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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 7 |
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- Fruit Industry Faces Tensions as Labor Organization Mobilizes
Farmers and business leaders urge the governor to curb I.W.W. activity as agricultural workers demand an eight-hour day and higher wages.
- The Dust Storm Liberty Loan Drive
While high winds and dust storms battered the valley, Kennewick's volunteer solicitors hit the streets to push the city $10,000 past its wartime bond quota.
- Teaching the Art of the Apple
Local fruit growers race to train home-grown labor to replace transient workers as the regional apple boom accelerates.
- The Great Austrian Hunt: A Sunday Afternoon Panic in Kennewick
When rumors spread that a Mexican revolutionary was hoisting the Huerta flag on Second Street, Chief of Police Cope and his deputies launched a dramatic chase. The 'insurgent' turned out to be an innocent Austrian worker looking for directions.
- Train Scare on the Highlands Road
A passing train frightens a team of horses, resulting in a dangerous carriage spill for two local orchard workers.
- Great Northern Train Workers Arrested for Smuggling
Two railway employees were intercepted by immigration officers in Blaine after hiding Chinese migrants in a locomotive tool box.
- Richland's Spasmodic Boom
Construction of new drainage ditches and an influx of workers brings a wave of prosperity—and busy dinner tables—to Richland.
- The Right to Protest: Washington's 1916 Anti-Picketing Fight
A strong defense of organized labor's right to picket as a 'necessity' for economic survival.
- Richland Elects First Female Council Member
In a historic local election, Mrs. C. D. Hopper secures a seat on the Richland City Council, marking a significant milestone for women in regional civic leadership.
- The High School 'Ten' Out-Fundraise the Adults
Kennewick teenagers leave local men behind in a massive fundraising campaign for the YMCA's war work.
- The Political Battle Over Washington's Direct Democracy
Employers and labor unions clash over initiative measures aimed at worker protections and corporate regulation.
- The Kennewick Red Cross Mobilizes for War
Local women open new headquarters at the Commercial Club to begin a massive knitting effort to support troops in the trenches.
- The Eight-Hour Law Backlash
Young workers organize against labor reform, fearing the end of Saturday half-holidays and annual vacations.
- The Harvest Over the Classroom
As war labor demands pull students into Kennewick’s orchards, local schools adapt to a half-empty high school.
- Kennewick Mobilizes for World War I
Local women organize a Red Cross auxiliary and plan a patriotic rally to support the nation as conflict looms.
- The Home Front Witch Hunt
A Kennewick newspaper editorial demands the public 'sift' out neighbors who refuse to support the war effort.
- The Berry Growers' Union Takes Root
After years of market chaos, Kennewick and Richland strawberry farmers move to consolidate their harvest under a single management.
- Kennewick Women Organize to Aid the Needy
A local charitable effort reveals hidden poverty in the community, prompting a call for the destitute to set aside pride and seek help.
- The Great Strawberry Labor Scramble
As Kennewick prepares for its largest berry harvest in history, local growers are turning to the Exchange and coastal agencies to import hundreds of workers—specifically Japanese laborers—to handle the crop.