Richard A. Ballinger
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- May 6, 1909The Warehouse Gang and the Land Office ThievesA biting satire linking local corruption in Tacoma to the national betrayal of public land trusts under the Taft administration.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 12, 1909The $5 Billion Plan to Remake the Arid WestAt the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane, Interior Secretary Ballinger and Chief Forester Pinchot squared off over whether public bonds or private capital should reclaim the West.Spokane, WA
- Jan 27, 1910The Fight for the Pend Oreille RiverA local congressman intervenes to prevent a federal shutdown of river improvements, sparking a debate over land rights and conservation.Newport, WA
- Mar 10, 1910The Battle for the LeClerc Creek HomesteadsAfter years of legal uncertainty, the Secretary of the Interior rules in favor of settlers against the Forest Service.Newport, WA