President Oakes
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- Mar 2, 1889The Terminal War: How the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Seized SeattleWireless reports confirm that two major railroads are conspiring to make Seattle their northern terminus, effectively cutting off Tacoma from transcontinental traffic.Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1892The Railway Party’s Near-Drowning in the Yakima RiverA VIP delegation touring irrigation infrastructure narrowly escapes disaster when their wagon team bolts into a deep river slough.Union Gap, Yakima, WA
- Apr 13, 1895The Railroad Land Agent Who Chose Death Over RuinPaul Schulze, the Northern Pacific’s former land agent and a promoter of Tacoma streetcars and Yakima irrigation, shot himself as receivers took over his enterprises.Tacoma, WA