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34 stories matching shutdown
- Cascade Lumber Co. Restarts Operations
A major economic pulse resumes as 200 workers return to the North Yakima plant.
- The Lights Go Out in Oroville
A winter cold snap leaves the town in darkness after ice dams the river, testing the limits of early infrastructure.
- The Water That Wasn't There: Seattle's First Major Infrastructure Crisis
As the city prepares for its first major expansion, the Seattle Water Company announces a total shutdown of supply to upper levels, leaving residents and businesses in the dark.
- Tacoma Mill Closes, Leaving Sixty Workers Jobless
A receivership dispute leads to the shutdown of the Tacoma Lumber and Manufacturing Company, with laborers left in the cold.
- Washington Coal Miners Threaten Shutdown
District No. 10 of the United Mine Workers of America sets an October 1 deadline for a 5 percent wage increase.
- Streetcar Strike Looms in Seattle
Transit workers demand wage hike to 30 cents an hour and threat of a total system shutdown hangs over the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress.
- The Iron Workers’ Truce
After months of tense negotiations and the threat of a prolonged shutdown, iron manufacturers and workmen in Seattle reach a compromise to avert a general strike.
- The Tin Trust Betrayal: 2,000 Workers Left in the Dark
As Seattle celebrates commencement week and the Spanish-American War heats up, a massive industrial shutdown in nearby Duwamish leaves thousands of families without income.
- The City Takes Over the Tap
A judge appoints a receiver for the Chehalis Water Company after the utility threatens to cut off the city's supply over unpaid bills.
- Tacoma’s Theaters Face Shutdown Over Fire Safety
Following a disaster in Chicago, Mayor Campbell orders city officials to inspect local entertainment venues for fire hazards.
- Ballard Schools Face Shutdown
A budget shortfall, sparked by a failed bond measure, threatens to shutter the district's schools.
- Smallpox Scare Triggers Camp Quarantine
Fear grips the Kittitas country as laborers flee a camp riddled with the 'dread malady' before authorities can secure a quarantine.
- The Nation on the Brink: Rail Workers Push for Eight-Hour Day
As contract negotiations fail, two million workers threaten a total shutdown of the nation's rail system, prompting intervention from President Wilson.
- Rough Waters Halt Timber Production
High winds and choppy seas on the Puget Sound create a supply chain crisis for local mills.
- The Struggle for Water in the Desert
Construction continues on the N.P. Yakima & Kittitas Irrigation canal, promising a future for new settlers despite earlier fears of a winter shutdown.
- The Looming Shutdown That Could Paralyze a Nation
With railroad workers and managers deadlocked over the eight-hour day, President Wilson intervenes to prevent a catastrophic strike.
- The School Budget Crisis of 1877
Seattle’s public schools faced a complete shutdown due to a $1,500 deficit, forcing local leaders to choose between debt, taxes, or cutting the school year short.
- Railroad Strike Leaves Workers Battered in Handcar Collision
When strikers were stranded by the Great Northern shutdown, a risky attempt to travel by handcar near Monroe ended in a violent crash, sending workers to an emergency hospital.
- The Great Congressional Shutdown of 1876
A historic clash between the House and Senate left federal workers across the country—and the crew of a local Revenue Cutter—stranded without pay.
- No Cars, No Shingles: Washington's Mills Faced a Statewide Shutdown
With floods and a strike choking the transcontinental lines, shingle men warned that every mill in Washington would close within two weeks.
- The Fight for the Pend Oreille River
A local congressman intervenes to prevent a federal shutdown of river improvements, sparking a debate over land rights and conservation.
- The Buried Wealth of the Green River Basin
A survey of King County’s coal fields highlights the struggle to extract bituminous coal from the treacherous, broken strata of the Cascade foothills.
- 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.
- Puget Sound Logging Camps Stay Shut as Mills Chew Through Log Surplus
Puget Sound logging camps, closed since June 18, likely won't reopen before September 1 as mills continue cutting into surplus log inventories; a meeting later this month may decide.
- Vancouver’s Sunday Shutdown
The saloon keepers of Vancouver, Washington, enforce a strict city-wide Sunday closure, leaving the town deserted.