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71 stories matching shutter
- Mill Workers Resist Bank Seizure
When bankers attempted to seize a safe from a shuttered Aberdeen mill, furious workers threatened to 'lick any man' who tried to stop the operation.
- The Fight to Keep Fort Walla Walla Alive
Military leaders move to shutter the historic post, leaving local officials scrambling to prove its worth to the federal government.
- The Final Edition of the Snohomish Sun
After three years of chronicling the growth of Puget Sound, the publisher of the Snohomish Sun shutters his paper, citing bankruptcy, personal heartbreak, and the 'paralyzed' logging industry of 1879.
- The Renton Coal Mine Reopens
A new co-operative venture aims to reopen the long-shuttered Renton coal mine, promising jobs and coal at fair prices for the community.
- The Sunday War in Seattle
A local Christian organization vows to shutter all saloons and theaters on the Sabbath, sparking a defiant clash over public pleasure and civic life.
- City Council Debates Late-Night Liquor Sales
A new ordinance aims to shutter saloons between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., igniting a debate over residential character versus public revenue.
- Newport Goes Dry
As local saloons shutter their doors, proprietors weigh their next moves and threaten legal action over license refunds.
- The High-License Gamble: Seattle’s 1886 Liquor War
Business owners threaten to shutter their doors in a high-stakes protest against the city’s new, aggressive liquor licensing ordinances.
- Minors Found Inside Tacoma’s Notorious 'Vile Resorts'
A legal battle to shutter saloons and dance halls reveals that children were regularly witnessing and participating in the city's 'wide open' nightlife.
- A Reborn Haven in Old Seattle
After the violence of the 1886 anti-Chinese riots shuttered his school, a local merchant defies the lingering hostility to create a space for education and community.
- The Day Washington State Went Dry
After a hard-fought political battle and a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the state's 1,200 saloons were ordered to shutter their doors as statewide prohibition became the law of the land.
- The Revenue Collector’s Raid on a South Seattle Distiller
Federal authorities shutter a clandestine operation in South Seattle, seizing a menagerie of equipment and livestock from a local man.
- The Sudden Collapse of the Tacoma Savings Bank
A run on a local bank reveals the fragile economy of 1885 Tacoma as depositors rush to pull their funds before the doors shutter for good.
- The Clearing of Whitechapel
In April 1892, Seattle’s police chief launched a moral crusade to shutter the 'cribs' of Whitechapel, forcing residents into the shadows and signaling an early chapter in the city's long history of displacing vulnerable communities.
- The Battle Over Tacoma's Most Notorious 'Hellhole'
Citizens and reform groups rally at City Hall to shutter a local variety theater and saloon decried as a den of depravity.
- The Phantom Arsonist of Queen Anne Hill
A grand residence on Highland Drive vanishes in a blaze, leaving investigators to wonder if a spurned enemy, a clumsy painter, or a spontaneous chemical reaction fueled the inferno.
- Ballard's Saloon War: A Dry Sunday and a Hornet's Nest
A petition to shutter Ballard's saloons on the Sabbath, an ordinance to strip them of blinds and screens, and defiant barkeeps threatening to resist — the young city's first big temperance fight comes to a head in the council rooms.
- The Great Seattle Fire: How a Painter’s Fall Saved the City
In the chaos of the 1889 inferno, a worker’s tragic accident at a construction site inadvertently alerted the city to the approaching flames, turning a moment of horror into a pivotal warning.
- The Price of Coal and the Cost of Labor
After shifting from Chinese laborers to white workers, mining companies find themselves in a standoff over wages that leaves miners idle and mines shuttered.
- The Gambler’s Gamble: How a Frenchman’s ‘Little Bit’ Sparked a Seattle Riot
In the early days of Seattle, a dispute over a small sum of money at a boarding house escalated into a violent brawl involving three gamblers and a local resident, highlighting the volatile nature of frontier justice.
- The Mayor’s Gambit: Humes Defers to Council as Seattle Sweeps Away Its Gambling dens
In a rare moment of unified reform, the City Council has ordered the closure of all gambling houses and restricted saloons in the business district. Mayor Humes, citing legal ambiguity over the saloon ordinance but promising strict enforcement against lotteries, leaves the fate of Seattle’s vice industry to the police chief.