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221 stories matching net
- The Wheat Pool Revolt
Central Washington farmers organize a massive collective bargaining effort to set their own price for the harvest.
- The Forgotten Couple of North Seattle
A tragic encounter with the city's elderly poor reveals the thin safety net for those living in isolation during the late 19th century.
- The Opium Dens of Justice Hammer
A police raid on opium dens and gambling halls nets a large group of Chinese residents and three white men in the heart of Seattle.
- The Price of Public Charity in 1877
King County seeks the lowest bidder to house and feed the poor, a stark reminder of the nineteenth-century approach to social safety nets.
- A $32,000 Dike Bet Pays Off in the Calispel Valley
Twenty teams race a June deadline to reclaim 6,500 acres, backed by ranchers who saved a crop last year and proved the dike would pay.
- Bidding on the Destitute: Seattle’s 1877 Poverty Contracts
Before modern social safety nets, King County put the care of its 'indigent poor' up for competitive bid, seeking the lowest price for housing and medical services.
- The Laundry Strike Solidifies
Everett labor organizers celebrate the unexpected solidarity between laundry workers and their delivery drivers as the community rallies to the cause.
- Railroad Profits vs. Living Wages
While railway magnates plead poverty to block pay increases for switchmen, their own financial reports reveal a surplus that tells a different story.
- The Business of the Orchard
A Yakima Valley fruit grower shares his pragmatic, profit-driven approach to orchard management, from battling codling moths to the economics of the Ben Davis apple.
- The Great Volunteer Fire Brigade Excursion to Black Diamond
A day of sports, baseball, and fraternal pride as Seattle's volunteer firefighters and their families took the train to Black Diamond for their third annual picnic.
- The Price of Separation: Benton County’s Debts
Newly formed Benton County grapples with the financial burden of its division from Yakima County.
- The Auditor's Ledger: Efficiency and the Salary System
Chehalis County Auditor Geo. W. Boyington defends his record against the backdrop of the transition from fee-based to salaried public service.
- The Pig Club Success
A local teenager turns a small investment and kitchen scraps into a tidy profit, proving the value of home-grown feed.
- Kennewick Berries Fetch Record Prices Despite Frosty Spring
The Kennewick Fruit Growers Association is shipping premium strawberries that command up to $15 a crate in Butte, $12.50 in Seattle, and $8.50 net—double last year's best.
- Puget Sound Towns Vie for Methodist University
Tacoma, Olympia, and Port Townsend compete to host the Puget Sound University, sparking a rivalry over land, mortgages, and civic pride.
- 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 Great Third Street Pot Heist
A teamster steals a gambling stake from a saloon, sparking a desperate, high-speed foot chase through the heart of the city.
- A Toddler’s Cough Saves a Family from Fire
An 18-month-old infant is credited with waking his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Joslyn, just in time to escape a house fire in South Tacoma.
- Billy Sunday Draws a Crowd
Over 1,000 hopefuls packed Jamieson’s Opera House for the evangelist's visit, but most were left in the cold.
- The Biggest Check Ever Written
A staggering 225,000-bushel wheat sale by George Drumheller sparks a frenzy of trading, turning the city's streets into a bustling theater of politics and grain prices.
- Anglers Point Finger at Japanese Workers in Trout Dispute
Local fishermen accuse Japanese laborers of netting trout for market, calling for the game warden—a familiar pattern of racial scapegoating in the West.
- The County Liquidation
Walla Walla County prepares to auction off 80 acres of public land to settle state debts, forcing the relocation of the city’s pesthouse.
- The Elks vs. the Woodmen: A Charity Baseball Thriller
A nail-biting, ten-inning game raises over $50 for the Heppner flood relief committee.
- The Harrington Wheat King
Luther P. Turner secures a record-breaking payment for his massive harvest, spotlighting the booming grain economy of the era.
- Illegal Salmon Become Christmas Dinner for the Needy
A thousand pounds of confiscated salmon from five Grays Harbor fishermen and a meat market feed families in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Seattle.