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1 story matching brickey

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:brick, brickley, bric, brickhus, bricklay, brickmak

  1. Fatal Shooting at a Prosser Saloon

    A laborer kills a bartender in a sudden act of violence.

    Jun 25, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterProsser, Benton CountyTrue Crime

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  1. The Bricklayer Shortage of 1888

    As Seattle began its rapid expansion, contractors scrambled to find enough skilled labor to keep pace with the building boom.

    Aug 22, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The War Call for Bricklayers

    Kennewick draft board receives urgent federal orders to mobilize skilled masonry labor for service under General Pershing.

    Dec 27, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  3. The Great Seattle Brick Heist

    A local contractor chartered a tugboat to chase down a steamboat captain who allegedly stole a scow full of brick over a payment dispute.

    Sep 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle

  4. A Nighttime Tragedy at the Everett Brickyard

    A storm-toppled tree crushes a worker's tent in the mud of Swaiwell Landing.

    Jan 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEverett

  5. The Bricklayer’s Scaffold Fall

    A workplace injury suit highlights the dangerous construction conditions in early Seattle as a laborer fights the estate of a deceased developer.

    Oct 27, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  6. The Brickyard Expansion: Fueling Seattle's Rapid Growth

    As Seattle transitioned from a frontier outpost to a developing city, a local businessman secured a four-year lease on the city's primary brickyard to meet the surging demand for permanent construction materials.

    Mar 28, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle

  7. The Fugitive Foreman of Franklin

    A man working at the Oregon Improvement Company’s stables in Franklin is revealed as a wanted fugitive for a fatal land dispute in Indian Territory.

    Dec 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFranklin, Black Diamond

  8. The Constable Who Wouldn't Quit

    A Franklin constable survives a gunshot wound to the head and returns to the beat, only to find the man who escaped his custody.

    May 2, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFranklin, Black Diamond

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