Tag Archives: IWW

November 30, 1917: Louise Olivereau

Posted on November 30, 2012 by radsearem

Anyone worried about recent leftist tendencies in Seattle city politics should study our city’s political history more closely. Let Jeff Stevens school you about the 1917 trial of Louise Olivereau.
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March 5, 1917: The Wobblies on Trial

Posted on March 5, 2010 by radsearem

Seattle hasn’t always been a pristine yuppie utopia, doncha know. Circa 1917, it was quite the raucous radical mecca. Jeff Stevens histories you once again.
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February 11, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day Six

Posted on February 11, 2010 by radsearem

Obtained: What was gained and lost during the Seattle General Strike of 1919 — Part Six Eight a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 1919, had been set by Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson as a “new” deadline for martial law to be … Continue reading →

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February 10, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day Five

Posted on February 10, 2010 by radsearem

Obtained: What was gained and lost during the Seattle General Strike of 1919 — Part Five Wednesday, February 5, 1919, was the final day before the Seattle General Strike, and for the strike’s Executive Committee, many questions were still unanswered. … Continue reading →

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February 9, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day Four

Posted on February 9, 2010 by radsearem

Obtained: What was gained and lost during the Seattle General Strike of 1919 — Part Four January 21, 1919, would see the orderly walkout of some 35,000 workers from Seattle’s shipyards and allied trades. In the meantime, Charles Piez, General … Continue reading →

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February 8, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day Three

Posted on February 8, 2010 by radsearem

Obtained: What was gained and lost during the Seattle General Strike of 1919 — Part Three Anna Louise Strong, despite having been ousted from the Seattle School Board in 1918, was not out of a job for long. Harry B. … Continue reading →

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February 7, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day Two

Posted on February 7, 2010 by radsearem

Obtained: What was gained and lost during the Seattle General Strike of 1919 — Part Two Seattle sits more than a hundred miles, and an international border, from the nearest comparatively sized city, with Puget Sound to the west, the … Continue reading →

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February 6, 1919: The Seattle General Strike, Day One

Posted on February 6, 2010 by radsearem

[Blogger’s note: In observance of the 91st anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike, RSR is proud to present here guest blogger Jeremy Main’s feature-length article “Obtained,” which first appeared in print in the Seattle-based zine Prisoners’ Dilemma in early … Continue reading →

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