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- Feb 27, 1892The Courthouse Feud: Superintendent Resigns and Foremen Are Ordered Off the JobThurston County commissioners accept W. A. Rogers’s resignation as courthouse superintendent, citing “strained relations” among contractors, architect and foremen, then appoint R. O. Owen to finish the job.Olympia, WA
- Aug 23, 1892The Pawnbroker's Trap: How a Portland Dealer Took Down a Jewel ThiefA Tacoma jeweler's robbery leads to a cross-state chase and a clever act of revenge by a Portland pawnbroker who had once been burned by the same thief.Tacoma, WA
- Dec 11, 1893A Woman’s Plea for ProtectionThe lawful wife of Gee Lee seeks sanctuary with the police, fearing for her life at the hands of her husband's associates.Seattle, WA
- Aug 18, 1899The Abandoned Souls of the NorthTragic reports from the Yukon reveal that ill gold-seekers are being expelled by Canadian authorities, leaving them to fend for themselves on American soil.Western Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Jul 7, 1905The Fight for Yakima Valley Water RightsState officials abandon their opposition to federal reclamation investigations, clearing the way for government-led irrigation projects.Kennewick, WA
- Jun 9, 1910The Tungsten Under the Schoolhouse: Stevens County's Buried FortuneA state geologist confirms the richest tungsten deposits in the Northwest lie beneath state school lands north of Deer Park — and the state must decide whether to lock in 30-year leases or keep the mineral wealth for its school fund.Deer Park, WA