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3 stories matching tedium

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  1. Political Spoils System Grips the Board of Public Works

    As a new commissioner takes his seat, a swarm of job-seekers descends on City Hall in hopes of displacing sitting staff.

    May 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCity Hall, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Mid-Straits Fare Dodge of 'Kaintuck'

    A would-be passenger who slipped aboard at Seattle without a ticket tries to bargain his way across Puget Sound—until the captain marches him to the gangway.

    Aug 29, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Wagon King Tells Seattle to Build Roads and Put Idle Men to Work

    Clem Studebaker, visiting from South Bend, says Puget Sound is beautiful but backward: good roads, an army-built highway system, and the Nicaragua canal would cure unemployment.

    Jun 2, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

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