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| 1888 | 1 |
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11 stories matching mohr
- Midnight Mugging on South D Street
A streetcar conductor fights off two assailants after being ambushed on his walk home.
- The Ghost Ship in the Surf
A speculative salvage mission seeks to recover a fortune in iron rails from a shipwrecked vessel buried in the sand.
- The Land Agent Who Cashed a Draft on a Man Who Never Existed
After the federal land agent's suicide, Seattle started talking: $4,800 drawn on a mythical San Franciscan, a friend's wine cellar drunk dry, and not enough cash left in the estate to bury him.
- Seattle's Unemployed Organize for the March on Washington
Members of the local 'Industrial Army' parade through Seattle, while local women rally to form an auxiliary and raise funds for the cross-country trek.
- The Women's Industrial Army Rises in Seattle
While the men of the Industrial Army prepared to march on Washington, Seattle women formed their own auxiliary to advocate for the unemployed and support working women.
- Rescuing 2,500 Tons of Steel from the Sea
A massive engineering project is underway to salvage thousands of tons of steel rails from the wreck of the Abercorn.
- Tacoma Mayor Indicted for Ignoring Vice
A grand jury has charged Mayor John W. Linck with failing to enforce laws against the city's 'social evil' districts.
- The Battle for the Paving of Pacific Avenue
Tacoma business owners hash out a heated, two-hour debate over whether to use locally sourced fir blocks or imported vitrified brick for the city's main street.
- The Women Who Fed Seattle's Unemployed Army
A local auxiliary reported 478 meals served, 36 destitute families supplied, and work found for 23 women and girls—while asking the public to keep the effort alive.
- The Artist and the Swindler
A Swedish immigrant artist is allegedly swindled out of his property by a local man who promised to help him return home.
- The Millionaire’s Gamble: Ryan & McDonald Awarded the $3M Rail Contract
New York contractors secure the massive deal to connect Seattle and Spokane Falls in just two years, promising to unlock Eastern Washington's grain and timber wealth.