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A. J. Gillis

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Dec 1, 1891The People’s Ticket: Olympia’s 1891 Caucus RevoltA printed slate handed out at the door, a mayor booed as 'defeated,' and a second-ward protest meeting: the fight over who would control Olympia's city nominations.Olympia, WA
Dec 3, 1891Olympia's Ward Caucus Turns on Who Counts as a CitizenA Second Ward meeting nominates C. H. Springer for council, but a delegate's citizenship and a sitting councilman's legal status throw the city ticket into question before the convention at Columbia Hall.Olympia, WA
May 28, 1895The Dredgers Were Coming: Seattle Builds Its Tide FlatsEngineers surveyed bulkheads, plotted fill, and prepared to bring two big dredgers to the Duwamish tide flats—while speculators rushed applications to buy the new land.Seattle, WA
Nov 25, 1915A Bridge, a Snub, and a Secession Threat on the SnakeFranklin County offers $20,000 for a Snake River crossing at Burbank. Walla Walla County’s commissioners hesitate, and residents at the county’s western edge start talking about leaving.Burbank, WA
Mar 30, 1916Trouble in the Irrigation DistrictA receivership battle erupts over the Attalia Land Company, leaving local landowners worried about their water supply.Attalia, WA