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37 stories matching refus
- The Great Yakima Salary Standoff
A budget dispute between county officials and the courts threatens to leave the treasurer empty-handed and the county’s finances in limbo.
- The Merchant's Dilemma
A local merchant vents his frustration over wealthy patrons who expect him to function as their private banker.
- The Health Crisis at Yakima’s Doorstep
A scathing editorial exposes the city council’s refusal to address the lack of a proper sewer system.
- The Traveling Salesman’s Clever Ruse
A skeptical livery stable owner meets his match in a traveling drummer who refuses to pay for his own horse.
- City Council Refuses to Pay Artist for Civic Illustrations
A local disagreement over the value of public records erupts into a debate about the council's reliance on 'malignant' journalism.
- City Council Chaos Over Marshal’s Failure to Enforce Gambling Laws
A heated dispute breaks out in North Yakima's city government over allegations of corruption and a marshal who refuses to enforce ordinances against gambling.
- A Total Circus Failure
A traveling circus skips the city license fees and leaves the locals furious with a botched performance.
- The Fight Over the State Agricultural College
Yakima and Colfax attorneys challenge the legitimacy of state funds being directed to Pullman.
- A Veteran’s Long Walk Home
A hungry and penniless soldier, having lost his horse in the Olympics, finds his fellow veterans unwilling to help him reach his home in Klickitat County to cast his vote.
- Political spoils system triggers scandal at Yakima reservation
A Union veteran and agency worker is fired and replaced by a Confederate soldier after refusing to contribute to a Democratic party campaign fund.
- City Council Unrest and Charges Against Street Commissioner
Local government fractures as council members move to oust the street commissioner over accusations of graft and negligence.
- The Orchardist Who Turned Down $1,000 Cash and Bet on His Apples
A Yakima Valley rancher's careful spraying and pruning turned a pest-ridden orchard into a crop he expects to net $1,500 — so when a buyer waved a thousand dollars at him, he said no.
- Sewer Work Halted Amid Dispute
City council freezes funds for contractor over allegations of using rejected pipe.
- Populists Assemble to Shake the Foundations of State Politics
Delegates from fourteen counties descend on North Yakima for a secretive, high-stakes convention to overhaul state laws and challenge corporate power.
- The Town the Railroad Killed
A legislative protest against the Northern Pacific Railroad's ruthless manipulation of Yakima Valley geography and business.
- The Funeral Grifter of North Yakima
An undertaker is conned out of five dollars by a man feigning the grief of a widower.
- The Great Yakima Avenue Conflagration
A devastating blaze sweeps through the business district, leveled by fire and saved only by the grit of citizens and a stand of shade trees.
- The Health Crisis at Our Door
With cholera reported in New York City, local officials must act immediately to secure North Yakima’s sanitation before the plague spreads.
- The Reverend's Vendetta
A former school superintendent threatens the local newspaper with a libel suit over accusations of mental instability and corruption.
- The Eccentric Visit of George Francis Train
The self-proclaimed 'crank' and inspiration for Phileas Fogg stops in Yakima to lecture on his own global travels.
- The Grocery Store Debate on Women's Financial Autonomy
A group of men at a local store argue that women are incapable of managing money, only to be challenged by a young farmer who defends his wife as an equal partner.
- The Sewerage Brawl
City officials and railroad employees clash in the streets during a standoff over municipal infrastructure.
- The Midnight Wait for Sunnyside Land
Homesteaders staked out a long, cold vigil at the land office, only to find the government had already cut a backroom deal.
- The Trial of the 'Commonwealers'
Deputy marshals recount the violent confrontation between strikers and authorities during the march of the Industrial Army.
- The Political Brawl Over the Seattle Canal
A Yakima newspaper accuses a 'Seattle ring' of bribery and electoral intimidation as local races heat up.