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| Year | Stories |
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| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
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- Seattle Rallies for Roslyn Mine Disaster Victims
After an explosion at the Roslyn coal mines leaves 43 men dead and hundreds of children fatherless, Seattle residents and local business leaders organize a massive relief effort to aid the mourning families.
- The Renton Coal Mine Reopens
A new co-operative venture aims to reopen the long-shuttered Renton coal mine, promising jobs and coal at fair prices for the community.
- A Warm Haven in the Heart of the Skid Road
While Seattle’s winter chill drove men to the fringes, one mission at Second and Jackson offered a rare sanctuary of light and literature for the city's struggling laborers.
- The Coal Company That Wanted One Vote Per Miner and an Eight-Hour Day
The Renton Co-operative Coal Company incorporated with $100,000 capital, promising shareholders a preference for work, one vote per person rather than per share, and an eight-hour day underground.
- The Women Who Refused to Give Up Built a Home for Working Girls
After three incorporations, a lost treasury, and months of watching an unfinished roof, a band of Seattle women finally turned over the keys to their new Women's Home, a refuge for women 'out in the world for themselves.'