Senator Van Wyck
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- Feb 28, 1884Railroads Fight Taxes on 40 Million AcresA Chicago editorial rips into railroads for claiming massive land tracts while dodging local taxes, warning that the territory is being sold into corporate feudalism.Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1884The Fight Over Northern Pacific Land GrantsA high-stakes political battle in the U.S. Senate over land worth thousands of dollars per acre near Puyallup.Puyallup, WA