Olympia Standard
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- Apr 12, 1862The Brutality of T. W. GlasgowAfter Olympia women organized against his domestic violence, a local man attempts a public defense, calling his wife 'deranged' and denying the physical abuse that witnesses reported.Olympia, WA
- Sep 12, 1863An Editor's Dilemma in the Civil WarThe Olympia Standard defends its editorial stance against critics who charge the paper with abandoning the cause of the Union by questioning the immediate abolition of slavery.Olympia, WA
- Jun 22, 1888The Great Rainier Climbing DebateA classic Pacific Northwest squabble over who actually reached the summit of Mount Rainier first.Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 31, 1890The High Cost of Being a FarmerA scathing breakdown of how protective tariffs inflate the daily expenses of Washington homesteaders.Yakima, WA
- Dec 19, 1891The Tribune Pans a Play—and a Rival Paper Pans BackA traveling dramatic company bombed in Olympia, and the fight over who said so turned into a newspaper war over puffery, honest criticism, and who was cheating amusement-seekers.Olympia Theater, Olympia, WA