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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 2 |
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- The Ten-Cent Bet That Backfired
An Everett light company employee tried to bluff a union man over strike-related power outages, but ended up losing his confidence and his pride.
- The Frontier Has Closed: A Warning to Labor
Raymond Robbins, a seasoned labor organizer, speaks to Everett workers about the vanishing frontier and the coming industrial struggle.
- The Price of Dissent in the Hay Administration
A state inspector loses his job for allegedly failing to support the Governor's re-election bid, revealing a culture of political retribution.
- Forced Expulsion of Japanese Workers
Citizens in Darrington organize to forcibly remove immigrant laborers from town.
- The Labor Inspector Who Got 'Too Close' to the Truth
Blanche Mason is fired from her state post after effectively enforcing labor laws against powerful companies, sparking a fierce reaction from the unions.
- Baseball Returns to Everett
Jack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.
- Waitresses Enforce Wage Justice
When a local Greek restaurant failed to pay a waitress her wages, her union sisters decided to skip the courts and handle the matter personally.
- The Case Against the Contractor
A labor editorial argues that public works projects should be managed by the city directly, not by private contractors who cut corners and inflate costs.
- A Councilman's Attempt at Control
A local Everett union official tries to insert 'obey' into the oath of office for his colleagues.
- The City That Forgot Baseball
An anonymous local sports fan rails against the town’s apathy toward the diamond, fearing that Everett’s civic pride is being paved over.
- 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.
- Everett Bails Out Its Own Treasury
When the city treasury ran dry after a local prohibition measure eliminated saloon tax revenue, Everett residents stepped up with a $50,000 public subscription drive.
- World Shingle-Packing Championship Crowns Everett's Best
Skilled union workers prove that brainpower beats raw speed in a test of precision at the A.-V.-P. fairgrounds.
- The Technicality That Defeated Everett’s Ten-Hour Law
A local labor case against a merchant was dismissed, exposing a legal system that the paper argues favors corporations over human rights.
- Defending the New Workers' Compensation Act
Everett labor leaders push back against corporate attempts to undermine the state's landmark compensation law.
- The Corruption of the Bench
A scathing look at alleged corporate influence over the Washington State Supreme Court and the systemic capture of justice.
- The Shadowy Policing of Sumner's Iron Works
Everett labor organizers discover that local police badges were secretly handed out to strikebreakers, sparking a call for commission government.
- The Child Who Built Everett’s Prosperity
A haunting, fictionalized account of the daily drudgery faced by child laborers in the early 20th century.
- The Growing Pains of Everett
A nostalgic look at the early days of Everett, from the rough-and-tumble construction boom to the economic despair of the 'hard times' and the eventual rise of a working-class city.
- The Coal Miner Who Took the Capitol: Labor's 1911 Push in Olympia
Four hundred union delegates descended on the legislature, and a soft-spoken miner made the case for workmen's compensation — while the federation set its sights on women's eight-hour work and direct legislation.