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- A Visitor's Critique of the Press
Thomas Brennan, an Irish nationalist, claims the British government controls American reporting on the Irish cause.
- The End of Populism in Clark County
After internal negotiations, the local Populist Party has officially dissolved to merge with the Democratic Party.
- The End of the Geary Act Deadline
Registration for Chinese residents under the restrictive Geary Act concludes, mandating potential deportation for those without federal certificates.
- The Clash Over Tacoma’s 'Open-Town' Morals
Council President Roice and Mayor Wright engage in a heated public feud over allegations of vice and the policing of the city streets.
- Powering the Mines: $100,000 Plant Planned at Meyers Falls
Railway and power company officials secure lease for entire water power, promising 1,000 horsepower to mines and a major new plant.
- The Global Price of Local Barley
Tacoma's grain markets feel the ripple effects of the Russo-Japanese War as international demand drives up local prices.
- Setting the Record Straight on Local Labor Troubles
The manager of the Lakeview rolling mills clarifies that an assault took place on a public road, not within the company's property, amid rumors of internal company conflict.
- The Shingle Weavers Convene
Snohomish and Skagit county shingle weavers gather at the Labor Temple to plot a path toward total organization of the craft.
- Japanese Cabinetmakers Arrive in Seattle for A.-Y.-P. Exposition Despite Labor Exclusion Laws
Ten skilled Japanese workmen are granted special entry to build the Japanese exhibit, highlighting the complex intersection of immigration policy and international spectacle.
- Fire Devours Spokane Church Block as Lodging House Keeper Leaps for Her Life
An early-morning blaze consumed All Saints' Episcopal parish property, including the new rectory and tenements, injuring a lodging-house keeper and causing $30,000 in loss.
- The Wheels Threw Him Aside: A Coal Heaver's Narrow Escape
F. Brassell fell beneath freight cars at Tekoa's coal bunkers; he lost an ear and most of his scalp but survived the first night.
- Doctors Lobby for Higher Fees in New Insurance Law
A meeting of longshoremen and medical professionals in Tacoma reveals that the new state compensation act is being used to settle professional grievances.
- Olympic Athletic Club Internal Squabble
A committee meets to resolve deep fractures within a local sports club, where disagreements over prize fighting have cast members in an unfavorable light.
- Fire Chief Faces Ouster Over Citizenship Claim
A political feud within the Seattle Fire Department takes a turn as a rejected applicant accuses the Chief of being an alien.
- A Global Timber Tycoon Eyes Bellingham
A millionaire shipowner from Chile secures control of the long-idle Bellingham mill, hinting at the international stakes in Washington's lumber boom.
- Makah Sealers Face Forfeiture
Federal authorities move to seize two schooners owned by Makah sealers for violating international sealing regulations off Cape Flattery.
- Crushed on the Dry Dock
A pioneer ship carpenter sues the Union Transit Company after a workplace accident leaves him permanently injured while building the steamer Utopia.
- The High Price of Labor
A former city officer turned laborer is critically injured in a sewer trench collapse near the downtown core.
- A Frontier Independence Day Warning
On the Fourth of July, 1891, Senator Claypool delivers a scathing critique of corporate power, political corruption, and the shifting identity of a growing nation.
- Mining Companies Dodge Revenue Tax
New tax laws lead Spokane mining companies to slash share prices to avoid hefty federal levies.
- Seattle's Yachting Future Takes Root
A newly incorporated club eyes a waterfront site in West Seattle and an ambitious $3,000 building project.
- Prominent Pioneer Olive Delaney Dies After Surgery
A life spanning the cross-country emigrant trails to the settlement of the Walla Walla valley ends following complications from an operation.
- Seattle's Welsh Community Celebrates Heritage
A large crowd gathered at Ranke's Hall to hear the Cambrian Glee Club and learn about Cymrodorion traditions.
- The Walla Walla Man Who Wanted to Buy the Rails
In 1903, B.D. Crocker—former collector of internal revenue and local favorite—shocked railroad executives by offering to buy the Columbia River & Northern line, sparking rumors of a secret deal with the powerful Oregon Railway & Navigation Company.
- The Industrial Army's Seattle and Tacoma Divisions Near Collapse
Striking workers and the 'Industrial Army' face infighting and skeptical local authorities as they try to push for transport to Washington, D.C.