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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 5 |
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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 Political Primary of 1912
Everett voters head to the polls to narrow down candidates, with the 'wet or dry' saloon question looming over the civic contest.
- The Political Tug-of-War Over the Temperance Vote
As Everett prepares to vote on the liquor question, the Labor Journal critiques state senator George Cotterill's approach and argues that labor's interests transcend the wet-dry binary.
- A Landmark Victory for Free Speech and Labor
The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss contempt charges against three labor leaders marks a turning point for the rights of workers to boycott and organize.
- The Labor Journal Backs H.W. North for Mayor
Everett’s labor organ weighs in on the upcoming mayoral race, emphasizing the need for a candidate free from 'entangling alliances.'
- Labor's Vision for a Changing Nation
A radical assessment of the labor movement’s role in American life, suggesting a future where workers hold political power and own the means of production.
- A 1909 Newspaper Campaign Against Japanese Immigrants
A local labor newspaper warns that the white working class of Everett faces the same economic ruin as San Francisco due to competition from Japanese laborers.
- The Lowell Annexation Debate
As Everett eyes expansion, the independent spirit of the neighboring mill town of Lowell hits a roadblock.
- Forced Expulsion of Japanese Workers
Citizens in Darrington organize to forcibly remove immigrant laborers from town.
- A Call for Protection
Residents express alarm after multiple women are accosted in the residential district, raising questions about police staffing.
- The Unspoken Code of the Union Card
When a worker breaks his word to an employer, he does more than lose a job—he tarnishes the reputation of every laborer in the city.
- The Politics of Scabbing
A scathing editorial in the Labor Journal attacks a city council candidate for his history of crossing picket lines at the Sumner Iron Works.
- The Shadow Police of Everett
A labor newspaper questions why a private corporation’s security, rather than city police, is patrolling public infrastructure during a machinist strike.
- Street Brawl and the Policing of Pickets
A physical confrontation between strikers and scabs on Everett's streets highlights the volatile nature of labor disputes and the bias of local law enforcement.
- The Financial Cost of the Temperance Fight
A state supreme court ruling creates a $42,000 budget deficit for Everett, leaving the city to grapple with the economic fallout of its prohibitionist policies.
- Judicial Bias Against Organized Labor
The Labor Journal clashes with a federal judge over his interrogation of naturalization applicants regarding their union ties.
- The Silent Hours at the State Capitol
A local labor newspaper questions the integrity of the state labor commissioner, accusing him of ignoring labor violations to serve his political masters.
- Chamber of Commerce Targets Striking Machinists
The Everett Chamber of Commerce declares for the 'open shop' amid a heated eight-hour workday strike.
- The French Laundry Showdown
A bitter labor dispute over an engineer's credentials at the French Laundry reveals the intense struggle for union recognition in 1912 Everett.
- The True Cost of Industrial Life in Washington
A scathing look at why injured workers in 1910 were left destitute by a legal system that favored insurance companies over human lives.
- Everett Council Takes First Step Toward Public Water
Everett's City Council moves toward municipal ownership of its water system with a $350,000 bond proposal.
- The Labor Journal’s Defense of the Working Class
An Everett editorial invokes Lincoln to critique the 'damnable' industrial conditions and the 'open shop' movement of 1910.
- Why Do We Pity the Rich Criminal?
An editorial questioning the double standard applied to wealthy fraudster C. D. Hillman compared to the swift punishment of the poor.
- Everett Women Launch Their Own Labor Column
Defying the male-dominated press of 1911, union women declare their space will be for social and economic activism, not domestic advice.
- The Price of Justice
The Washington State Supreme Court admits that legal machinery has long worked against the poor, promising to prioritize the cases of those unable to afford bail.