Attorney General Jones
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- Nov 12, 1891The Attorney General and the TaxpayerThe state supreme court rules that citizens cannot challenge state spending, handing a victory to the Attorney General.Yakima, WA
- Nov 26, 1891The Fight Over the State Agricultural CollegeYakima and Colfax attorneys challenge the legitimacy of state funds being directed to Pullman.Yakima, WA
- Apr 7, 1893The Attorney General’s Power GrabA critique of Attorney General Jones’s refusal to approve the bonds of the state land commissioners, arguing he has overstepped his constitutional authority.Olympia, WA
- Apr 16, 1893The Unintended Cost of Taxing MortgagesA Spokane assessor's push to tax mortgages sparks a debate over whether the burden of public revenue falls unfairly on the borrower.Spokane, WA
- Dec 1, 1893The Bureaucratic Fight Over Death and BirthA standoff between Washington state health officials and local physicians over whether doctors should be required to report vital statistics without pay.Olympia, WA
- Jan 26, 1894The Battle for the Tide LandsA multi-million dollar legal dispute threatens to redefine ownership of Seattle’s valuable shoreline.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jun 7, 1894The Governor Condemns the Colfax Lynching MobGovernor McGraw orders an investigation into the extrajudicial murder of two men in Whitman County, declaring that mob violence is no substitute for the courts.Colfax, WA
- Jun 16, 1894When the Local Paper Cheers the MobA governor's push to prosecute the Colfax vigilantes draws a shocking defense from Whitman County newspapers—and a sharp rebuke from The Olympian.Colfax, WA
- Jul 23, 1894The $17,500 Stare-Down at the Agricultural CollegeA former treasurer refused to release college funds, a Tacoma contractor claimed the low bid was skipped, and the attorney general said the appeal clock had run out.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 3, 1894Salted Gold and a School Section: Tacoma's Land Fight Heads to HearingState officials say a notorious South Tacoma placer claim was salted with gold colors, while the attorney general and ex-Governor Swineford trade charges over the investigation.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 17, 1894The Gold That Wasn't There: How Speculators Tried to Mine Their Way Into a Public School SectionA Tacoma hardware merchant swore a state school tract was rich placer ground. The state bored over a thousand feet of shafting, found less than a cent of gold per yard, and still had to fight to keep its own land.Tacoma, WA