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2 stories matching bender

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  1. The 'Irrigation Army' Scheme

    Capitalists propose to end the unemployment crisis in Eastern Washington by putting members of the Industrial Army to work on massive irrigation projects.

    May 4, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. Tacoma’s Fire Chief Lost His Job After a Drunken Ride in the Fire Wagon

    A periodic bender, a joyride down Pacific Avenue in a fire wagon, and a mayor’s ultimatum ended Chief Lillis’s career—though supporters blamed the A.P.A.

    Jul 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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  1. The North Bend Ducking Stool

    When a man terrorized his family during a drunken rampage, his neighbors took justice into their own hands with an icy river dip.

    Nov 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie River, North Bend

  2. The Mail-Order Crank of Seattle

    A local mining broker faces prison for years of threatening and scurrilous letters sent to the Post-Intelligencer and national leaders.

    Nov 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSixth Street, Seattle

  3. Worker Critically Injured in Blasting Accident

    A laborer working on the Maple Valley extension of the Columbia & Puget Sound railway was struck by a jagged wooden splinter after a stump blast, leaving him in a life-threatening condition.

    Sep 5, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMaple Valley

  4. Railroad Worker Maimed in Chehalis

    A young laborer loses an arm after being forced from a moving freight train by a company employee.

    Sep 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis

  5. A Fatal Feast

    A lonely wood chopper, accustomed to 'baching' on meager meals, succumbs to convulsions after being invited to a generous home-cooked dinner.

    Jan 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  6. The Glass-Chewing Drifter of Seattle

    A traveling laborer with a bizarre appetite is arrested after a barroom brawl ends in broken glass and a ruined mirror.

    Dec 21, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  7. The Shadow of a Workplace Grudge

    A Public Works Commissioner pleads for police protection as he fears a discharged laborer may seek a violent revenge.

    Dec 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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