Washington Agricultural College
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- Dec 14, 1892The Palace Intrigue at Washington’s Agricultural CollegeA bitter power struggle ends with the firing of President Lilley, amid allegations of ghost-salaries and cronyism at the state's new college in Pullman.Pullman, WA
- Dec 19, 1892Inside the New State Agricultural CollegeA look at the flourishing early days of the state school at Pullman as it prepares to serve the agricultural heart of Washington.Pullman, WA
- Feb 21, 1894The Failed Coup at Washington Agricultural CollegeA group of anonymous agitators attempts to purge the regents of the state's young college, but they refuse to put their names to the accusations.Pullman, WA
- Jan 28, 18951,950 Farmers Tested Whether Washington Could Grow Its Own SugarA statewide experiment from Pullman found Washington soil and climate unusually suited to sugar beets—raising hopes that the state could someday manufacture all the sugar it consumed.Pullman, WA
- Jun 2, 1895A Vassar of the West: Pullman Builds a Home for College WomenIn 1895, Washington Agricultural College regents approved a granite-and-brick women’s dormitory with parlors, a recreation hall and suites modeled on Eastern colleges.Stevens Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- May 27, 1897When the Creamery Burned, Yakima's Milk Had Nowhere to GoCaptain Dunn lost his creamery to fire, put his cows on the range when no skimming station could be arranged, and warned that Yakima's dairy economy would feel the loss.Yakima, WA
- Apr 2, 1898The Palouse Wheat Boom Was a Gold Mine—Until the Debt Came DueAn agricultural professor traces the Palouse’s speculative wheat economy: inflated land purchases, the rain-ruined crop of 1893, the panic that followed, and the sudden recovery by 1897.Palouse, WA
- Sep 29, 1898The Future of Farming at Washington Agricultural CollegeA visit to the Pullman campus reveals the experimental work being done to improve Eastern Washington's agricultural yields.Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- Jul 25, 1903Defending the Campus ViewDonations from local property owners at Washington Agricultural College aim to safeguard dormitory sightlines and future campus development.Pullman, WA
- Aug 28, 1903Tuberculosis Outbreak in Spokane CattlePublic health officials begin clinical research on infected dairy stock at Washington Agricultural College.Pullman, WA
- Oct 15, 1903Expansion at State CollegeWith booming enrollment in chemistry and engineering, the college prepares its new laboratory in Morrill Hall.Morrill Hall, Pullman, WA
- Oct 23, 1903Prize-Winning Livestock at the Walla Walla FairProfessor Elliott of Pullman College presides over the judging of fine cattle and stallions, highlighting the region's agricultural prestige.Walla Walla Fairgrounds, Walla Walla, WA