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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
3 stories matching millwork
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:mill, milli, metalwork, millag, millan, millar
- Millworker Killed by Planer Blade
A young sawmill worker loses his life after attempting to clear a board in a hazardous industrial accident.
- The Patent-Leather Fugitive
A suspected post-office burglar was tracked from Seattle to the Grays Harbor woods, only to be found asleep in millworker's clothes—and incongruous footwear.
- A Ballard Tragedy
A three-year-old child dies after his dress catches fire from matches while his mother is away.
Also about this, in other words
- Ballard Shingle Mill Workers Organize
A wage reduction sparks the formation of a 500-member labor union in the shingle mill district.
- The Auld Mill Experiment
Shingle weavers launch a cooperative, sharing the risks and rewards of their labor during a period of economic uncertainty.