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649 stories matching contest
- A 42-Acre Land Fight Near Zillah Ends—For Now
Federal commissioners uphold local land officers in a long-running contest over 42 acres near Zillah, where the Bartholet family filed three times and paid $1.25 an acre trying to prove up desert land.
- The Boarding House Voter: A Woman’s Letter on Electoral Fraud
In January 1891, Elizabeth Lyle Saxon writes to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from Whatcom County, arguing that her experience running a boarding house reveals how easily voters can manipulate residency laws to sway contested elections.
- Ballot Box Battle in Goldendale
A tight election leads to accusations of fraud, lost ballots, and an appeal for funds in a county split by Populist politics.
- The Battle for the Bay: Fairhaven Claims Independence
After a fierce two-day contest before county commissioners, Fairhaven successfully blocks its neighbors from annexing its waterfront.
- Showdown at the Armory
A National Guard competitive drill in Seattle devolves into chaos as judges change the rules mid-contest, sparking heated protests.
- The Political Primary of 1912
Everett voters head to the polls to narrow down candidates, with the 'wet or dry' saloon question looming over the civic contest.
- The Ferry Fight on the Duwamish
A contest over a river crossing franchise exposes the competition for infrastructure and land rights along the lower Duwamish in 1876.
- The Residency Trap: Spokane’s 1887 Council Election Scandal
A city charter dispute threatens to unseat a newly elected official over residency requirements following a major county seat move.
- The Royal Society of Good Fellows Throws a Party
Athletic contests, fireworks, and a topical song about 'Ta-ra-boom-de-ay' mark a lively celebration in the mining town of Gilman.
- The First Inter-School Field Meet
Youth from Chesaw, Riverside, and Oroville gathered for the county's first-ever organized field sports and oratorical competition.
- The Finley Fair's Pie-Eating Showdown
A local pie-eating contest goes off the rails when a contestant tries to drink his pie like beer.
- The Great Tacoma Land Grab
A brazen scheme to seize valuable city land by falsely labeling it a 'gold mine' has finally been defeated in court.
- Judge Langley Upholds County Road Law
A legal dispute over the A.A. Smith road on the shores of Lake Washington leads to a significant ruling on eminent domain and the constitutionality of Washington road construction.
- Tacoma Tigers Dominate Local Rivalry on the Diamond
The local baseball club easily dismantled a visiting squad in a lopsided contest at the Eleventh street grounds.
- Miners Draw a Line Against the Railroad
Claim owners in the Marshall Lake mining district will fight Northern Pacific's patent application at a Nov. 8 hearing.
- The Ballard Council Seat That Turned on Two Votes
A recount in superior court puts J. H. Blake ahead in a contested Ballard election, with one ballot box opened and a handful of votes still to count.
- The Battle for the LeClerc Creek Homesteads
After years of legal uncertainty, the Secretary of the Interior rules in favor of settlers against the Forest Service.
- The Fever of 1876: Seattle’s Election Anxiety
While Seattle had no formal vote in the 1876 presidential contest, residents were whipped into a frenzy of speculation as they waited for news from the national election.
- A Fairhaven Prize Fight
A boxing match between two 'heavyweights' is set for the Cas Theatre, promising a display of athletic skill rather than a slugfest.
- The Union Veteran Who Sued the Railroad for a Million-Dollar Tacoma
Anthony P. Carr says Northern Pacific agents helped a claim-jumper steal his homestead. More than a thousand Tacoma lots—and the people living on them—depend on what the Supreme Court decides.
- The Ladies Turned Out: Newport's Women Decided the School Election
A hotly contested school board race drew 220 voters in Newport — and about 125 of them were women, who carried the day for Long and Lusher.
- A Legislature Deadlocks Over a U.S. Senate Seat
A joint-session vote fails to choose a senator, and the Post-Intelligencer demands that the Republican majority settle the contest in caucus before the session is consumed.
- The Great Seattle Tide-Land Land Rush
When the sixty-day window for claiming harbor tidelands closed, a flood of overlapping applications landed in Olympia — and the state had to decide who owned the young city’s waterfront.
- Seattle and Tacoma Militia Compete for Honors
Companies from Seattle and Tacoma squared off at Woodland Park and the armory for top honors in marksmanship and drill.
- Mining Claims vs. Townsites in Republic
A landmark land office ruling clarifies whether land should be used for mining or settlement.