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4 stories matching epitaph

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  1. A Flag at Half-Mast and a Populist's 'Lost Liberties'

    A county auditor candidate is accused of helping turn the Fourth of July flag into a protest banner—and of being an unnaturalized New Zealander besides.

    Aug 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHoquiam, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

  2. The Complex Legacy of a Labor Giant

    An obituary for the long-time Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers chief, whose death sparked a debate on the ethics of wealth and the militant tactics of organized labor.

    Jul 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Collapse of the Pacific Northwest League

    A post-mortem on the professional baseball association in Tacoma and Seattle highlights the 'salary evil' that led to its ruin.

    Sep 12, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Nightlife

  4. The Wheat Boom That Carried a Bust in Its Backwash

    As six-bit wheat enriched the Palouse, a farm editor warned that debt and one-crop farming were setting up another 1893-style crash.

    Jan 1, 1898Ranche and RangePalouse, Whitman CountyBoom & Bust

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