The Standard
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- Feb 8, 1862A Territorial Feud Over Public PrintingA scathing editorial from The Standard details a dispute between the newspaper and a Federal official over control of territorial printing contracts.Olympia, WA
- May 10, 1862The Demise of the Vancouver TelegraphA bitter editorial feud ends with the folding of a rival newspaper, revealing the fierce competition between Olympia and Vancouver for regional influence.Olympia, WA
- Oct 12, 1891'As Cold as a Barn': The Olympia Theater Fight That Spilled Into PrintWhen the Tribune panned the Olympia Theater, the rival Standard accused it of kicking without reason. The rebuttal names icy dressing rooms, one-dollar seats and a manager in over his head.Olympia Theater, Olympia, WA
- Mar 29, 1892The Editor Who Fled to Seattle: An Olympia Newspaper War Turns PersonalThe Tribune accuses Col. Thomas Henderson Boyd and a 'political combination' of running a second-hand press to purge anybody — Republican or Democrat — who won't think their way, and gleefully reprints the Skagit Valley insult that called him a cowslip in trousers.Olympia, WA
- May 27, 1893Black Leaders Break with 'The Standard'Prominent citizens issue formal resolution against a local newspaper they claim has turned scurrilous and divisive.Seattle, WA