Yakima Republic
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- Sep 11, 1887The High Cost of Shipping Produce to the SoundYakima farmers complain that exorbitant transport rates are leaving them with nothing to show for their labor.Yakima, WA
- Apr 18, 1889The Printer Who Won the LotteryA local newsman strikes it rich, prompting talk of a career change into banking.Yakima, WA
- Sep 12, 1889The Sudden Loss of a Young EditorJames Williams Holton, the young heir to the Yakima Republic, passes away at twenty-two.Yakima, WA
- Apr 21, 1892The Era of Irrigation BeginsNewspapers across the Northwest celebrate the completion of the massive irrigation canal that transformed the Yakima Valley.Yakima, WA
- Jun 10, 1915A Gas Well Roars to Life in the Sagebrush — and Yakima Comes to WatchSixty North Yakima men drove out to a wildcat well 14 miles north of Benton City, where escaping gas hissed like a locomotive, then lit into a 20-foot tower of flame — and raised fresh hopes of oil under the desert. Spoiler: the gas wasn't there in commercial quantities yet.Benton City, WA
- Oct 28, 1915The Struggle for Yakima Irrigation RightsKennewick editors push back against accusations of land-grabbing, demanding only the water rights promised to the lower valley.Kennewick, WA
- Mar 15, 1917The Disappearance of Charles GerberAfter vanishing from his home in Yakima, a local man is located in Kennewick, shedding light on a personal health struggle.Kennewick, WA