Olympia Tribune
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- Mar 21, 1872The Political Rings of OlympiaAn editorial from 1872 exposes a 'carpet-bagger' political machine using public funds to bankroll a partisan newspaper and manipulate Territorial elections.Olympia, WA
- Aug 8, 1872The Price of Patronage: Political Graft in Washington TerritoryA scathing editorial exposes how federal appointments in the Washington Territory were treated as commodities, with government officials accused of padding their estates through systemic corruption.Olympia, WA
- Oct 31, 1872The Great McFadden Ovation: A City Stops for Its HeroIn October 1872, Olympia erupted in celebration as thousands of citizens, horses, and brass bands escorted Territorial Delegate Owen McFadden home from his successful eastern tour, contrasting sharply with the cold reception given to his rival.Olympia, WA
- Nov 12, 1891The Valley Nobody Surveyed: Pioneers Wait for a Government PenA settlers' advocate returns from the surveyor-general with promises and a rapturous account of a hidden valley where poor young farmers are hewing homes out of the forest without so much as a title to their land.Colville Valley, Colville, WA
- Nov 24, 1891The Only Job Worth Having in a Bankrupt Little CityNobody wants a seat on the council, but five men are scrambling for the treasurer's office and its commissions on $200,000 of debt.Olympia, WA
- Apr 12, 1892Olympia’s Paper Cheers a Harsher Chinese Exclusion Act — and Calls for ExpulsionThe Olympia Tribune backs a federal bill barring Chinese merchants and artisans, then goes further: deport every Chinese resident to “give work to better people.”Olympia, WA
- Jul 25, 1892A Confederate or a Dupe: The Fight Over Lake WashingtonA Seattle property owner denies he is part of a Tacoma-backed plot to defeat Senator John B. Allen over the Lake Washington Canal. The editor calls him a confederate or a dupe.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1892The False Alienage ScandalRepublican gubernatorial candidate John H. McGraw fends off rumors he is a foreign-born citizen.Seattle, WA