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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
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- Mukilteo residents protest Japanese labor at Crown Lumber Company
A local improvement club organizes a mass meeting to demand the hiring of white workers, marking the start of an anti-Japanese campaign in the region.
- Spokane Suffragists Bring the Fight to Everett’s Union Hall
Two organizers from Spokane bridge the gap between industrial labor struggles and the demand for women's suffrage.
- The Timber Monopoly Holding Everett Hostage
A fiery editorial calls out the Puget Mill Company for hoarding vast tracts of land and artificially inflating timber prices while ignoring the welfare of the local community.
- The Deadly Cost of a Supreme Court Precedent
A tragic railroad workplace death in Pennsylvania becomes a rallying cry for Everett labor activists opposing the appointment of a pro-corporate judge.
- The Fight for the Ballot Starts in Everett
A visiting Seattle activist challenges local prejudices as the statewide campaign for women's suffrage kicks off at the Literary Auditorium.
- The Most Progressive Session in Years
Washington's legislature scores a victory for labor with new laws on workmen's compensation, an eight-hour day for women, and the initiative and referendum.
- Labor Day as a Site of Struggle
An Everett editorial reflects on the political weight of Labor Day, the threat of injunctions, and the imprisonment of labor leaders.
- Labor Council Pushes for City-Owned Employment Bureau
Advocates argue that municipalizing the labor exchange and regulating waterfront docks is essential to preparing Everett for the opening of the Panama Canal.
- Labor’s Young Socialist Hopeful for Everett Commissioner
As Everett transitions to a commission-style government, the labor movement taps 27-year-old R.J. Olinger, an electrical worker, to represent their platform in the upcoming municipal election.
- A Labor Editor Called a Traitor for Backing the Wrong Candidate
The Miners' Magazine accused Everett's Labor Journal of betraying the working class by supporting Miles Poindexter. Editor E. P. Marsh answered with a defense of practical politics—and a few insults of his own.
- 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.
- The Rising Tide of Anti-Japanese Sentiment
A labor newspaper voices the era's xenophobia, framing Japanese residents as an imminent 'trained soldier' threat.
- Everett Unions Push for National Immigration Restrictions
Following the Everett Trades Council's lead, Boston labor unions adopt resolutions calling for the restriction of immigrant labor to protect domestic wages.
- The Rule That Told Workingmen to Keep Out of Politics
Everett's Labor Journal goes after Roosevelt's civil service order, arguing that machinists and mechanics in government shops are muzzled while partisan appointees run the machine — and quotes Grover Cleveland back at the administration to prove it.
- The Neighborhood Dispute over an Undertaking Parlor
Property owners in Everett protest the conversion of a building into a funeral home, sparking a debate over land use and residential dignity.
- Everett Labor Movement Battles 'Ladies' Home Journal' on Suffrage
Local activists denounce the magazine for printing anti-suffrage propaganda and targeting working-class women.