Post Office Department
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- May 7, 1882The Mailroom Kerfuffle in New TacomaA secret telegram, a local feud, and a postmaster who chose 'higher law' over departmental secrecy.Tacoma, WA
- Dec 10, 1891Free Mail Delivery Is Coming to Olympia—If the City Numbers Its HousesPostmaster V. A. Milroy says carriers, boxes and three new routes will be ready by New Year’s Day, but two-thirds of the city’s houses still lack numbers and property owners must pay to add them.Olympia, WA
- Dec 30, 1892Federal Crackdown on Train Mail SecurityPostal authorities issue strict new guidelines for railway employees to stop the 'frequent robberies' plaguing the Northern Pacific lines.Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1894The 'Green Goods' Trap Catches the ProminentFederal authorities warn that soliciting counterfeit money through the mail is a criminal offense, catching many high-status professionals in their web.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1894The Town With the Wrong MailA mix-up over naming rights between two Kitsap County towns leads to a mail delivery crisis.Port Orchard, WA
- Jun 9, 1916The Battle for Mail Service in White BluffsPatrons of the former post office site face a bureaucratic maze as the Department offers three distinct, and potentially inadequate, solutions for mail delivery.White Bluffs, White Bluffs, WA
- Dec 22, 1916The Mail Comes to the Farm: White Bluffs Wins Rural Free DeliveryWashington's Post Office Department orders a tri-weekly carrier route out of White Bluffs to begin February 2, 1917 — provided every rancher on the line gets a box up in time.White Bluffs, WA