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5 stories matching loggerhead

  1. The Scandal at Washington Agricultural College

    Regents face accusations of corruption and kickbacks regarding construction contracts for the new state college.

    Jul 26, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPullman, Whitman CountyCity Hall

  2. The Secret Plot to Block a City Appointment

    When labor leaders discovered a politician was angling for a street commissioner post, they held a secret midnight meeting to kill his candidacy—but a reporter was listening through a hole in the roof.

    Mar 17, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. School Board Divided Over Land Acquisition

    A legal dispute erupts in a rural school district over the location of a new building, leading to a restraining order.

    Mar 29, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCarnation, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Concentrator That Never Pounded

    A $20,000 mining mill stood ready to turn mountains of lead ore into profit, but a $250 judgment, a $16,000 mortgage and a boardroom feud left Metaline waiting for a boom that never came.

    Jul 29, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetalineFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  5. Every Hospital Turned Him Away, So the Health Officer Decided to Open One Himself

    A contagious patient with nowhere to go, a council that won't pay its bills, and a health commissioner who dug up a forgotten ordinance and stopped asking permission.

    Apr 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

Also about this, in other words

  1. Loggers' Narrow Escape

    A dangerous workplace accident on Bainbridge Island leaves a logger hospitalized in Seattle.

    May 30, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

  2. The Solitary End of a Salmon Bay Logger

    A lonely worker’s death by suicide at a cabin in Salmon Bay highlights the hidden struggles of the frontier laborers who built the region's early economy.

    Aug 24, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSalmon Bay, Seattle

  3. The Tragedy on the Beach

    A grim discovery near a logging camp raises questions of foul play in 1876 Seattle.

    Feb 3, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

  4. The Logger's Last Haul: A Runaway Log Kills George Brann on Whidbey Island

    A veteran head logger of the Puget Mill Company, who had served in both the army and the navy, was crushed by a log on a steep grade and lived only an hour and a half — leaving a wife and five children.

    Jun 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island

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