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14 stories matching armor
- Bethlehem Steel Fights Back Against Government Plant
In an aggressive 'bulletin,' Bethlehem Steel campaigns against a proposed $11,000,000 federal armor plant, claiming they can produce high-grade steel for less than foreign competitors.
- The Floating Fortress at Baker's Wharf
Seattle prepares for the Fourth of July as a heavily armed U.S. Navy monitor arrives to show off its new steel power.
- Seattle's $3 Million Steel Dream on Salmon Bay
A new blast furnace and steel works promised thousands of jobs, a freight-car plant, and 23,000 new residents—if the boosters were to be believed.
- The Mothers of Richland Storm the Caucus
Women turn out in force at Gibbs Hall, nominate Mrs. C. D. Hopper for council, and promise a bachelor mayor the fight of his life.
- The War on Diseased Orchards
A fierce battle erupts between the State Horticultural Commissioner and outside nurserymen over the destruction of thousands of fruit trees.
- The Peril of Random Gunfire on Walla Walla Streets
A local editor warns that unless the city curbs random shooting, citizens will soon need to wear armor to safely walk downtown.
- Seattle’s Iron Dream: The $3 Million Plant That Promised to Remake Puget Sound
In the wake of a depression, boosters announced a blast-furnace and steel-works complex on Salmon Bay — plus a freight-car factory — predicting thousands of jobs and 25,000 new residents.
- The River Froze Shut and Left a Steamboat Stranded at Cusick
An ice gorge on the Pend d'Oreille backs the water up two feet, maroons the ferry 200 feet from shore, and idles every river hand in Newport while the steamer Newport waits for open water.
- Japanese Treasures Arrive Through the Storm
A historic shipment of art and artifacts from Japan, including the Mikado’s personal collection, survives a harrowing voyage across the Pacific to reach Tacoma.
- The Library Was Not a Luxury
An 1895 editorial made the case that a free public library was civic infrastructure, not charity—and that starving it of funds betrayed the city's future.
- Lawyers vs. Insurance Men: A Charity Ballgame and a Mock-Biblical Declaration of War
Seattle's bar association answers the 'tribe of Insurance Men' on the diamond at Madison Street Park, with the gate money going to the Bureau of Associated Charities.
- Fortifying the Northern Pacific's Coal Bunkers Against Sea Worms
An engineering miscalculation forces urgent retrofitting of new coal infrastructure against the destructive teredo worm.
- The Great Goose Hunt Fiasco
Four local men head into the wild to secure a feast, only to return with a story of deception and a very expensive bottle of wine.
- The Logger’s Dilemma: Why Cheap Labor Is Killing Washington's Future
In a fierce editorial from January 1877, the Puget Sound Dispatch argues that low wages for loggers don't just hurt workers—they stunt the growth of the entire territory, creating a class of 'mental and physical wrecks' instead of future statesmen.
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- The Real Estate Agent Who Thought He Was a Millionaire
George M. Armour’s hallucinations of vast wealth led to his institutionalization and the appointment of his brother as guardian.
- The Iron of Snohomish City
Before the concrete arrived, the pulse of the town beat in the forge of L. Hanson.
- The Radical Defense of Sweat Equity
In an 1876 editorial, a fierce local voice challenges the city’s idle wealthy to stop 'illustrating fashion's caprices' and embrace the dignity of physical labor.
- The Miracle Metal of the Future
An 1889 report speculates on the dawn of the 'Aluminum Age,' predicting a world transformed by the lightweight, non-tarnishing wonder metal.
- Seattle’s New Athletic Club Opens in Style
A night of wrestling and fencing draws a capacity crowd to the city's new hub for physical culture.
- The Iron-Molded Suit: When Tailors Pressed Clothes Onto Your Body
A bizarre new fashion trend in Seattle has women wrapping themselves in hot irons to 'mold' their suits into shape.
- City Attorney Campaigns for Local Artillery Battalion
Kennewick’s City Attorney F.R. Jeffrey is trading the courtroom for the field, urging young men to enlist in the National Guard before the draft forces their hand.
- The City’s Great Bicycle Experiment
Walla Walla’s Bicycle Commissioner tests asphalt versus wood planks as he pushes to expand city infrastructure for wheelmen.