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8 stories matching millston
- The 1825 Millstones That Fed the Oregon Country Headed for Seattle
A Stevens County man sent the Hudson's Bay Company's oldest Pacific Coast millstones to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, where they joined the state historical exhibit.
- Northern Pacific Route Shifts Dispossessed Homesteaders
How the Northern Pacific Railroad manipulated government maps to seize millions of acres, crushing homesteaders in the process.
- The Shingle Men's Bitter End
Washington's powerful shingle manufacturers consider dissolving their association after being undercut by 'scalpers' and Eastern jobbers.
- The Politics of Religious Paranoia
A Seattle newspaper reflects on the rise of the A.P.A., a nativist political group threatening to turn neighbor against neighbor.
- The Wages of Growth: Seattle's 1876 Economic Anxiety
As Seattle struggled to establish a foothold in a rugged, isolated frontier, local business owners lamented the 'high' cost of labor and warned that economic survival depended on lower pay.
- The Tacoma Water Scandal
City council members push through a controversial water plant deal despite claims of massive overvaluation and a 'worthless' indemnity bond.
- The Mayor’s Gambit: Humes Defers to Council as Seattle Sweeps Away Its Gambling dens
In a rare moment of unified reform, the City Council has ordered the closure of all gambling houses and restricted saloons in the business district. Mayor Humes, citing legal ambiguity over the saloon ordinance but promising strict enforcement against lotteries, leaves the fate of Seattle’s vice industry to the police chief.
- Seattle Lost the Ship Canal Fight in One Olympia Night
The 1892 Democratic state convention rejected the Lake Washington ship canal, humiliated King County's delegates and nominated Henry J. Snively for governor — setting off a political feud over Seattle's waterfront future.