William H. Gorham scrapbook, 1907-1934 (bulk 1907-1913).

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William H. Gorham scrapbook, 1907-1934 (bulk 1907-1913).

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The William H. Gorham scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, most of which date from 1907 to 1913, although there is one clipping from 1934. The clippings are from Seattle and national newspapers. Most relate to legal cases, politics, strikes, and Masons. There are series of clippings about the impeachment of Lebbeus R. Wilfley, a judge on the United States court of China; strikes by the Longshoreman's Union in 1908 and the teamsters in 1913; and the Potlach riot in 1913.

1 v. ; 31 centimeters.

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