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5 stories matching skewer
- The Hypocrisy of a Congressman
A local editor skewers John L. Wilson for firing a female postmaster purely for political patronage, revealing Wilson’s own history of groveling for Democratic appointments.
- The Streetcar Blues
A local editor skewers a poet's romanticized version of riding Tacoma's crowded, unreliable trolley cars.
- The Price of Patriotism: Why Congress Ignores Its Own Workers
The Everett Labor Journal skewers federal lawmakers for posturing over international crises while blocking life-saving safety legislation for American laborers.
- Murphy Forever: A Rival Editor Skewers Olympia's Perpetual Councilman
Days before the First Ward election, the Tribune turns its sarcasm on Councilman John Miller Murphy — newspaper editor, theater proprietor, professed temperance man, and, by this account, a fixture in the council chamber and at the bar he once voted to close.
- The 'Witty' Baritone of Olympia
A skeptical newspaper editorial skewers a local social columnist for romanticizing a drunken political gathering at the state capital.
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- Millworker Killed by Planer Blade
A young sawmill worker loses his life after attempting to clear a board in a hazardous industrial accident.
- A Close Call at the Buffalo Shingle Mill
A mill worker is lucky to keep his arm after a terrifying accident with a shingle saw.
- The Day the Smelter Blew: Peter Williams and the Seattle Explosion
A carpenter’s routine repair job ends in tragedy when a blowpipe explodes at Selhy’s Smelting Works, killing him instantly.
- Industrial Horror at the Shingle Mill
A worker suffers a horrific injury after a bolt falls from an elevator, pinning him against the saw.
- Industrial Terror at the Shingle Mill
A Mount Vernon mill worker is gravely injured after a jointer wheel explodes, sending lethal blades through the building like cannonballs.
- The Mysterious Burning of the Scow Bleecker
A steam scow used to haul bricks from Fog Island is destroyed by fire, fueling local rumors of arson.
- Stopping the Smut Explosions
Innovation in threshing technology saved Washington farmers from fire and financial ruin.
- A Colossal Smoke Stack Rises Above Old Town
A 75-foot steel incinerator aims to finally quell a fire that has smoldered for years at the local mill.