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  1. The Weight of the Mill: A Logger’s Victory on Puget Sound

    For years, loggers were cheated by mill-owned scales that rigged the weight to keep pay low—until the Papal Mill Company broke the cycle.

    Oct 6, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPuget Sound, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Old Union Flag

    A group of Seattle schoolboys preparing for a dance discovered a historic, weather-beaten Union flag—triggering a local effort to preserve the banner that once flew over the Civil War-era Union League.

    Jan 15, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSixth Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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