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  1. The '$11,000 Gold' Sack That Held Only Tire Chains

    A suffrage lobbyist carried a bank sack labeled with a fortune through Spokane and Olympia, letting fellow passengers believe she was transporting the campaign fund. It was full of automobile chains.

    Feb 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

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  1. The Auld Mill Experiment

    Shingle weavers launch a cooperative, sharing the risks and rewards of their labor during a period of economic uncertainty.

    Sep 17, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. Marysville Shingle Weavers Launch Their Own Co-op

    Twenty-four workers pool their savings to lease and operate a local shingle mill after being laid off or seeking steady work.

    Feb 18, 1910The Labor JournalMarysville

  3. The Sudden Assault in the Carpenter's Shop

    A South Tacoma teamster reports a mysterious and violent attack while visiting a friend's workspace.

    Feb 19, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  4. Tragic Industrial Accident Claims Life of Local Butcher

    A worker dies after suffering catastrophic burns in a workplace accident at a slaughterhouse.

    Jul 17, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  5. The Yakima Inventor Who Struck It Rich

    A local inventor's patent for a hay baler nets him a windfall of $16,000 after Portland investors realize the machine's true potential.

    Oct 2, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima

  6. The Rusting Box Factory

    A Seattle entrepreneur's attempt to reclaim machinery from a failed East Clallam factory is thwarted by the local sheriff.

    Jan 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerClallam Bay

  7. Crushed on the Dry Dock

    A pioneer ship carpenter sues the Union Transit Company after a workplace accident leaves him permanently injured while building the steamer Utopia.

    Jan 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. Industrial Terror at the Shingle Mill

    A Mount Vernon mill worker is gravely injured after a jointer wheel explodes, sending lethal blades through the building like cannonballs.

    Mar 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Vernon

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