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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 5 |
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- Railroad Agent Disputes Spokane Fire Loss Estimates
A freight agent reports on the aftermath of the devastating Spokane fire, highlighting the community's resilience in the face of immense loss.
- Yakima Votes on Sewerage Bonds
A critical 1890 civic vote to authorize $40,000 for the city's nascent sewer system.
- Trapped by the Wheat Harvest
A collapse in transport leaves massive piles of wheat rotting in the open air.
- The City Charter Crisis
Mayor R.K. Nichols warns that the city's legal authority has been gutted by the new state constitution.
- The Trolleys Are Coming to Yakima Avenue
A new 50-year franchise grants developers the power to lay streetcar tracks across the city's main thoroughfares.
- A Chaotic City Council Showdown
Personal feuds and volatile accusations stall public business in North Yakima.
- The Narrow-Gauge Dream Through Naches Pass
A completed survey and North Yakima's $100,000 pledge push a rail line toward the Sound.
- The Fire Ordinance of 1892
New city laws mandate fireproof construction materials in North Yakima's central business district to protect against catastrophic loss.
- The Yakima Inventor Who Struck It Rich
A local inventor's patent for a hay baler nets him a windfall of $16,000 after Portland investors realize the machine's true potential.
- The Irrigation Revolution: Transforming the Arid Desert
A detailed report on how massive irrigation canals and experimental artesian wells are turning the Yakima Valley into an agricultural powerhouse.
- Disaster Strikes Spokane Falls Again
Mayor R.K. Nichols of North Yakima reaches out as news of a second major fire catastrophe hits Spokane.
- The Insurance Crisis After the Great Fires
A look at the crushing financial toll of the catastrophic fires sweeping through Washington Territory in 1889.
- The Fight for Yakima's First Park
The city council rejected a land purchase for a public park, ignoring the future needs of a growing population.
- The County's $75,000 Gamble
Yakima County proposes a major bond issuance to clear floating debt and modernize public financing.
- City Council Unloads Bonds Under Heavy Scrutiny
North Yakima successfully sells $30,000 in municipal bonds after a previous attempt failed to draw interest, but local observers remain cynical about the deal's profit margins.