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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 2 |
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- The Final Countdown to Statehood
A legal peek into the procedural mechanics of Washington’s impending admission to the Union.
- The Sudden Call for a Mass Meeting
Local property owners protest a suspiciously hurried political meeting held while key citizens were out of town.
- 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.
- Yakima Attorney Makes the Case for State Capital
A prominent local attorney explains why Yakima should be the new capital of Washington Territory.
- The Vagabond Philosopher of Yakima
A traveling drifter offers a bizarre, theological defense of his nomadic lifestyle to a local reporter.
- The Teacher Who Erased His Own Past
Jesse Edward Brown ran Yakima's Indian school, gave away his salary to his pupils—and destroyed every paper that might explain who he was.
- Dirty Tricks, 1892: Yakima's Candidate for Governor Fights Back
A Seattle paper accused the Democratic nominee of fleeing his debts and defrauding orphans. Snively's supporters called it a Republican smear—and produced letters to prove it.