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- Oct 17, 1891The Westside Railway Deal and the Councilman Who Didn't Read ItOlympia's council weighed a cheaper route through C. M. Moore's block to reach the Westside Railway—until one committeeman admitted he had signed the report blind.Olympia, WA
- Jan 4, 1895The Treasurer-Elect Can't Find Bondsmen for a $400,000 BondJ. W. Maple's search for sureties exposes a quiet fight over King County's swelling public funds—and the commissioners say they actually let him off easy.Seattle, WA
- Jan 30, 1895The Free Train Passes That Kept a Senate Seat in PlayIn Olympia, a deadlocked legislature, a withdrawn reform candidate, and John L. Wilson's railroad-funded lobby decide who will represent Washington in the U.S. Senate.Olympia, WA