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71 stories matching alien
- The Fight Over Who Can Own Washington Land
A 1914 ballot measure proposed strict limits on alien land ownership, sparking a debate on residency, citizenship, and the future of the state's natural resources.
- The Secret Census of Incarcerated Aliens
Federal agents conduct a quiet, month-long sweep of Washington’s state institutions to identify non-citizens for deportation.
- 1914 Ballot: Noncitizen Residents and City Land Ownership
Voters are asked to decide if resident aliens should be allowed to own land within municipal corporations.
- Longshoremen Wage War on 'Alien' Crew
A ship captain was arrested in Tacoma for allowing his foreign crew to load lumber, sparking a battle over labor rights and local wages.
- 1914 Bid to Let Noncitizens Own City Land
Voters prepare to decide if resident aliens should be allowed to own property within city limits.
- The 1914 Ballot: Restricting Alien Land Ownership
Voters face a pivotal constitutional amendment determining if non-citizens can own property within municipal borders.
- Washington's 1889 Convention Settles Prohibition, Corporations
Delegates in Olympia rush to finalize state constitutional provisions, including contentious debates over railroad commissions and alien land ownership.
- A $25,000 Suit for Stolen Affection
An 1892 Seattle husband took his wife’s alleged lover to court—and put a price on heartbreak.
- Indictment Reveals Political Manipulation of Citizenship
A Walla Walla politician faces perjury charges for allegedly manipulating immigrant naturalization to influence local elections.
- Who Gets to Work the Docks?
A court ruling on the labor of foreign sailors in local ports highlights the fierce competition for maritime jobs in 1890s Tacoma.
- The Exclusionist Debate in 1885 Seattle
An editorial from the Post-Intelligencer outlines the legal arguments used to justify the early efforts to bar Chinese residents from owning land in Washington Territory.
- Washington's 1889 Convention Debates Land Ownership, Bribery
Delegates in Olympia debate alien land rights and anti-bribery measures for the new state charter.
- The Fight for Seattle’s Tide Lands
Boosterism clashes with civic control as a proposal to alienate tide lands sparks fears of corporate monopolization.
- The Gold Rush That Never Was: How Canadian Laws Stifled Seattle’s Northern Dream
A Victoria contractor tells the Star that new British Columbia legislation has turned away American miners, leaving Alaska's gold fields dark and local businesses in ruins.
- A Salacious Scandal in Spokane
A local doctor sues a brewer and a theater owner for 'alienating' his wife's affections, leading to a series of prying legal interrogatories.
- Longshoremen Battle Steamship Crew Over Alien Labor
A confrontation on the waterfront erupts after a ship's captain replaces union workers with a Japanese crew, sparking a legal test case on contract labor laws.
- The Border Drawn Through the Hop Fields
First Nations pickers from British Columbia were crossing into Washington to bring in the hop crop. The Treasury ordered them deported — while the inspector admitted the growers could not do without them.
- The Campaign to Exclude Japanese Farmers from Seattle Markets
White truck farmers in the White River Valley organize a campaign to ban Japanese immigrant competition from the Pike Place Market.
- Everett Labor Unions Demand Immigration Restriction
Citing an influx of 'pauper labor' from Southern Europe, the Everett Trades Council lobbies Congress to stem the tide.
- President Cleveland Speaks on Chinese Exclusion
A presidential message to Congress calls for federal restraint amidst rising anti-Chinese violence in Wyoming and Washington Territories.
- The Price of Meddling: Mother-in-Law Ordered to Pay for Alienating Son's Affections
After a bitter legal battle over a forced marriage and the sudden promise of Klondike gold, a young wife successfully sues her mother-in-law for shattering her home.
- The Birth Pangs of Washington’s Constitution
As the territory prepared for statehood in 1889, the local press scrutinized the new constitution, exposing the tension between civic optimism and the looming shadow of corporate greed.
- The Millions Buried in Puyallup Indian Land
A government report reveals the staggering valuation of tribal lands near Tacoma, sparking a 19th-century struggle over ownership, development, and the protection of Indigenous sovereignty against encroaching white expansion.
- Puyallup Reservation Lands Distributed
After a long period of waiting, Puyallup families have finally received land patents as the reservation is divided into 167 tracts.
- The End of the Hop-Picking Migration
A federal decision in 1892 abruptly cuts off the long-standing seasonal labor of British Columbia indigenous harvesters in Washington.