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29 stories matching mcintyr
- The Newspaper War of Tacoma
A confrontation between the Ledger and the News turns physical as a publisher faces off against a union printer over the use of machinery.
- The Wells-Fargo Frame-Up
A detective agency is caught attempting to bribe a driver to falsely implicate two men in a $2,000 express heist.
- The Great Irrigation Ambition
Northern Pacific Railroad directors back a massive canal and reservoir system to transform the arid Yakima Valley for settlement.
- The Struggle at the Waterfront
A drunken man falls into the water near a rail yard, but his rescue proves more of a fight than a favor.
- The Price of a Seaman's Hand
A mariner sues for $3,000 in damages, claiming gross negligence led to a permanent injury aboard a ship docked at Port Blakely.
- A Crippling Debt: The Maritime Fight for Justice
After a seaman's hand was crushed working on the bark Cambridge, a legal battle for unpaid wages and damages unfolds in the Seattle District Court.
- A Sailor's Crushed Hand and the Ship That Had to Answer for It
A seaman's right hand was crushed aboard the bark Cambridge at Port Blakely. He sued in Seattle for unpaid wages and $5,000 in damages, dragging the vessel into federal court.
- Ambitious Irrigation Project Promised for Yakima
Chief Engineer J. D. McIntyre plans a million-dollar canal to redeem 100,000 acres of arid land.
- The Fusion Bargain: Democrats and Populists Trade Principles for a Ticket
A Tacoma dispatch describes backroom talks, proxies and newspaper maneuvering as Washington's Democrats and Populists weigh a joint slate.
- The Dry Crusade Meets in Seattle, and Admits the Room Is Half Empty
King County Prohibitionists adopt a sweeping platform against the liquor traffic, name delegates, and set a September convention—despite a light turnout.
- The Man Who Crushed His Hand: A Seaman’s $3,000 Fight for Justice in Seattle
In the early days of Washington Territory, a sailor named Robert Johnson sued a ship’s captain and his vessel after a workplace accident left him permanently disabled. It was one of the first major labor lawsuits heard in the new federal court.
- The Tacoma News Taken by Sheriff
A newspaper's own creditors seize the presses as bankruptcy fears trigger a legal showdown in Pierce County.
- Fire Scare in Everett
A hardware store blaze threatened to consume a full city block of frame buildings.
- The Jealousy of Mr. McIntyre
A carpenter is warned to flee town under threat of gunfire following an alleged affair.
- Seattle's Irish Community Crowns Robert Emmet—and Calls for Home Rule
In 1895, the Irish-American Club packed Ranke's Hall to honor the martyred patriot with speeches, songs, and a ringing demand for an Irish parliament.
- Seattle Citizens Plot to Block Monopoly: Injunction Threatened Over 40-Year Streetcar Franchise
A coalition of concerned citizens is mobilizing against the city council's potential grant of a forty-year monopoly to the Seattle Railway Company, warning that legal action will follow if the charter is violated.
- Sullivan Lake to be Flooded for Power
The Inland Portland Cement Company plans to raise the lake level by 40 feet, submerging government timber and a squatter's homestead.
- The Million-Dollar Blueprint for a Desert Oasis
Engineers unveil an ambitious 'Natchees' canal route designed to transform 100,000 acres of arid sagebrush into a fruit-growing paradise.
- Organizing Women in the Industrial Workforce
Labor organizers discuss the rising number of women in the workforce and the urgent need for unionization to secure basic dignity and safety.
- The Manhunt for Frank Pasquale
A two-day pursuit of a murder suspect comes to a tense end near Ravensdale after a local station agent spots his target.
- Seven-Cent Meals: Seattle's City Mission Fed Thousands in 1893
In November 1893, the Seattle City Mission served 3,049 free meals, provided 1,071 lodgings, and begged the city for underclothing as the depression deepened.
- Tragedy in the Timber: A Faller’s Fatal Error
A young logger’s life is cut short by a freak accident in the deep woods of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Bishop and the Bricklayer
Methodist Bishop Robert McIntyre writes on the spiritual necessity of labor unions and the soulless nature of modern corporate industry.
- Search for a Lost Surveyor in the Skykomish
J. L. Beatty, a surveyor known for his courage in the wilderness, is believed to have drowned in the treacherous waters of the Skykomish River.
- The Perils of Early Seattle Construction
A carpenter is struck unconscious by a falling board at a building site, highlighting the chaotic and unregulated nature of the city's 1889 post-fire construction boom.
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- The Internal Feud at a Ballard Lumber Mill
A sawmill partnership in Ballard faces a forced liquidation as the company president sues his partner for mismanagement and mounting debts.