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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching weighman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:weigh, weight, tighman, weigher, weighti, weideman
- Labor Union Endorses Local Representative H. J. Naively
The Knights of Labor assembly in North Yakima issues a formal resolution praising their representative for pushing the eight-hour day and worker safety legislation.
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- The Ploy to Oust the Poundmaster
A political machine allegedly attempts to abolish the office of poundmaster to fire an unwanted Union veteran.
- A Traveling Wrestler Issues a Local Challenge
A visiting middleweight athlete offers to take on three Walla Walla men at once for a $100 side bet.
- The City's Short-Sighted Employment Plan
Everett's leaders wanted to combine the city's employment office with the mundane task of weighing store scales, a move that critics argued would doom the city's ability to help working people find jobs.
- The Strong Boy and the Local Champion
Omer Marbet and Frans Unfried sign articles for a $500 catch-as-catch-can wrestling match at Turner Hall.
- Outweighed Eighteen Pounds a Man, Whitman Nearly Stunned Pullman
A 75-yard touchdown run by Elmo Reser kept the Missionaries in it until the final fifteen seconds, when the Aggies' sheer weight finally told, 18 to 6.
- The Night Watchman’s Leap: A Seattle Police Officer’s Brutal Fall
William Wyatt, the city's night watchman at the Union Station mail depot, suffered broken ribs and internal injuries after falling from a moving train while chasing a thief.
- The 'Irish Lad' Meets His Match
An unexpected middleweight newcomer disrupts a high-stakes wrestling match at the Seattle Skating Rink.
- A Seven-Ton Crushing on Mill Street
A laborer’s insistence on helping a heavy team leads to a gruesome injury in the heart of 1876 Seattle.