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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 43 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 22 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 117 |
| 1890 | 18 |
| 1891 | 99 |
| 1892 | 187 |
| 1893 | 163 |
| 1894 | 144 |
| 1895 | 189 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 84 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 2 |
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| 1916 | 35 |
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| 1923 | 8 |
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| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
25 stories matching propos
- A Gift of Land for Seattle
G.C. Phinney proposes gifting his Lake Avenue Park to the growing city of Seattle, provided the Council commits to its improvement.
- The Cross-Border Tugboat War
Canadian tugboat operators are fuming over an unfair trade imbalance as American vessels dominate regional shipping routes.
- Investors Eye a Comprehensive Street Railway System
A group from Boston is negotiating to build a streetcar line on Jackson Street and potentially the entire city, contingent on land bonuses.
- The Fight for a New Land Office
Citizens of the Eastern Sound protest a proposal to center federal land business in Port Townsend, arguing it is inaccessible and indifferent to their needs.
- The Battle Over Public Tidelands
A recurring civic headache resurfaces as the City Council weighs conflicting claims on the city's valuable waterfront property.
- The Fight Over Railroad Land Grants
A scathing critique of Senator Dolph's land forfeiture bill, which is accused of protecting corporate interests over the public domain.
- The Fight to Reclaim Railroad Lands
A lobbyist writes from Washington, D.C., on the progress of a bill to forfeit Northern Pacific land grants and restore them to the public domain.
- Building a Seawall to Save the Waterfront
A proposal to use excavated earth from new construction to extend the city's harbor, protecting the waterfront while expanding valuable land.
- Olympia's Shifting Rail Line
The Olympia branch railroad plans a major reroute to avoid dangerous trestles and prioritize the lucrative logging trade.
- Catholic Order Plans Expansion in Olympia
Religious orders in the territorial capital announce plans for a new academy for boys, the platting of Priest's Point, and the construction of a much-needed hospital.
- The Steamboat Betrayal
A local captain accuses Ottawa officials of reneging on a mail contract after he already invested in the route.
- Protecting the Timber Frontier
Seattle business leaders lobby to maintain trade protections against foreign competition.
- White Wins Pause on Puyallup Coal Road Land Patents
Seattle’s advocate returns from Washington D.C. with updates on the struggle to reclaim Northern Pacific land grants from corporate control.
- The Street-Level Cost of Filth
A local observer decries the sanitary conditions of Seattle's waterfront and argues that private enterprise requires public hygiene.
- Violent Saloon Dispute Leaves Man Wounded
A gambling argument at a Newcastle saloon ended in gunfire, highlighting the lack of law enforcement presence in the mining town.
- The Ghost Hotel on the Old School Lot
A legal dispute over a prime piece of downtown real estate reveals a broken promise to build a hotel, fueling rumors of a makeshift boarding house for Chinese laborers.
- A Costly Court House Proposal
A local property owner attempts to pressure King County into buying his bluff-top lot for an exorbitant price, despite the site's clear logistical flaws.
- A Stagecoach Ride Into the Last Paradise of Bunch Grass
A correspondent survives a headfirst plunge into an icy creek to report on the new stage route, the boomtown of Okanogan, and the railroad the Big Bend is begging for.
- The Palace Coup at the Young Men’s Independent Club
A political faction attempts to seize control of a local club through backroom deals and 'gag rules,' only to be met with a revolt by the membership.
- The Dream of a Seattle Ship Canal
Proposals to link Lake Washington, Lake Union, and the Puget Sound via canals promised to unlock vast timber and coal riches, but the path forward remains a tangled mess of congressional bills and engineering hurdles.
- Spokane Falls Finally Gets Water Works
After years of relying on water carriers and wells, the city council grants a franchise to two newcomers to build a water system, promising fire protection and an end to the water famine.
- The Miners at Newcastle Demand Fair Time
Workers at the Newcastle coal mine initiate a strike over wage-deduction schemes and travel time between the town and the pit.
- Spokane Falls Catches the 'Building Fever'
Every block in town is adding a structure, and Frank R. Moore's new brick block on Howard Street signals that the city's old capitalists believe in its future.
- Spokane Falls Fights to Stay the Gateway to the Coeur d'Alene Mines
As rival towns and papers tout their own routes to the gold fields, the Spokane Falls Review insists the Big Meadows road will make this city the permanent key to the mines.
- Spokane's Citizens Buy Themselves a Road to the Gold Fields
In fifteen minutes, local businessmen pledged a quarter of a $20,000 stock company to run stages and freight wagons between Spokane Falls and the Coeur d'Alene mines — before another town could steal the traffic.