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79 stories matching bust
- The High Cost of Calf-Busting
Two young boys in the Highlands learn the hard way that bronco-busting isn't quite as easy when the bronco is a farm calf.
- Seattle Builders' Exchange Admits Defeat in Union-Busting Effort
After two years of labor strife and an influx of non-union workers, the contractors' association effectively concedes that union labor is the only reliable choice.
- Tragedy at the Gale Creek Coal Mine
An Austrian miner dies from gas inhalation after returning too early to a freshly blasted chute.
- The Hard-Won Fight for the Eight-Hour Day
While union machinists in Northern California celebrate a hard-won victory, their counterparts in the Pacific Northwest face strike-breakers and police intimidation.
- The Great Potato Bust of 1894
Farmers hold out for higher prices, only to watch the market collapse as California shipments flood in.
- The Railroad King’s Surprise Endorsement
Northern Pacific president Charles S. Mellen shocks local business leaders by backing Teddy Roosevelt—despite the President's aggressive trust-busting.
- A.A. Denny's Addition Property Sold for 1878 Judgments
A wave of sheriff's sales across King County in 1878 signals the brutal fallout of debt and property litigation in a young, boom-and-bust frontier city.
- The Tragic Leap Over the Falls
A man with a prosthetic leg made a final, fatal decision to go over Spokane's Upper Falls.
- The Beer Hall Heist: A Busted Scheme on the Waterfront
A would-be thief’s plan to float stolen kegs to an Indian encampment ends in a cell.
- The 'Boom Town' Bust of Chin Kiang
A cautionary tale of real estate speculation from the pages of 1889 Seattle.
- The Coal Mine Wars of Newcastle
A bitter, multi-year feud between rival miners' unions at the Newcastle coal mines turns violent, leaving families blacklisted and armed detectives patrolling the company town.
- The Boom That Refuses To Bust
While critics predicted the collapse of the Washington boom, the territory points to its literal bedrock—coal, iron, timber, and grain—as proof of its enduring prosperity.
- The Great Seattle Opium Bust of 1885
Customs officers seize a boat and $1,200 in illegal opium near Duwamish Head, leaving the smugglers to flee into the night.
- The Pasco Narcotics Bust
Federal agents seize a cache of drugs in a Pasco garden, highlighting the early reach of federal narcotics enforcement in Washington.
- The Spokane Baseball Mutiny
When two ballplayers demanded early payment fearing the league was going bust, the team left them behind in the dust.
- The Bust After the Boom in Whatcom County
A local assessor grapples with the fallout of a real-estate bubble, lowering property valuations to match actual economic conditions.
- Walla Walla Addition Touts Homes Along New Streetcar
Before the boom and bust cycles defined Seattle, developers were already promising the 'best buy' near the new streetcar lines.
- Two Men Flee After Illegal Liquor Bust in Dusty
Following a public dance in Dusty that excluded townspeople, an investigation into illegal liquor sales triggered a sudden exodus of the proprietors.
- The Midnight Boxing Bust
Local law enforcement intervenes in a late-night prizefight held just outside of town, resulting in arrests for the illicit sporting event.
- The Coal Land Bust and the Stranded Laborers
Speculative collapse leaves workers in 'rookeries' as a corporate empire fractures.
- The Great Nickel Counterfeit Bust
A local slot machine monopolist calls in the Secret Service to stop a gang from minting slugs to cheat his own gambling machines.
- The Opium Sloop of Port Townsend
A routine smuggling bust on the Puget Sound uncovers a cargo of opium, a piano, and a fugitive deserter, sparking a legal struggle over seized property.
- Boodle and Bust in Whatcom
An embattled treasurer and a jailed clerk highlight a city spiraling into scandal as citizens call for a grand jury.
- The Highs and Lows of the Tolt Hop Fields
A local farmer details the boom and bust cycles of hop production in the Snoqualmie Valley.
- The Baker Who Ran for Mayor
Seattle's Populist Party convention devolves into 12 hours of bickering before selecting a German baker to lead their ticket.