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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching deckebeck
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:debeck, deck, deckebach, decker, deckaback, sebeck
- Striking Gold in the Black Sand of the Beach
A Tacoma visitor reports a machine at Ocosta that pulls a dollar of gold from every ton of beach sand — and a local banker has already bought it.
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- The Deckhand Who Went Overboard in Box Canyon
Painting the steamer Metaline, Frank Spaulding missed a grip rail and plunged into the cold, swift Pend Oreille River—then nearly cramped before a crewman fished him out with a pole.
- The Deckhands' Quick Strike
When the company tried to undercut union wages, local deckhands walked off the job and forced a swift concession.
- Deckhands Walk Out on the Pacific Navigation Company
A labor dispute over union wages at Yesler Dock halts steamship traffic in Seattle as deckhands stand their ground.