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- Barber Shop on the Move
A F Street barber shop is rolled away after a foreclosure lien.
- A Fatal Feast
A lonely wood chopper, accustomed to 'baching' on meager meals, succumbs to convulsions after being invited to a generous home-cooked dinner.
- Longshoreman Injured at Commercial Dock
A dock worker is rushed to the hospital after a workplace accident involving falling lumber.
- Forging the Frontier: A Snohomish Blacksmith’s Call to Action
As the logging industry expanded in Washington Territory, a local blacksmith reminds farmers and loggers that success hinges on keeping their iron in repair.
- An Anonymous Threat in Everett
A local bank janitor receives a typed, skull-and-crossbones threat to leave town or face accusations from his past.
- A Stranded Worker Waits for a Prosthetic
After an industrial accident in Fairhaven cost him his leg, a painter finds himself destitute in Seattle, relying on charity while he saves for a replacement limb.
- The Right to Get Paid
A landmark Washington Supreme Court ruling secures the rights of loggers to file collective liens against timber companies.
- The Concrete Escape: A Forger’s Dramatic Jailbreak in Montesano
A. M. Gowan digs his way out of a 'burglar-proof' concrete jail using nails and a saw, leaving authorities along the coast on high alert.