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- May 5, 1877The Great Reflux: How Seattle’s ‘Back Door’ Boom Is Reshaping the TerritoryWhile the world watches wars in Europe and Asia, Washington Territory is filling up with immigrants arriving via the 'back entrance' of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Local farmers are clearing land at breakneck speed, betting on a future where Seattle becomes the grain capital of the world.Seattle, WA
- Aug 6, 1878The Promised Land of North RiverA booster advertisement in 1878 paints the North River Valley as a hidden agricultural utopia awaiting two hundred families.North River Valley, Pacific County, WA
- May 18, 1882The Great Seattle-Portland Population WarIn 1882, Seattle editors launched a sharp, statistical campaign to prove their city was growing faster than its southern rival.Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1883The Cross-Cascades Trade WarSeattle and Portland merchants battle for control over inland freight routes to the Yakima Valley.Seattle, 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
- Oct 30, 1890The Tariff That Stung the Tin CanAs the McKinley Bill hikes duties on tin, local canners and hardware merchants brace for price shocks that will ripple through Aberdeen’s economy.Aberdeen, WA
- Jan 22, 1891The tugboat blockade at Grays HarborA local editor exposes a corrupt tugboat manager for sabotaging a critical federal survey of the harbor bar.Aberdeen, WA
- Nov 12, 1891The Colonel, the Adjutant-General, and the Olympia Hotel LobbyA state militia court-martial adjourns without deciding whether Colonel Haines was a civilian or a soldier when he assaulted Adjutant-General O’Brien—prompting a newspaper suggestion that O’Brien wear a baseball mask.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, 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
- Aug 31, 1894King County's Almshouse 'Vindication' Came With a Taxpayer BillA committee appointed to investigate charges against King County commissioners billed the public for its own defense—including $10-a-day duty and a detective sent after a newspaper leak.Seattle, WA
- May 4, 1916Eighty-Five Portland Boosters Take Kennewick by StormA trade excursion rolls into town for four hours of speeches, store visits, and open-river boosterism — with the mayor, the railroads, and a 'cocktail' cherry orchard all in on the fun.Kennewick, WA