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28 stories matching recur
- Deforestation and the Cost of Disaster
An editorial reflection on Everett’s regional flooding, linking unchecked industrial logging to the destruction of homes and property.
- The Shingle War: Mills vs. Middlemen
Washington shingle manufacturers declare a fight to the finish against brokers who control the market price, forcing local mills into indefinite closures.
- Domestic Feud Reaches Police Court
A recurring conflict between the Holmes couple escalates after a murder threat warrant is sworn out.
- The Waterfront 'Dead Animal' Grift
Seattle's city health authorities discover a morbid, recurring scam involving dead horses and the tides.
- Two Workers Lose Feet in Same Week, Win Judgments
A recurring industrial nightmare in Tacoma: employees suffer catastrophic injuries in railroad and rail-related jobs, leading to high-stakes legal battles for compensation.
- Suspicious Blazes in Blackchapel Row
A series of suspicious fires in the building row owned by the Great Northern Railway suggests an active arsonist targeting the property.
- The Battle Over Public Tidelands
A recurring civic headache resurfaces as the City Council weighs conflicting claims on the city's valuable waterfront property.
- The Recurring Scandal of the Red Light District
A citizen's letter alleging the return of vice signals in the 'Sandberg district' forces the city council to address the mayor's controversial tolerance of restricted zones.
- Tragedy on the Sound Shoreline
A fatal landslide on the Great Northern coast line buries a railway laborer alive, highlighting the recurring peril of unstable terrain along the Puget Sound.
- The Tax Battle Over the Railroad Tracks
Walla Walla County commissioners face a recurring fiscal headache as state regulators override local tax assessments on railway property.
- The Annual Oyster Land Fight
A recurring legislative battle over tide lands in Olympia pits private interests against state ownership, with millions of dollars in potential profit at stake.
- The Great Drain Struggle
Farmers from the Duwamish and Sammamish valleys rally to demand an expanded canal to solve recurring, devastating floods.
- Engineering a Solution for the Fourteenth Street Slide
City Engineer Thomson outlines an expensive plan to halt the recurring, dangerous earth movements in the Beacon Hill district.
- The Persistent Echo of Industrial Unrest
A century-old editorial reflects on the cyclical nature of labor disputes, trade unions, and the recurring arguments over the relationship between capital and labor.
- The Farmer Who Drowned a Valley
A drainage project meant to reclaim marshland turns a peaceful river into a recurring disaster zone for downstream farmers.
- The Professional Tramp and His Seven Languages
A recurring visitor to the Post-Intelligencer office earns his keep with tall tales, Shakespearean quotes, and a refined taste for cocktails.
- The Laundry Con Artists
Two men posing as city water works employees extorted a Chinese laundry owner, sparking a police crackdown on a recurring racket.
- The Battle for How Seattle Votes
In 1892, a fierce debate raged in the Seattle City Council over whether to elect representatives by neighborhood wards or at-large, highlighting a recurring struggle for civic control.
- The Vanishing Boys of Seattle
While the city grew rapidly, parents found themselves in a recurring panic as children repeatedly 'flitted away' from home, triggering police searches and frantic reunions.
- The Right to Vote Should Not Be an Obstacle Course
A Seattle judge strikes down a restrictive registration law that forced foreign-born citizens to constantly prove their naturalization status.
- The Professional Vagrant Who Could Not Stay Away
A habitual traveler of the rails, George P. Small, is caught once again in Oregon, highlighting the desperate, recurring struggle of the era's displaced poor.
- The Highway That Keeps Moving
For years, the state has been stuck in an endless legal fight with the Pacific Ocean over the ownership of beaches used as public roads.
- The Struggle for Tacoma Avenue
When the city of Tacoma withheld payment from contractors Cadwell & Vesey, labor tensions boiled over into a stand-off, highlighting the recurring fight to ensure workers get paid for their toil.
- Farmers Take Flood Control Into Their Own Hands
Facing constant inundation and corporate inaction, local valley farmers plan to bypass the existing canal system.
- The Wheat Was Ready. The Threshers Weren't.
After several lean years, farmers in the big wheat district around Spokane finally got the crop they had been praying for — and then two weeks of rain and snow arrived before the machines could get to it.