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  1. The Bellboy Who Held the Elevator Hostage

    A Seattle hotel worker wins a pay raise by staging a one-man sit-down strike between floors.

    Aug 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesHotel Cecil, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

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  1. The Feast of Tabernacles in Early Seattle

    Celebrating the ancient Jewish holiday of Sukkot with prayers and a makeshift booth at the local synagogue.

    Sep 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. Seattle’s Jewish Community Celebrates Rosh Hashanah

    Local Hebrews observe the New Year with a service at the new synagogue at Eighth and Seneca streets.

    Sep 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Neah Bay Standoff: A Battle over Tribal Land Sovereignty

    When the government sent an Indian agent to clear traders off the Makah Reservation, a local legal battle exposed the deep friction between federal authority and corporate interests.

    Dec 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMakah Indian Reservation, Neah Bay

  4. The Feast of Lots: Seattle's Jewish Community Celebrates Purim with an Auction of Sacred Letters

    At the Hinckley block, the Orthodox congregation dedicated a new Torah scroll and auctioned off its letters to fund education.

    Mar 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  5. The Makah Nation’s Fleet Challenges the Seal Hunters

    With firearms banned, the Makah sealers of Neah Bay turn to traditional hunting methods, outmaneuvering white commercial competitors.

    Dec 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNeah Bay, Neah Bay

  6. A Tragic Kitchen Fire in Semiahmoo

    A young woman loses her life in a heartbreaking domestic accident during a time of religious devotion.

    Feb 24, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSemiahmoo, Blaine

  7. The Sheriff’s Hammer: Snohomish’s Last Stand Against the 'Nuisance'

    In March 1877, Judge J.R. Lewis and the local Grand Jury launched a coordinated assault on vice, seizing brothels and fining operators, while simultaneously exposing corruption in county bonds.

    Mar 24, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish

  8. The Interpreter’s Standoff

    A courtroom drama unfolds when a key Indigenous interpreter refuses to work without guaranteed pay, stalling a high-stakes murder case.

    Jan 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

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