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388 stories matching confer
- Arson Trial Reveals a West Seattle Cover-Up
A grocery store owner on trial for burning his own shop admits to paying 'hush money' to witnesses after becoming 'confused and crushed' by his losses.
- The Spokane Tribe's Bargain: Timber Revenue for a Forest Reserve
At the agency in Miles, tribal members agreed to set aside unallotted mountain land as a forest reserve and to open Walker's Prairie to homesteaders—if the government paid $5 an acre.
- Washington Sets First Minimum Wage Standards
A newly empowered industrial welfare commission begins enforcing minimum pay for women, girls, and minors across mercantile, laundry, and factory sectors.
- The Steel Trust's War on Labor
Everett labor organizers respond to a national mandate to confront the United States Steel Corporation’s open shop campaign.
- The Shadow of the Railroad King
Walla Walla business leaders face a harsh reality: their local economic destiny is now entirely controlled by E.H. Harriman, the transcontinental rail magnate.
- The Fight for Hanford's Water
Local water right owners resolve to keep their legal battle for irrigation rights alive all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- State Snub for Tacoma
Legislators in Olympia move horticultural headquarters to Kennewick, leaving Tacoma behind.
- The Day the Territorial Supreme Court Killed Women's Suffrage in Washington
In a landmark test case from May 1902, Judge Sash ruled that the Organic Act of Washington Territory only granted voting rights to males, effectively striking down local efforts to enfranchise women.
- The Libel Pamphlet That Ended With Psalm 52
Rev. M. H. Nichols, already convicted of libeling Elder T. B. Ford, circulated a new attack on Dr. W. P. George—and Judge Humes fined him $25.
- The Struggle for Sidewalk Accessibility in 1877 Seattle
An early editorial plea highlights the difficulty of navigating the city’s unpaved streets where cows, not just people, claimed the right-of-way.
- The Republicans Who Tried to Fuse With the Democrats
A dissident Republican meeting at Grand Army Hall named a conference committee to cut a county-ticket deal with Democrats—then the city attorney walked out.
- The Preacher, the Presiding Elder, and the Typewritten Screed
An obscure minister accuses a Methodist leader of seduction and embezzlement, setting off a Seattle church scandal and a criminal-libel warrant.
- The Day the University of Washington Decided It Needed a Law School
Regents endorsed a law department, began the search for a dean, and ordered gymnasium plans capped at $15,000—all in one afternoon.
- A Church Scandal Erupts in a Seattle Libel Trial
M. H. Nichols stood accused of criminally libeling Presiding Elder T. B. Ford. The defense spent the day trading rumors, old grudges, and one complaint about the prosecutor's booming voice.
- The Proclamation That Never Was: How Seattle Almost Became a State in 1889
While Congress debated the fate of Dakota and New Mexico, a radical proposal to admit Washington Territory by presidential decree revealed the deep political fractures over statehood.
- The Political Trading Floor in Mission
A backroom bargain in Chelan County pits local ambition against the governor's power, revealing the high-stakes chess game behind early 20th-century endorsements.
- The Ministers and the Mayor-Elect
A committee from the Ministerial Alliance meets with Mayor-elect Wright to probe his stance on the city's 'open' or 'closed' status, leaving the public to guess the outcome.
- Seattle's Crackdown on 'Wine Rooms'
City officials move to outlaw private booths and closed 'wine rooms' in saloons to curb illicit activity.
- The Settler's Plight: Caught in the Crosshairs of Territorial Law
While Washington settlers face prosecution for working their land, Congress remains fixated on minor bureaucratic slights, ignoring the plight of the territories.
- Streetcar Strike Paralyzes Seattle Transit
Conductors and drivers halt operations across the city, leaving only two lines running as labor disputes escalate.
- The Wild West Street Brawl Between Two Police Chiefs
A power struggle in Tacoma turned into a street-side standoff, forcing residents to choose sides as two men claimed the title of Chief of Police.
- Ole Hanson Declares War on the Senate—and the Race Tracks
Blocked by a two-thirds rule, the fiery legislator vows lawsuits, subpoenas and a statewide hunt for betting losses until the senate bends.
- When Washington Territory Granted Women the Vote
A rare 1884 report reflects on the early, controversial experiment of woman suffrage and the inclusion of women on juries.
- Washington Territory Grants Women the Vote
After passing the House previously, the suffrage bill clears the Council, marking a historic victory for equal representation.
- Bridge Collapse Leaves Richland Stranded
Without a bridge, Richland business leaders struggle to find affordable transport to Kennewick.