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58 stories matching electrician
- Fatal Currents: City Under Fire for Electrocution
Electricians question the city's management after two men died from a high-tension wire grounding failure.
- The Safety of City Lights
A San Francisco electrician tours Seattle's growing network of lights and warns that competition among workers leads to dangerous, sloppy wiring.
- The Dual Life of Bremerton’s Mayor
A federal inquiry into whether an electrician-turned-mayor could serve two masters while policing the local saloon trade.
- Lost at Sea in the Narrows
An electrician vanishes while attempting a dangerous crossing during a windstorm, leaving little hope for rescue.
- A Flash at the Switchboard: Tacoma's Veteran Electrician Killed by 2,000 Volts
Peter Peterson, six years with the city light station, grabbed two live plugs at once. He was dead before doctors could even attempt a revival.
- The Moonlit Streets of Tacoma
Electrician Laaton pushes to replace wooden utility poles with ornamental iron lighting throughout the downtown core.
- City Council Rejects Safety Standards for Electrical Workers
The Everett City Council ignored the desperate pleas of local electricians for basic workplace safety ordinances.
- A Desperate Act at the St. Elmo
A Seattle electrician is hospitalized in Vancouver after a suicide attempt follows significant gambling losses.
- Electrician Lost in Narrows During Gale
A Seattle man is presumed dead after attempting a perilous rowboat crossing of the Narrows during a storm.
- Industrial Tragedy Claims Everett Lineman
W. S. Hardy, a well-known local electrician, died following a fatal workplace accident while stringing high-tension wires in Spokane.
- The Smoke and Mirrors of Aberdeen's Variety Halls
A skeptical journalist pulls back the curtain on the 'Human Electricians' and fire-eaters captivating local audiences with chemical tricks.
- A Leap from the Window at 1718 Madison
Assistant city electrician E.C. Buckley barely escaped a brutal assault after his landlord, driven by baseless jealousy, armed himself and hunted him down.
- Everett Labor Temple Organizes for the New Year
Newly elected leadership and local unions report on growth, employment gains, and a new initiative to ensure attendance at council meetings.
- The Shocking State of the Port Townsend Courthouse
A dangerous electrical grounding issue in the county building leaves water pipes charged with current.
- A Forger's Mind Was Ruined by Opium, Cocaine and Cigarettes
Prosecuting Attorney James F. Miller told a Seattle court that H. Miller, an electrician addicted for a decade, was not responsible for passing a forged order.
- Everett Labor Council Clashes with Local Businesses
City unions move to blacklist a local printer and debate public versus private labor on city infrastructure projects.
- Everett Labor Leaders Organize Bellingham Trades
Local union activists Jim Ballew and Dave Watt travel to Bellingham to help workers there establish their own Building Trades Council.
- The Daytime Light Mystery
Citizens flood city hall with calls wondering why electric lights are burning in broad daylight.
- The Jailbreak of the Electrician Who Sabotaged the City's Power
After serving months in prison for destroying the Seattle Electric Light Company’s equipment, a disgruntled former employee walked out of the mill in borrowed clothes.
- The Perils of Amateur Wiring
A Coulee City man survives a terrifying fall from an electric light pole.
- After the West Street Fire, Seattle Asked for a Fire Marshal
A fire commission report found hotels and lodging houses full of traps and urged a marshal with real power to inspect, enforce and investigate.
- The Strike Against Everett's Power Utilities
Union men organize a boycott against local electric companies to support striking linemen fighting for fair wages.
- Tacoma’s Great White Way: Tungsten Streetlights Arrive
A new electrical experiment on Pacific Avenue aims to slash power consumption while brightening the path to the city docks.
- The Tragic End of Seattle's Favorite Streetcar Dog
For years, a dog named 'Shep' commuted on the city's streetcars like a local legend, until a fatal accident cut his run short.
- A Shootout on Front Street
An attempted arrest of two suspected thieves ends in a violent exchange of gunfire near the waterfront.