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298 stories matching clash
- Telegraph Operators Walk Out Nationwide in 1883
Across the nation and deep into the Pacific Northwest, 22,000 workers have walked off the job in a massive clash against the Western Union monopoly.
- Blood Shed at the Waterfront
A violent clash between union longshoremen and strikebreakers at a Tacoma flour mill leaves three injured.
- The March of the Unemployed on Washington
Across the nation, the Industrial Army—a protest of the jobless—clashes with railroad companies and authorities as they move toward the capital to demand work.
- The Commonwealers Ride the Rails
Across Washington and the West, the 'Industrial Armies'—unemployed men marching on Washington—capture freight trains, clash with marshals, and scramble for food as the government cracks down.
- City Pipe Crew Clashes with Telephone Company
A standoff over the '25-foot line' at Third and Main threatens the city’s water infrastructure as corporate conduits block municipal repairs.
- Who Owns the Yakima River?
A clash is brewing as the federal government attempts to wrestle control of irrigation systems from private companies in the Yakima Valley.
- A Jurisdictional Clash Over the Port Townsend Belt Railway
Competing court orders lead to an unusual standoff between the local sheriff and a federal receiver.
- Democratic Factional War Over Federal Spoils
A bitter internal struggle erupts within the Washington State Democratic Party as committeemen clash over the distribution of federal patronage.
- Shelton Rail Company Faces Receivership
Clashing interests and a frozen lumber industry push the local rail line into court-appointed management.
- The Everett Massacre: A Bloody Sunday on the Waterfront
An armed confrontation between I.W.W. protesters and a citizens' posse leaves six dead and scores wounded after a failed landing in Everett.
- The Great 'Commonweal' Trek Across the Cascades
Striking workers and the unemployed navigate a treacherous path from Seattle and Tacoma toward Washington D.C., clashing with deputy marshals and local authorities along the Northern Pacific tracks.
- Tensions Rise on the Puyallup Reservation
While U.S. regulars and the Puyallup people clashed on the ground, a high-stakes legal battle was simultaneously waged in the courts over land rights.
- Seattle Council Accused in 1889 Tide Land Dispute
Tensions boil over at the Washington State Constitutional Convention as delegates clash over who owns the city’s waterfront—the people or the speculators.
- A Revolver in the Mouth: Immigration Conflict on the Steamship Mogul
Tensions boil over in Tacoma as federal inspectors clash with ship officers while attempting to enforce strict Chinese exclusion policies.
- Longshoremen and Strike-Breakers Clash on the Docks
Tensions boil over as union members and non-union laborers brawl at the Ocean Dock in Seattle.
- The Industrial Armies on the Move
Across the West, unemployed men organized as 'Coxeyites' or 'Industrial Armies' are clashing with law enforcement and rail companies as they travel toward Washington, D.C.
- Blood Spilled at Pike Place During Dock Strike
A violent clash between union sympathizers and nonunion longshoremen leaves three men wounded at Seattle's public market.
- Violent Clash Erupts at Pike Place Market
A confrontation between nonunion longshoremen and strikers leaves three injured in the heart of Seattle's public market.
- The West Seattle Seine Clash
A standoff on the flats between unionized fishermen and independent dealers turns violent as the harbor becomes a theater of industrial war.
- After the Great Fire: A City Rebuilds from Ashes
Following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, city authorities clash with circus owners and residents over the 'tinderbox' conditions that allowed the blaze to consume the downtown business district.
- The $12.50 Gold Rush: How a Railroad Rate War Flooded Seattle with Hope and Skepticism
As Canadian Pacific slashes fares to half the price of American lines, local merchants debate whether the coming wave of homeseekers will build the city or break it.
- Telescoped at the Crossing: A Grant Street Horror
When a Northern Pacific freight train plowed into an electric streetcar on May 20, 1909, one man died and dozens were mangled in the icy water below. The crash exposed dangerous speeds and negligent watchmen at a city intersection that remains vital today.
- The Million-Dollar Tug-of-War Over Seattle's Waterfront
When two railway titans clashed over the location of a union depot, Seattle's newspapers turned the city's future into a public spectacle of corporate ego and investigative scoops.
- The War of the Waterfront: Port Angeles' Battle for Its Soul
As the town fights to incorporate, two factions clash over who owns the shore—leading to a chaotic 'jumping' spree where men pile claims on top of each other in a desperate grab for Pacific real estate.
- The Battle Over Corporate Power at Washington’s Constitutional Convention
As Washington delegates gathered to draft a new state constitution, a heated clash erupted over whether to explicitly restrain the influence of monopolies and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
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- Fatal Clash Breaks Out on Tacoma Docks
A violent confrontation between union longshoremen and strikebreakers leaves one dead and another critically wounded.
- A Fistfight at City Hall
A political dispute in Spokane turns physical, landing councilmen and a street commissioner in a public brawl.
- The Clash Over Tacoma’s 'Open-Town' Morals
Council President Roice and Mayor Wright engage in a heated public feud over allegations of vice and the policing of the city streets.
- The Garrison Creek Brawl
A horse trade gone wrong ended in a violent, multi-generational melee that left an entire family bloodied in court.
- A Bloody Brawl at Blue Canyon
A quiet laborer is left battered after a saloon dispute over a wrestling match turns into a targeted assault.
- A Saloon Brawl and the Logic of 'Reddy' Long
After wrecking a lunch counter and brandishing brass knuckles, a man offers the court a grim critique of Seattle's drinking culture.
- The Battle for the City Pound
Newly elected poundmaster E. R. Harding faces a standoff as the incumbent refuses to surrender the keys, sparking a brewing council crisis.
- The Whole Thing
A heated clash between a city councilman and the acting mayor erupts over procedural power struggles.