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- Railroad Giant Grants Land Reprieve to Settlers
After losing the 'overlap' land court battle, the Northern Pacific Railway signals it will let families stay on their homesites.
- Saloon Keeper Launches Impeachment War
After being denied a license, a local pioneer targets city officials for illegal self-dealing in Vancouver's municipal government.
- The Dawn of the Employer Association in Vancouver
Local business owners form a unified front to dictate terms to labor unions, marking a shift in regional industrial relations.
- The End of the Cattle Barons' Land Grab
Federal authorities tighten rules on soldiers' homestead claims to stop large cattle companies from using widows as proxies to secure public land.
- The War on 'Embalmed' Milk
State Dairy and Food Commissioner E. A. McDonald reflects on the rise of Washington's dairy industry and his crusade against chemical preservatives in the food supply.
- Vancouver’s Sunday Shutdown
The saloon keepers of Vancouver, Washington, enforce a strict city-wide Sunday closure, leaving the town deserted.
- Brutal Attack Near Camas Leaves Worker for Dead
A plumber was waylaid on a bridge near the Washougal River, robbed of his tools and savings, and thrown from the span by assailants who remain at large.
- A Desperate Act at the St. Elmo
A Seattle electrician is hospitalized in Vancouver after a suicide attempt follows significant gambling losses.
- The End of Populism in Clark County
After internal negotiations, the local Populist Party has officially dissolved to merge with the Democratic Party.
- Railroad Titans Keep Kennewick Guessing
Northern Pacific executives descend upon the region, stoking rumors of a major bridge project and a new push along the Columbia River bank.
- The Silence at the Vancouver Institution
A Walla Walla father challenges the state’s neglect of oral education methods for deaf children.
- Vancouver Goes Dry: The Day the Saloons Quit
In a display of industrial solidarity, Vancouver's saloon keepers shut every business in town to protest the enforcement of Sunday closing laws.
- The Patent Medicine Riot in Vancouver
A traveling troupe of medicine sellers barely escapes a mob of soldiers and citizens after a guarantee of 'money refunded' turns violent.
- A Night at the Dance Costs Seven Their Jobs
A drunken revelry among Northern Pacific crewmen at Yacolt leads to a locomotive wreck and mass termination.
- San Juan Hill, a Bad Marriage, and Five Years Gone
Capt. Richard Steadman sailed off heartbroken to Cuba, came back a brevet major, and married his first sweetheart within a week of learning she was free.
- Northern Pacific Purges Ranks in Consolidation
A master mechanic travels to Vancouver to test the fitness of workers on newly acquired rail lines as wage standards are adjusted.
- The Justice Who Served a Black Eye
A Vancouver resident files a $1,000 damage suit against a Justice of the Peace who allegedly assaulted him after a dispute over a fine.
- The Sheriff’s Son and the Jailbreak
A quick-thinking schoolboy foils a planned escape at the Vancouver county jail.
- Vancouver Loggers Demand Northern Pacific Rail Extension
Local loggers petition for a branch line through the military garrison to improve access to deep water and mill sites.
- A Bumper Prune Harvest Faces Wet Weather Threat
Heavy rains and mold threaten to compromise Clarke County’s massive prune crop as thousands of workers descend on the orchards.
- Vancouver Voters to Tackle River Obstructions
Frustrated by federal inaction on the Columbia River, Clarke County proposes a local tax to clear a navigational bar.
- Vancouver Spends $2,500 to Open Its River Gate to Bigger Ships
The Northern Pacific dredger cleared a channel with at least fourteen feet of water over the bar below Vancouver, and citizens who guaranteed the cost now wanted an improvement district—and a federal jetty—to keep it open.
- Clark County's Country Districts Will Vote the Saloon Up or Down
A local-option petition puts license-or-no-license on the November ballot outside the incorporated towns—where only Battle Ground has a saloon.
- The Unladylike Triumph of a Determined Angler
A fishing trip turns into a chaotic, close-quarters wrestling match when a persistent angler finally secures her catch in an unconventional way.