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MAR 18, 1904Cashmere, WA

The Political Trading Floor in Mission

A backroom bargain in Chelan County pits local ambition against the governor's power, revealing the high-stakes chess game behind early 20th-century endorsements.

“So close is the bond between Mr. Field and Governor McBride that he could not refuse to trade his legislative birthright for a mess of pottage in the shape of the nomination for lieutenant governor.”
City Hall
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DEC 29, 1922Cashmere, WA

A Fruit Co-op’s Creditors Step In as the Trains Stop Running

The Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange, with a warehouse in White Bluffs, was taken over by creditors after a car shortage and a Great Northern embargo stranded shipments.

“The inability of the firm to realize on its assets promptly made it impossible to meet its obligations.”
Boom & Bust
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