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| Year | Stories |
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| 1901 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
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| 1920 | 1 |
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- Eastern Money Quietly Buys the Waterfront
In 1901 the best land in Everett changed hands in a deal whose terms were 'not made public.' Residents found out what it meant years later.
- Rents Jump Twice in One Year on Hewitt Avenue
Mill hands in 1920 watched their rent climb faster than their wages — and the landlords' explanation will sound very familiar.
- The Winter the River Took Lowell
Days of warm rain on deep snow sent the Snohomish over its banks in 1917 — and families rowed out of their own second-story windows.
- The Day Everett Lined Up at the Bank
In the Panic of 1907, rumor emptied Everett's savings accounts in an afternoon — until the bank stacked gold coin in the window.
- The Afternoon Everett First Looked Up
In 1911 a 'birdman' circled the mill stacks in a machine of spruce and wire, and the whole town stopped work to watch.