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3 stories matching gordan
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- Tacoma’s Unemployed Protest City Hall
Protesters confront the city council demanding immediate financial relief as economic instability deepens.
- 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 Sheriff's Auction at the Courthouse Steps
A legal notice from the August 1886 Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer reveals the stark reality of property forfeiture and the machinery of debt in pioneer-era Washington.
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- A First Day at Moran Bros. Ends Under a Cogwheel
Sherman Scott, out of work and newly hired, was helping hoist pumps for a government dry dock when a donkey engine caught his foot. His coworkers raised money for his family.
- The Balloonist Who Vanished Over France
Fred A. Gower disappeared during a balloon ascension from Cherbourg eight years ago. His brother returned to Tacoma from a trip around the world with no news—and Gower’s opera-singer wife still could not prove him dead.
- 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.
- A Sailors' Union Man on Trial for Murder
William Gohl, former agent of the Sailors' Union in Aberdeen, is accused of killing Charles Hadberg. His trial is postponed to May 2 in Montesano as union members reportedly raise $5,000 for his defense.
- The Great Pressure Tank Feud
A local dispute over a galvanized iron tank leads to a courtroom showdown in Prosser.
- The World-Famous 'Nonpareil' Comes to Fairhaven
Jack Dempsey, the legendary middleweight champion, brings a high-profile glove contest to the local Casino Theatre, electrifying the town.
- The Administrator, the Heir, and the Living Dead Man
General R. G. O'Brien faces a court showdown after a legal battle over an inheritance that traveled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- A Mental Health Crisis in North Yakima
A young Scandinavian immigrant struggles with radical political theory before a desperate suicide attempt at the McGlothlen House.