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| Year | Stories |
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| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 3 |
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- Aberdeen's Schoolhouse Standoff: Bonds, Bids, and a $3,000 Lot
A petition drive and a landowner's counteroffer stalled the city's new school while the board tried to build around the bond money.
- The Price of Infrastructure
The Aberdeen City Council finalizes a massive payout and establishes a new water superintendent position, marking the city's rapid shift toward municipal utility control.
- A School Board’s Paper Trail of Negligence
Aberdeen’s School District No. 5 accepts a contractor's bond that admits to being filled out by 'inexperienced persons' with no legal sureties.
- The People's Railroad
Citizens of Aberdeen pledge labor to build a rail line, betting their own time against town lots to secure Northern Pacific's investment.
- A Dispute Over D Street
The Aberdeen Herald criticizes landholder Samuel Benn for attempting to bypass his contractual obligations to open streets.
- A Municipal Technicality Leaves Aberdeen Officials Jobless
A legal opinion concerning dual office-holding triggers a sudden, awkward vacancy for city staff.
- The Price of Plutocracy
As violence erupts at the Homestead Steel Works, an Aberdeen editorial probes the rot of industrial concentration and the rise of a new American caste system.
- Aberdeen Council Bickers Over Bridge Purchase
A procedural stalemate arises as council members argue over the best way to secure bonds for the city’s acquisition of the Heron Street bridge.
- Aberdeen Rallies for a Unified Railroad Avenue
Local business leaders and officials debate the necessity of consolidating rail lines through the city to secure the town's economic future.
- The Great Hoquiam Bear Hunt
A group of local hunters brings home a bear, but nobody can agree on who actually landed the shot.
- The Litigation Hatchet is Buried at the West Mill
After months of legal gridlock, a debt settlement paves the way for the idle West mill to resume production in Aberdeen.
- The Banker and the Brass Brick
An unnamed Aberdeen financier fell for the classic 'antique gold' swindle, paying $5,000 for a metal bar that turned out to be mere brass.
- The Taxpayer’s Revolt Against ‘Boomer’ Debt
A local citizen takes to the press to blast the city council for proposing new debt while property values for the wealthy remain untaxed.
- Left Stranded on the Beach
A holiday picnic party at Damon's Point turns into a moonlight vigil when their boat fails to appear.
- The Battle for the Tracks
After intense lobbying, Aberdeen city officials strike a compromise with Northern Pacific to bring the railroad through the city's north side.
- The Souvenir That Sold Washington by the Page
A state pamphlet meant to promote Washington at the World's Fair gave Tacoma ten pages and Aberdeen not a line—unless towns paid. South Bend's mayor had already refused.
- Aberdeen Keeps the Lights On, Three Months at a Time
When the electric company threatened to shut down the plant, citizens and city officials scraped together a temporary guarantee to keep Aberdeen lit.