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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 3 |
19 stories matching consider
- The Price of Public Space
North Yakima officials consider abandoning a gift of 20 acres to the city, sparking a clash between land donors and the council.
- Near-Misses on the Yakima River
A local National Guard unit's target practice nearly proves fatal for a group of cattle herders.
- The Mayor Walks Out in Protest
A standoff over municipal authority and debt forces the resignation of Yakima's top official.
- Financial Scandal Hits North Yakima
Local investors panic as a national building and loan association faces allegations of a 'gigantic steal.'
- Warrant Wars and Financial Fights
A legal dispute over county warrants in Kittitas County highlights the volatility of public finance in the 1890s.
- The Struggle Over Tribal Land Allotments
Federal agents pressure the Yakima Nation to accept land in severalty, eyeing surplus territory for white settlement.
- A Bureaucratic Demand for Indigenous Soldiers
The U.S. government attempts to recruit Yakima men into the army, ignoring the history of the conflict between the state and the reservation.
- A Bloody Dispute Over a Debt in Wenatchee
A local man is fighting for his life after a heated confrontation over unpaid money turned into a violent gunfight.
- The Struggle for Water Rights on the Yakima Reservation
Agent Jay Lynch warns that unmanaged irrigation is drying up tribal streams and threatening future agricultural viability for both the reservation and the surrounding valley.
- The Land Office Rules for Lowe
A landmark land dispute, long considered impossible to resolve, has finally been decided by the federal government.
- The Great Sewer Debate of 1890
North Yakima’s council faces a high-stakes decision on a controversial new pipe system.
- The Yakima Experiment
A local grower attempts to prove that Washington soil produces Havana-grade tobacco.
- The Price of Progress: Yakima County Bids for the State College
In a special session, county commissioners authorize $15,000 in warrants to help secure the site for the newly forming state agricultural college.
- The Political Shake-Up at City Hall
A crowded mass meeting sparks controversy over residency requirements and the city’s sewer expansion plans.
- The Desert Transformed: A Correspondent's View of North Yakima
A visiting writer discovers that irrigation is rapidly turning the 'arid' sagebrush plains into a lush, productive garden of fruit and hops.
- The Rising Power of the Farmers' Alliance
A political commentary warning the established parties that the Farmers' Alliance and labor organizations have become a political force that can no longer be ignored.
- The Great Ellensburg Map Scandal
A bitter, humorous local feud between North Yakima and Ellensburg reveals the lengths to which frontier boosters went to lure railroads and settlers with 'imaginary' geography.
- The Wild West Comes to the Third Street Depot
A young man arrives in town dressed for a frontier lifestyle, only to be told by local authorities that such theatrics are no longer welcome.
- Fatal Miscalculation at the Tacoma Railyard
A tragic accident involving a Northern Pacific Railway official highlights the brutal mechanical risks of the era's expanding infrastructure.