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143 stories matching leadership
- The Price of Falsehood in the Anti-Chinese Movement
As tensions boiled over in 1886, a Seattle newspaper called out local rabble-rousers for using blatant lies to incite hostility against Chinese residents.
- The Seattle Labor Movement Breaks with Anarchism
After years of tension, Seattle's working-class leadership officially severs ties with a radical faction that openly celebrated the Chicago Haymarket-era bombings.
- Everett Voters Oust Leadership
Citizens of Everett successfully recalled their mayor and commissioner for failing to address vice and corporate taxation.
- Richland's Mayor Leaves for War
Dr. C. D. Hopper resigns his mayoral post to enlist in the Medical Reserve Corps as the draft reshapes local leadership.
- Washington Coal Miners Threaten Shutdown
District No. 10 of the United Mine Workers of America sets an October 1 deadline for a 5 percent wage increase.
- The Impostor and the Army
A man posing as a member of the Salvation Army was caught panhandling for personal gain, drawing a stern rebuke from the organization's local leadership.
- Whatcom Republicans Map Out Election Strategy
Local GOP leadership gathers to resolve disputes over district representation and candidate nominations ahead of the upcoming county convention.
- Early Returns from the Stillaguamish Slough
Voters along the Stillaguamish River signal a decisive shift toward Republican leadership in the 1880 election.
- The Strategic Expansion of the Oregon Improvement Company
Boosterism and railroad strategy collide as company leadership plans expansion to protect their stake in the Pacific Northwest.
- Trades Council Denies Political Endorsement
Union leadership speaks out to clarify that labor organizations are not backing candidates in the city election.
- Labor Parades Through Seattle
A display of strength as Seattle workers host a grand procession to honor the visiting leadership of the Knights of Labor.
- The Struggle for the Puyallup Mission
Puyallup tribal members resist government-imposed church leadership.
- The Electric-Pencil Inventor Who Left Seattle's Filipino Colony Holding Shares
Juan Urbano sold his interest in the World Novelty Co. and moved away, leaving local Filipino investors without the countryman who had led the company.
- Student Uprising at Washington State Agricultural College
A campus protest following the removal of a college president erupts into violence against school leadership.
- Legislative Turf Wars in the Early Days
Despite attempts to smear the new leadership as corrupt, the first Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory successfully organized its houses in Olympia.
- Chief Kellogg Purges Fire Department
Seattle's fire chief suspends two captains amidst allegations of insubordination and secret maneuvering against his leadership.
- The Switchmen’s Strike Remains Unbroken
Local union leaders condemn the 'treachery' of trainmen who crossed picket lines during the ongoing regional railway strike.
- Wishkah River Owners Take Harbor-Line Fight to Olympia
Local property owners and city leadership travel to Olympia to challenge the state land commission over restrictive harbor line regulations.
- The Industrial Army's Seattle and Tacoma Divisions Near Collapse
Striking workers and the 'Industrial Army' face infighting and skeptical local authorities as they try to push for transport to Washington, D.C.
- The Passing of Saluskin, Last Chief of the Yakimas
A legacy of tribal leadership ends in tragedy as the aged chief dies in poverty in Parker Bottom.
- The Struggle for Access on the Wishkah
As Aberdeen grows, city leadership faces the hard reality that farms cannot thrive without roads, turning the focus from waterways to infrastructure.
- Spokane Workers on the Verge of Riot
Economic desperation and a water-works injunction fuel civil unrest as crowds confront city leaders.
- The Grange Declares Economic War
Washington state farmers and laborers forge a historic alliance to demand fair trade and challenge the monopoly power of the era.
- Everett Unionists Join Fight Against 'White Plague'
Labor organizations rally behind a state health board initiative to combat tuberculosis, marking 'Labor Day' at the upcoming medical exhibition.
- The City's Cruel Moral Crusade
While Seattle’s leadership touted its own 'progress,' a wave of arrests and displacement targeted the city's Chinese population and the vulnerable on the margins of society.