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- Palouse Settlers Win Decisive Victory Over Railroad Interests
A landmark federal decision voids railroad claims to 'lieu lands,' prompting town-wide celebrations and jubilation among homesteaders.
- The Railway Freight War in the Palouse
Farmers in Eastern Washington celebrate the enforcement of the Anderson Act, which drastically reduces freight costs and promises to revitalize wheat production.
- The Fight for Homestead Security in Whitman County
Settlers organize to petition the new Secretary of the Interior for land titles, dismissing reports that they oppose the Democratic administration.
- The Rain-Soaked Fields of the Palouse
Heavy, unrelenting rains delay the spring wheat planting in Eastern Washington, causing concern for farmers.