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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 16 |
16 stories
- The Filthiest Place in Washington
A state health committee blames criminal negligence and unsanitary conditions for a deadly typhoid outbreak in North Yakima.
- Battle for Yakima Valley Water Rights
A state land dispute pits the Sunnyside Canal Company against the Yakima Development Company in a high-stakes fight for irrigation rights.
- A Heartbreaking Scene of Poverty
After a mother dies in North Yakima, authorities discover seven children starving in the family home.
- The Fever Mystery in North Yakima
Local doctors clash with state officials over whether an outbreak is malaria or typhoid fever.
- The War on Diseased Orchards
A fierce battle erupts between the State Horticultural Commissioner and outside nurserymen over the destruction of thousands of fruit trees.
- The Fight for the Valley's Water
North Yakima and Ellensburg join forces to block a deal giving a private irrigation company exclusive control over mountain lake water.
- The Fight for the Sunnyside Belt Line
Residents are firing back at rumors of railroad abandonment, insisting their fertile soil promises a profitable future for the Northern Pacific.
- The Battle for the Yakima Indian Reservation
Local political pressure mounts to retain Superintendent Jay Lynch amidst federal investigation allegations.
- The Price of Poor Irrigation
Federal experts warn that Yakima Valley farmers are drowning their own crops through systemic waste and lack of drainage planning.
- The Land Office Libel Suit
A North Yakima man faces criminal charges after accusing a former land register of orchestrating a fraudulent land claim.
- The Cantaloupe Gold Rush
A Walla Walla produce dealer discovers that leasing Indian lands near the Yakima River has created a lucrative new fruit-growing empire.
- Grasshopper Plague Threatens Yakima Valley Crops
A rapid infestation of insects on the reservation has farmers fearing for their summer harvest.
- The Best Horseman in the State, Accused of Leading a Horse-Thieving Ring
A well-known Walla Walla boy working as a hospital cook in Seattle is arrested and hauled to North Yakima, charged as the ringleader of a fifteen-to-twenty-man gang of horse thieves.
- The Bureaucratic Standoff Over Yakima Water
State Land Commissioner S. A. Calvert returns from D.C. after hitting a wall with the Interior Department over irrigation rights.
- The Funeral Grifter of North Yakima
An undertaker is conned out of five dollars by a man feigning the grief of a widower.
- The Bee Boom in the Yakima Valley
As small-scale farming replaces large estates, beekeeping emerges as a surprisingly lucrative industry for Central Washington growers.