higher wages, scarce mill hands, costlier logs—and Chinese laborers who struck for $1.50 a day.
- The 'Commonweal' Prisoners in Court
After weeks of legal maneuvering, fifteen members of the industrial army are released, though questions of their forced transport and detention remain.
- Stuck Up on the Road to Tacoma
A rider is held at gunpoint just outside of Tacoma in a bold midnight robbery.
- The Return of the Devotee
Rose Karasek returns to Tacoma after a stint abroad following the 'radio-active' teacher Josua Klein.
- A Treasure Hunt Gone Underwater
While digging for a water source on Shaw Island, a local man struck a geyser that swallowed his tools and promised a new lake.
- The Mail Starved North River
Citizens of the remote North River region are petitioning for a dedicated post office, citing their reliance on the charity of neighbors to ferry mail from distant towns.
- The Dark Secrets of the 'Bird Family' Murder Mystery
A courtroom in Seattle turns into a theater of intrigue as a defendant’s confession unspools a web of coerced insurance policies, secret letters, and cold-blooded greed.
- The Forgotten Children of the Mill
A look at the brutal reality of the city's youth laboring in factories while adults remain idle, and the local call to end the practice.
- The Unwelcome Neighbor
When a Seattle doctor suggested a medical procedure involving a neighboring family, a local woman’s sharp refusal revealed the rigid social anxieties of the frontier.
- Machinists Stand Firm in Eight-Hour Struggle
Striking workers across the Pacific Coast remain resilient against employer efforts to maintain the ten-hour workday.
- The Seattle Produce Squeeze of 1892
Farmers accuse local retailers and wholesalers of a price-fixing boycott that left growers fighting for scraps.
- The Con Artist's Tearful Pitch
A traveler uses a tragic tale of fire and loss to test the hospitality of a Seattle resident.
- The Con Man and the Widow
A crafty imposter poses as a weary veteran to swindle a charitable widow out of her supplies.
- The Secular Send-off
When a Snohomish family rejected the fire-and-brimstone dogmas of the 1880s, they hired a friend instead of a priest to speak at a funeral, sparking a radical discourse on death, reason, and kindness.
- The Great Christmas Bread Mix-Up
When an anonymous delivery of 150 loaves of bread arrived at a charity dinner by mistake, the organizers turned a clerical error into a holiday miracle.
- South Tacoma’s Quest for Clean Water
City officials prepare to test new artesian wells, aiming to replace a water supply plagued by 'foul drainage' and contamination.
- Seattle and King County Protest Railroad Land Claims
Citizens and local officials successfully force federal review of land-grant claims and the legitimacy of the Puyallup coal road.
- Charity in the Cold: A Yakima Christmas in 1891
While many in Yakima enjoyed a comfortable holiday, neighbors stepped in to ensure that local families facing financial ruin still found a reason to celebrate.
- Marriage Saves a Defendant from Seduction Charges
After a legal battle over an alleged seduction, the defendant avoids a potential prison sentence by marrying the plaintiff, closing the case on the spot.
- The Struggle to Feed and House the Unemployed
As the economic depression deepens, a city mission at 604 Commercial Street reports on its efforts to sustain hundreds of displaced men.
- The Industrial Ambitions of Pioneer Square
How local craftsmen and entrepreneurs began transforming the muddy, frontier-era blocks of Seattle into a professional urban district.