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3 stories matching linger

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lingerman, clinger, flinger, klinger, ling, slinger

  1. Lawmakers Pocketed Mileage for Railroad Passes They Rode Free

    A Tacoma editor accuses Washington legislators of charging the state for travel they never paid for — and then shouting for reform.

    Jun 18, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. Squire Arrives in Olympia as Senate Fight Heats Up

    As Senator Watson Squire arrives to secure his reelection, the halls of the state capital are buzzing with political maneuvering, railroad regulation debates, and the lingering shadow of the Wounded Knee massacre.

    Jan 7, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. The Spiders of the Rotunda

    A look at the professional lobbyists who stalked the halls of the old Washington capitol, turning the state legislature into a theater of influence.

    Feb 23, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanOld Capitol Building, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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