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- Jan 6, 1865A Deadly Dispute on the PatahaA Christmas Day argument over a tool leaves a young man dead and the legal system in disarray due to missing paperwork.Pataha, WA
- Feb 6, 1878The Great Ditch: How Snohomish Settlers Tamed the MarshBefore the land was dry, a few determined pioneers took shovels and grit to the wetlands behind Snohomish to carve a new path for trade and transit.Snohomish, WA
- May 30, 1882The Ashes of Affluence: How Seattle’s Burnt District Became a GoldmineWhile the city mourns the destruction of its commercial heart, savvy investors are turning charred lots into fortunes, with property values tripling in just years.Seattle, WA
- Jul 19, 1889The Constitutional Convention's Partisan GridlockDelegates in Olympia debate the structure of the state's future judiciary, clashing over judicial term limits, court size, and political representation.Olympia, WA
- Aug 7, 1889The Struggle for Rail RegulationWashington's constitutional convention wrestles with whether to empower a commission to oversee railroad giants.Olympia, WA
- Aug 10, 1889Washington's 1889 Convention Debates Land Ownership, BriberyDelegates in Olympia debate alien land rights and anti-bribery measures for the new state charter.Olympia, WA
- Aug 12, 1889Washington's 1889 Convention Settles Prohibition, CorporationsDelegates in Olympia rush to finalize state constitutional provisions, including contentious debates over railroad commissions and alien land ownership.Olympia, WA
- Aug 22, 1889The Battle for the Seattle WaterfrontAs the Washington State Constitutional Convention nears its conclusion, delegates engage in a fierce final debate over the ownership of tide lands and the rights of the state versus private corporations.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1891The Tragic Death at the Quinault TentA coroner's inquest explores the death of a young prospector after his partner admits to a fatal shooting.Quinault, WA
- Mar 31, 1892A Violent Altercation at Taggard's SaloonA dispute over a gambling debt nearly turns fatal when a patron draws a knife.Yakima, WA
- Jan 19, 1893The Snohomish TurncoatA young legislator betrays his constituents to join a chaotic senatorial deadlock in Olympia.Olympia, WA
- Jan 20, 1893The Political Pressure on Mr. RutterA state legislator lashes out after the press accuses him of being a 'doubtful' vote in the contentious race for the U.S. Senate.Seattle, WA
- Jan 26, 1893The Political Grudge Match in RosaliaA legislative seat is caught in a bitter proxy war after a list of locals is circulated to pressure a politician’s vote.Rosalia, WA
- Feb 1, 1893The Never-Ending Senatorial DeadlockLegislative chaos in Olympia as power-brokering and petty infighting stall the selection of a U.S. Senator.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Feb 13, 1893The Senatorial Deadlock in OlympiaPartisan maneuvering and 'dark horse' schemes stall the election of Senator John B. Allen.Olympia, WA
- Aug 30, 1894King County Commissioners Billed Taxpayers for 25,943 Miles—More Than the Earth's CircumferenceA letter to the editor by F. F. Ames accuses the King County board of padding mileage, charging for trips to Olympia, and paying an unauthorized colleague from county funds—violating state law.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895The Man Who Robbed Seattle's Fire Relief Fund Walked Out of Prison on FridayFive years after the great fire of 1889 turned Seattle to ash, the secretary trusted to hand out relief money — an inspector who forged checks to invented men — finished his sentence and went free, his full take never known.Seattle, WA
- Jan 16, 1895The U.S. Senate Seat That Stalled OlympiaWith Republicans split over Wilson and Ankeny, Pierce County played a double game and the governor's message shoved the Senate election to the back of the room.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 28, 1895Two Weeks In, Still No Senator: Olympia's Republicans Tire of the Ankeny FightThe legislature has been in session a fortnight and Washington still has no United States senator. A colleague's insulting letter blows up, the Wilson and Allen camps fold, and a caucus is called to force the thing to an end.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Nov 27, 1903The Railroad Lobby's Quiet Plan to Buy a Governor and Kill the CommissionA Walla Walla editor warns that railroad interests will avoid an open fight over regulation by nominating a friendly, colorless candidate—then using him to veto the commission bill.Olympia, WA
- Dec 5, 1903The Great Walla Walla Water WarA fiery public debate erupts over the future of the city's water system, pitting an existing investment against a controversial expansion plan.Howard Street, Walla Walla, WA