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6 stories matching brannagan

  1. The Right to Vote Should Not Be an Obstacle Course

    A Seattle judge strikes down a restrictive registration law that forced foreign-born citizens to constantly prove their naturalization status.

    Jan 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Fight for Foreign-Born Suffrage

    A legal challenge emerges as the city clerk denies voter registration to naturalized citizens lacking paper proof.

    Jan 10, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Citizenship Trap

    A new voter registration law in Seattle is effectively disenfranchising naturalized citizens who cannot produce lost or destroyed immigration papers.

    Jan 6, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSuperior Court of Washington for King County, SeattleCity Hall

  4. The Fight for the Immigrant Ballot

    A Seattle contractor sues the City Clerk to challenge a restrictive 1893 registration law that threatened to disenfranchise foreign-born voters.

    Jan 5, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. The Eight-Hour Law Scuttles a Navy Yard Bid

    A Seattle contractor's low bid for the new Port Orchard dry dock is thrown out by federal officials because of changing labor regulations.

    Aug 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Orchard, Kitsap CountyWork & Pay

  6. The Struggle Over the Port Orchard Dry Dock

    The federal government hesitates to award a massive contract for a key Navy project, citing doubts about the contractor's ability to deliver.

    Aug 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Orchard, Kitsap CountyFollow the Money

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  1. The Logger's Last Haul: A Runaway Log Kills George Brann on Whidbey Island

    A veteran head logger of the Puget Mill Company, who had served in both the army and the navy, was crushed by a log on a steep grade and lived only an hour and a half — leaving a wife and five children.

    Jun 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island

  2. Freedom from a Nightmare

    A woman testifies to years of physical abuse in the Gilman mines, leading to a swift divorce judgment.

    Apr 29, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGilman, Issaquah

  3. Kennewick Bowlers Best the Highlanders

    A tight-knit local rivalry sees the town team secure their first victory in a high-stakes pin-crashing showdown.

    Nov 19, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

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