W. T. Forrest
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- Apr 10, 1894The Great Canal Scheme BlockedA judge strikes down a law that would have allowed private contractors to dig the Lake Washington canal and seize tide lands for profit.Lake Washington Canal, Seattle, WA
- Jul 23, 1894The State Moved the Line, and the Waterfront Went With ItTide-land owners at Port Angeles say they filled in the harbor in good faith, paid their money, and then learned the state had redrawn the meander line to swallow the most valuable frontage — and that the attorney general now refuses to issue their deeds.Port Angeles, WA
- Jan 18, 1895Three Bickering Land Departments, Millions in Tide Lands, and a Demand for AnswersA state land commissioner admits the tide-land situation is 'chaotic in the extreme' and calls for a no-whitewash legislative probe — warning that divided authority is an open door to corruption.Olympia, WA