P. B. Johnson
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- Nov 18, 1883The Fight for Washington’s SoulLegislators clash over a proposal to split the Washington Territory, revealing deep-seated animosity between the eastern and western regions.Olympia, WA
- Feb 8, 1891Moving the University: A Fight Over Land and LegacyLegislators and local boosters draft a plan to relocate the University of Washington and untangle decades of messy land titles.Metropolitan Tract, Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1893The 83-Ballot Deadlock: 'Either Allen or No One'In Olympia, John B. Allen’s Republican caucus held the line while Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny saw their candidacies frostbitten—and the ballots kept piling up.Olympia, WA
- Oct 6, 1893Prison Scandal Rocks Penitentiary BoardA Walla Walla official is removed from his post for illegally funneling state-made grain sacks to commercial dealers instead of local farmers.Walla Walla, WA
- Mar 6, 1895Walla Walla Tells Its Lawmakers: Drop Everything and Fight the RailroadsThe Commercial Club wired the legislature to back the Morgan bill—and warned that any half-hearted local representative would be treated as “an enemy to this town.”Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 10, 1903The City Charter Cold WarWalla Walla's leaders debate whether the city should seek a new charter or remain under territorial law until the population hits 20,000.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 3, 1903Fort Walla Walla's Long Fight Against AbandonmentA historical look at the community's desperate efforts to preserve the military reservation as a public asset.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA