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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 2 |
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- The Price of Bread: A Judicial Question
After two boys were sentenced to the reformatory for stealing food, an Everett editor questions whether the legal system truly serves justice or merely punishes the desperate.
- The Union Hat Inspection
Everett shingle weavers take a stand to enforce union purchasing power.
- Solidarity in the Face of Sickness
When a local shingle weaver fell ill with tuberculosis, his union brothers stepped in to ensure his care at a state sanatorium.
- The Union Label Inspection
Everett shingle weavers form a committee to enforce labor solidarity by auditing the hats of their fellow workers.
- The Four-Inch Loophole
Everett officials reject an employment office application, citing a technicality that contradicts their own history of political maneuvering.
- The Camera as a Weapon on the Picket Line
Local machinists are using photography to document and shame strikebreakers in their ongoing eight-hour day strike.
- A Victory for the Pile Drivers
A long-standing labor dispute between a local pile driving firm and bridge workers ends in a settlement.
- The Case for Public Playgrounds
An editorial reflection on the vital importance of supervised recreation for Everett's youth.
- Street Robberies Rise in Under-Patrolled Everett
A string of Saturday night muggings in the residential districts has residents on edge, sparking calls to restore police staffing levels.
- A Union Send-off for the Ranch-Bound
Everett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.
- The Price of Political Ink
Snohomish County newspapers unite to end the practice of providing free space to political candidates.
- Industrial Tragedy Claims Everett Lineman
W. S. Hardy, a well-known local electrician, died following a fatal workplace accident while stringing high-tension wires in Spokane.
- The Shingle Weavers' Mobile Union Strategy
When the workers couldn't come to the union meeting, the union decided to bring the meeting to the woods.
- The School of Unionism
A young worker discovers the power of collective bargaining when he moves from a non-union shop to a city factory.
- Local cooks and waiters fight for a six-day work week
Everett's Cooks and Waiters' union moves to shorten the work week, aiming to align local conditions with Seattle's standards.
- The Eight-Hour Day Fight Reaches Fever Pitch
Local machinists are holding firm in a region-wide strike against the Sumner Iron Works and other firms to secure the eight-hour workday.
- Labor's Vision for Industrial Schools
A landmark American Federation of Labor report advocates for public vocational training as a remedy for 'industrial misfits,' emphasizing that the future of the American worker depends on training both hand and brain.
- Secret Police Powers
A labor critique of the 'wholesale granting' of secret police stars to strike-breakers at the local iron works.
- Baseball Heartbreak at Robbins' Park
A stellar pitching performance by Walton is undone by a disastrous seventh inning of errors in a local baseball clash.
- Metal Workers Strike Against the Eight-Hour Day Opposition
Strikers in the metal trades enter their sixth month of labor action, defying industry leaders like Harrison Gray Otis who seek to suppress the eight-hour workday.
- The Price of Rent in the Underworld
A local editor exposes how landlords exploit marginalized women through extortionate rent, turning a police court spectacle into a sharp critique of societal hypocrisy.
- Sunday Baseball in Everett
A weekend series at Robbins' Park between the local Moose and the Monroe team ends in a split, featuring some questionable officiating and some 'cheap' fence-jumping fans.
- The Price of a Life on the Rails
A tragic railroad fatality sparks a heated demand for experienced, English-speaking labor in dangerous occupations.
- The Silent Advocate for Labor
A deaf mute worker seeks a union shop, shaming non-union men with his commitment to organized labor.
- The Struggle Over the Everett Theatre
A labor dispute at the city's premier stage leaves local theatre-goers in the dark, but managers say a fair wage isn't the problem.