J. M. Adams
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- Jan 20, 1885The Railroad’s Grip on YakimaA political firestorm erupted in 1885 when the Northern Pacific Railroad allegedly pressured the White House to fire a land official for his loyalty to local settlers.Yakima, WA
- Jan 28, 1885The Political Price of Honest DealingA local land officer loses his position for resisting the 'land-grabbing' Northern Pacific Railroad, triggering a public petition to demand his reinstatement.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 1, 1885The People vs. The Northern Pacific RailroadAcross Washington Territory, furious citizens—from farmers in Colfax to merchants in Seattle—revolted against a railroad monopoly they claimed was hoarding millions of acres of 'earned' land and stifling development.Seattle, WA
- Apr 22, 1885The North Yakima Night-RidersVigilante arsonists strike at property owners in the growing town of North Yakima.Yakima, WA
- Aug 6, 1885The Newspaper Feud That Defined Pioneer PoliticsWhen the 'Tacoma Ledger' accused a political rival of switching parties for personal gain, a blistering public retort revealed the cutthroat world of territorial power brokers.Seattle, WA
- Apr 10, 1886The 'Seattle Idea': A Warning Against Corporate Territorial GrabsIn an 1885 editorial, local papers sounded the alarm over the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company’s attempt to claim vast swaths of Seattle’s waterfront and tide lands.King Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 20, 1890The Tale of Two Cities: Yakima and SpokaneA former Yakima resident makes a business case for why Yakima is poised to mirror the rapid development of Spokane, citing coal, railroads, and the promise of opening Indigenous land.Yakima, WA