R. A. Ballinger
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- Jul 18, 1894Lawyers Descend on Seattle to Fix a 'Deplorable' Legal CodeThe State Bar Association opens its convention at the Seattle National Bank building, with judges and attorneys pushing nonpartisan courts, a permanent code commission, and better pay for judges.Seattle, WA
- Dec 23, 1909The Federal Land Freeze on the Pend OreilleA sudden government order halts settlement along 30 miles of the Pend Oreille River, leaving homesteaders in limbo as a major power company eyes the region's massive hydroelectric potential.Newport, WA
- Feb 24, 1910Bureaucratic Blow to Kaniksu HomesteadersA sudden reversal in federal policy by Secretary of the Interior R.A. Ballinger threatens the residency claims of forty settlers in the Kaniksu National Forest.Newport, WA