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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 9 |
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- The Gauntlet Thrown in the Land Office
A settler, claiming he was robbed of his homestead, issued a dramatic challenge to the land office register.
- Arson Suspected in Yakima Hay Fire
A thousand-dollar loss leaves authorities tracing boot prints from the ashes.
- The Midnight Wait for Sunnyside Land
Homesteaders staked out a long, cold vigil at the land office, only to find the government had already cut a backroom deal.
- A Temperance Orator Rides Into Yakima, and the Churches Empty Their Pews for Him
Francis Murphy, who talked three thousand Tacomans into signing the pledge, opens a revival at Switzer's Hall under W.C.T.U. auspices — and the ministers cancel Sunday evening services so the whole town can hear him.
- Young Railroad Worker Killed Near Relief
A teenager dies attempting to board a moving freight train while on the job.
- The Cross-Threaded Nozzle That Cost Ellensburg the Race
In an 1889 hose-cart contest, North Yakima’s fire team beat Ellensburg—but the day’s real drama was a stuck coupling and a heartbroken nozzleman.
- A Total Circus Failure
A traveling circus skips the city license fees and leaves the locals furious with a botched performance.
- A Diplomatic Disaster in North Yakima
A diplomatic incident erupts after Olympia visitors leave behind a scathing pamphlet mocking the residents of North Yakima.
- Statehood Arrives in Dignified Yakima
While other cities celebrated with gunpowder and drink, Yakima marked the transition to statehood with composure.
- Highway Robbery at the Edge of Town
A traveler is ambushed and robbed by two men in the dark at the lower end of Second Street.
- A High-Speed Horse Chase on the Ahtanum
After an intoxicated rider caused a collision and fled the scene, the Sheriff led a five-mile pursuit across the Yakima Valley.
- The Teenager Who Rushed Toward the Pen
A young drifter steals a horse in Yakima, only to be caught in Toppenish the very next morning.
- Racial Violence Erupts in Roslyn Mines
Tensions turn deadly in a mining town as white citizens clash with Black laborers.
- Two Boxers Escape County Jail With False Keys
Two incarcerated pugilists manage a clean getaway from the county jail after an apparent inside job with smuggled keys.
- Spokane Falls Fire of 1889 Destroys Thirty Blocks
A detailed account of the massive conflagration that leveled thirty blocks of Spokane, leaving thousands homeless and causing an estimated $12 million in damages.
- The Great Yakima Avenue Conflagration
A devastating blaze sweeps through the business district, leveled by fire and saved only by the grit of citizens and a stand of shade trees.
- The Great Ellensburg Fire
While Yakima celebrated the Fourth of July, a neighbor city fell to a devastating, likely incendiary blaze.
- Post Office Inferno Narrowly Avoided
A quick-thinking resident discovers a fire smoldering under the post office stove, saving the block from total destruction.
- A Hop Yard Carousal Turns Violent
A night of drinking and robbery on the Ahtanum leads to a shooting in downtown Yakima.
- The Wheelbarrow Penance
A local landlord settles a lost election wager by wheeling his attorney through the streets of Yakima to the tune of a brass band.
- The Sudden Loss of a Young Editor
James Williams Holton, the young heir to the Yakima Republic, passes away at twenty-two.
- A Daring Jailbreak in Kittitas County
An Indian prisoner and a grand larceny suspect escaped through a sawed window, while a murder suspect was left behind.
- The Moxee Bridge Collapses
A two-year-old span falls into the river, prompting questions about engineering and site selection.
- The Grand Reopening of the Hotel Yakima
After a high-profile purchase by a Puyallup hotelier, the city’s premiere hostelry prepares for an evening of luxury, dancing, and civic celebration.
- The Sudden Death of Editor James Madison Adams
A leading Yakima journalist collapses while attempting to secure his tenement, marking the end of a life defined by political combat and the fight for the Yakima Valley.